{"id":16661,"date":"2025-12-08T01:56:30","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T01:56:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/08\/international-soccer-player-arrested-on-suspicion-of-assault-believed-to-be-victim-hospitalized\/"},"modified":"2025-12-08T01:56:30","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T01:56:30","slug":"international-soccer-player-arrested-on-suspicion-of-assault-believed-to-be-victim-hospitalized","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/08\/international-soccer-player-arrested-on-suspicion-of-assault-believed-to-be-victim-hospitalized\/","title":{"rendered":"International soccer player arrested on suspicion of assault, believed to be victim hospitalized"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_8efb9b\" data-testid=\"leadtext\" publication=\"mirror\">A 29-year-old international footballer was arrested after the incident in the West End, and the victim was taken to hospital with injuries.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"Byline_byline-container__K_Owl\" data-testid=\"byline\"><span data-testid=\"byline-content\" class=\"Byline_byline-content-wrapper__Imque\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"Byline_author-badge-date-wrapper__Q7jj1\">\n<p><span class=\"\" data-testid=\"byline-publishedDate\">December 7, 2025, 16:31<\/span><span class=\"Byline_updated-date__8vEV8 Byline_updated-date-with-published__ApG_G\" data-testid=\"byline-updatedDate\">Updated December 7, 2025 17:18<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"31063268\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article31063268.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/10_GettyImages-1160644821.jpg\" alt=\"unknown premier league soccer player \" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article31063268.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s508\/10_GettyImages-1160644821.jpg 508w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article31063268.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/10_GettyImages-1160644821.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article31063268.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/10_GettyImages-1160644821.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 508px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageEmbed_fig-caption__qotOK\"><span class=\"ImageEmbed_camera-style__Qjeby\"><\/span><span class=\"ImageEmbed_caption-title__FSINC\">An international footballer was arrested in the West End on Saturday morning.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">An international footballer has been arrested on suspicion of assault and battery in central London following an incident in the West End in the early hours of Saturday morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">The 29-year-old soccer player was arrested at the scene on suspicion of two counts of assault and one count of assault. Police said they were called to the scene at 12:47 a.m. (Japan time) on Saturday after receiving a report of an assault.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said: &#8220;A 29-year-old man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of two counts of assault and one count of assault. He has since been released on bail pending investigations.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">The alleged victim was later taken to hospital with injuries, but police said their injuries are not believed to be life-threatening or life-threatening.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">According to reports, the player is an international player and was released on bail. For legal reasons, his name cannot be published. Police investigation into this incident is still ongoing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/football\/news\/international-footballer-arrested-west-end-36365486\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 29-year-old international footballer was arrested after the incident in the West End, and the victim was taken to hospital with injuries. December 7, 2025, 16:31Updated December 7, 2025 17:18 An international footballer was arrested in the West End on Saturday morning. 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