Soccer: Northern Ireland squad members released

All five Northern Ireland squad members detained in Prague following an incident on Thursday morning have been released without charge.

All five Northern Ireland squad members detained in Prague following an incident on Thursday morning have been released without charge.

The five may still face drunk and disorderly charges.

David Healy, Peter Kennedy, Glenn Ferguson, Micheal Hughes and goalkeeping coach Tommy Wright had been detained for nine hours by Czech police after a fracas at a strip club on Wednesday night.

A bouncer was injured and required stitches to an eye injury after he was struck by a flower pot in the incident.

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