Alan Brazil Arrested: Why Was Alan Brazil Arrested?

In September 2007, Alan Brazil was arrested near Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk on suspicion of drink-driving.

He was convicted, banned from driving for 20 months, and given £70 fine, as well as being ordered to pay £450 compensation to the court.

Brazil was a key player by the 1980-81 season when they won the UEFA Cup and finished runners-up in the league. Ipswich finished runner-up once more the following season, when Brazil scored 22 goals, making him the second-highest scorer in the First Division after Kevin Keegan.

Brazil was a sports analyst for a breakfast TV station, GMTV in its early days. From April 2020, Brazil’s role at Talksport was altered with him hosting Talksport Breakfast two days a week on Thursdays and Fridays with Laura Woods becoming a host of the show from Monday to Wednesday with a statement from the station stressing that Brazil’s role at Talksport would be expanded.