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| Downing: Arrested on suspicion of assault |
England winger Stuart Downing has become the latest high-profile footballer to find himself in trouble following a night out, having been arrested on suspicion of assaulting an ex-girlfriend in a nightclub fracas.
The £15 million Liverpool star was held by police along with a 32-year-old woman – believed to be an ex-partner - following the incident in the upmarket Middlesbrough suburb of Yarm.
A spokeswoman for Cleveland Police said: "The 27-year-old man and the 32-year-old woman arrested on suspicion of assault have now been released on police bail pending further inquiries. Inquiries into the incident are ongoing and there will be no further details released by police at this time." Liverpool have refused to comment.
Downing's arrest is the latest in a line of unsavoury incidents which have rocked Liverpool this season, and follows quickly on the heels of Uruguayan strike Luis Suarez receiving a high-profile eight-game ban for racially abusing Manchester United's Patrice Evra .
On top of that, a 20-year-old Liverpool fan was arrested on suspicion of a racially aggravated public-order involving Oldham's coloured defender Tom Adeyemi during an FA Cup tie.
Anti-racism groups believe that Liverpool's reaction to the Suárez affair - notably their sustained defence of their Uruguayan striker - has whipped up "a tribal fervour" which risks causing fans to react in a worrying manner.
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