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SYDNEY (AP) — Cristian Volpato, who represented Australia at the World Cup , has allegedly tested positive for cocaine and also for speeding, New South Wales state police said Friday.
They said the the 22-year-old Volpato, who switched allegiances from Italy to Australia before the World Cup, was allegedly clocked at 50 kilometers per hour (30 miles per hour) over the designated speed limit when police stopped him on Sydney’s Anzac Bridge early Friday morning.
He was subjected to a roadside drug test which returned a positive result for cocaine, police said in a statement on Friday.
Volpato made three appearances for the Socceroos at the World Cup.
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