Real Madrid defender Fabio Coentrao paid £3,500 to cheat on his driving theory exam when he moved to Spain
Portuguese full back admitted to having someone making hand signals to help him pass his exam before his move to Spain
FABIO COENTRAO bizarrely paid £3,500 to CHEAT his driving theory exam as he was desperate to get a license before his move to Real Madrid in 2011.
The Portugal international confessed in a Braga court that he had someone making hand signals during a video exam.
According to Portuguese paper O Jogo, the person assisted him by pointing to the right answer in the background.
As punishment the court ordered the Los Blancos defender to pay £2,600 to a charity food bank in Braga.
The 29-year-old said he was desperate to get his hands on a license when he was on the verge of joining Real Madrid.
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Coentrao feared he would not be able to pass his test in Spain due to the language barrier.
His desperation led him to go to the Vile Verde, which is the driving school he obtained the license with.
The Champions League and Euro 2016 winner was informed the academy take payments to allow their students to cheat in exams.
This is one of many cases relating to the Vile Verde driving school which has gone before the Braga magistrates.