West Ham's Ferdinand arrested over alleged assault

LONDON, Oct 13 (Reuters) West Ham United defender Anton Ferdinand has been arrested after an alleged assault outside a nightclub in east London.

The 21-year-old younger brother of England international Rio was formally arrested when he attended a police station today. The alleged assault took place early on October 2.

A Scotland Yard spokesman ''a man in his 20s'' had been bailed until next month.

''We were called to a disturbance outside a nightclub and a subsequent allegation of assault was reported to police,'' a police spokesman said on Friday.

''A man in his 20s attended an east London police station in connection with the allegation. He has been arrested on suspicion of assault and bailed to return on a date in November, pending further inquiries.'' Ferdinand was part of England's Under-21 team which beat Germany 3-0 on aggregate on Tuesday to reach the European Under-21 championship next year.

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