Arturo Vidal in Car Crash

by RedOranje Wed Jun 17, 2015 7:21 am

http://www.espnfc.us/chile/story/2495039/arturo-vidal-minor-injuries-ferrari-crash-santiago-chile

It seems that Arturo Vidal crashed his Ferrari in Santiago while (allegedly) driving while intoxicated. While he suffered only minor injuries from the wreck he was taken to a nearby hospital as a precautionary measure and will face the charge of driving under the influence once discharged.

by LuckAndWin Wed Jun 17, 2015 7:26 am

Why did he have to do that? Dang. His future could have been affected with this crash. Fortunately he and his wife are safe.

by Robespierre Wed Jun 17, 2015 7:28 am

So you must pay also caution now to sign him .. he's going to be more expensive than Pogba IMO

by eelir Wed Jun 17, 2015 8:23 am

DUI! I would personally never sign such player even if it's Messi we are talking about. Not to mention the fact that as a sportsman you should never drink, even just a glass while you are competing in a major trophy tournament.

by marottalad Wed Jun 17, 2015 8:43 am

eelir wrote:DUI! I would personally never sign such player even if it's Messi we are talking about. Not to mention the fact that as a sportsman you should never drink, even just a glass while you are competing in a major trophy tournament.

i have played afl football at a high level and i can tell you most of the afl boys which is the biggest sport in Australia arguably do a lot of drugs and most players drink alcohol as well. It is probably the same with football overseas

by dronte Wed Jun 17, 2015 10:05 am

Let's wait with all the judgements until something official comes out..

by Valkyrja Wed Jun 17, 2015 10:22 am

What expectations do you have from a 28 years old that has a haircut like this

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Arturo Vidal in Car Crash Arturo-vidal_1uc1ueacyes7p13fjy39vtkuqs

by Kick Wed Jun 17, 2015 10:28 am

marottalad wrote:
eelir wrote:DUI! I would personally never sign such player even if it's Messi we are talking about. Not to mention the fact that as a sportsman you should never drink, even just a glass while you are competing in a major trophy tournament.

i have played afl football at a high level and i can tell you most of the afl boys which is the biggest sport in Australia arguably do a lot of drugs and most players drink alcohol as well. It is probably the same with football overseas

Professionals should not drink while at a comp. it's basically getting drink while on a break at work.

by rwo power Wed Jun 17, 2015 10:32 am

Kick wrote:Professionals should not drink while at a comp. it's basically getting drink while on a break at work.

This. Also I wonder if that wouldn't show up at some doping test or so nowadays and cause additional trouble. (I read that in the past players often played while "under influence" (is that PUI hmm

) but I think if coaches would get notice of their players being drunk, that should give quite some trouble and fines for them nowadays.)

by dronte Wed Jun 17, 2015 11:33 am

http://www.goal.com/en/news/586/copa-america/2015/06/17/12801682/arturo-vidal-detained-after-car-crash?ICID=HP_HN_HP_RI_1_1

According to this (police statement) he indeed had alcohol in his blood.

If that's the case then he is an idiot. Drinking and driving with his wife, in the middle of Copa America.. Seriously

by Guest Wed Jun 17, 2015 3:14 pm

Drinking to wind down or with friends/family is ok. Ashley Cole was the best LB in england and would chain smoke in clubs.

What isn't acceptable is drinking and driving. In fact, that is unforgivable to anyone who has lost loved ones due to the stupidity of others. Even more insane when you think he could literally afford to pay someone to drive him and his family around if he wanted to get drunk. Don't like him at all anymore, and if Chile start him again this tournament I don't like them.

by Donuts Wed Jun 17, 2015 3:59 pm

bad example, one could say maybe cole would be even better if he didn't chain smoke.
and when i say one i mean doctors.

by sportsczy Wed Jun 17, 2015 4:12 pm

There are two issues here:
- lack of professionalism during an official tournament
- breaking the law... i.e. a crime

On the first one, it's up to Chile and Juve about how to deal with it. On the second... Chile and Juve have no choice but to deal with it harshly.

It's dumb on so many counts that it's not even worth talking about. But knowing Vidal's history, it's not at all surprising. The reason nobody offered a big sum to buy him from Juve the past 2 years is that he's known to party really hard and that turned a lot of teams off.