Soccer: All White in drink drive case

Brent Fisher's All Whites career will not be jeopardised after the striker was caught drink driving in Sweden.

New Zealand Soccer expressed disappointment after The Press newspaper revealed today Fisher was caught drink driving seven times over the Swedish legal limit in the early hours of April 1.

Fisher, 22, joined Swedish third-division club Bodens BK in March.

Today NZS chief executive Graeme Seatter said Fisher's actions would not jeopardise his 10-cap All Whites career.

"We obviously don't condone what Brent has done, but he has committed a crime in Sweden and will be punished in Sweden.

"We don't think it is appropriate for us to extend that punishment -- it is not a performance related thing," Seatter said.

Fisher's blood tests at the police station showed a blood alcohol level of 143mg per 100ml of blood.

Sweden has one of the strictest drink-driving laws in the world, with a legal maximum of 20mg per 100ml of blood, compared with 80mg in New Zealand.

District court prosecutor Folke Ailinpieti told the local Kuriren newspaper that Fisher was risking one month in jail on top of automatically losing his licence.

Seatter stressed that Fisher would not be included in the All Whites squad named later today to tour Europe because of a fractured bone in his foot and not his drink-driving incident.

"He's clearly done something that he would realise was stupid and I'm sure he regrets it and will suffer the consequences, " Seatter said.

NZ Soccer intends contacting Fisher in Sweden to offer any support it can.

- NZPA