Christian Volpato Allegedly Tests Positive For Cocaine While Speeding

Things were going so well for Christian Volpato...

24 July 2026·1 min read·by Taj Soupidis

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Socceroos star Cristian Volpato has allegedly tested positive for cocaine after getting stopped for speeding in Sydney.

The 22-year-old Sassuolo, and Australian player was stopped in a BMW at approximately 1am this morning, allegedly travelling 109 kilometres an hour on the Anzac Bridge, 49 kilometres an hour over the speed limit.

He was also did a roadside drug test, which allegedly returned a positive result for cocaine.

Volpato recieved a speeding fine and has had his international driver's licence suspended for six months.

Police also allege Volpato was stopped just 2 hours prior to this incident in the same area where he was also speeding.

Australian professional players and officials who test positive to prohibited substances without a valid exemption can be suspended for up to four years, but is often reduced to three months if the use was out of competition and not performance-related or enhancing.

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