Jens Lehmann appeals £214,000 fine for attempted assault in roadside incident
Insists the former Arsenal and German international goalkeeper: 'I've never threatened or choked anyone'
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JENS LEHMANN has appeared in court to appeal a £214,000 fine for attempted bodily harm.
The former Arsenal keeper, 46, who was infamously sent off early in the 2006 Champions League final defeat to Barcelona, is appealing the hefty fine stemming from a roadside incident two years ago.
The fine - determined by his salary - was imposed last year after Lehmann was said to have acted aggressively towards another driver, who he grabbed by the scarf.
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But the former footballer has refused to pay and instead lodged an appeal with district court in Starnberg, Germany, close to where the incident occurred.
Lehmann, who now works as a television pundit for RTL, told German daily Bild last year: "I've never threatened or choked anyone."
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He had the opportunity to accept the fine, which would have closed the case or, under German law, appeal - which has taken the matter to court.
There was to have been a trial a year ago but it fell through at short notice.
Lehmann's fine was based on 60 days of salary for the ex-Germany No 1, who won 61 international caps between 1998 and 2008.
Lehmann is best remembered in England for playing in every league game of the 2003-04 'Invincibles' season when the Gunners were unbeaten in the Premier League.
He succeeded David Seaman as Arsenal goalkeeper and made 148 league appearances for Arsenal between 2003 and 2008.