Soccer: Five members of Northern Ireland squad held for questioning

Five members of the Northern Ireland squad that travelled to play the Czech Republic yesterday are being questioned following a fistfight in a Prague nightclub last night.

Five members of the Northern Ireland squad that travelled to play the Czech Republic yesterday are being questioned following a fistfight in a Prague nightclub last night.

The five men have been named as the goalkeeping coach, Tommy Wright, captain Michael Hughes, Peter Kennedy, Glenn Ferguson and David Healy.

The five were taken from the team hotel by police this morning after being questioned by the Czech police after the incident, which left one man requiring hospitalisation because of an injury.

They will be held until results from blood tests, taken to determine alcohol levels in their bodies, are returned.

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