Former Liverpool star ‘tried to buy car insurance after police pull’

Former Liverpool winger Jermaine Pennant tried to buy temporary car insurance on his phone when caught by police driving without cover, a court heard. The bankrupt footballer, 43, was stopped by police in his Audi A5 S line sports car on the A406 in Golders Green, northwest London last September. He was due to stand trial at Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court today (Mon) but he sent in a written guilty plea to driving without insurance last week. Pennant, who starred…