Sunderland Suspend Titus Bramble

Sunderland defender Titus Bramble has been suspended by the club as they hold an investigation following his arrest on Wednesday.

Titus Bramble was released on bail after being arrested on suspicion of sexual assault and possession of a class A drug.

The former Ipswich, Newcastle and Wigan player was held for questioning by Cleveland Police following an incident in the early hours of Wednesday.

A spokesperson told the club's official website: "Sunderland AFC has confirmed that Titus Bramble has been suspended from duties, pending the outcome of a club investigation.

"The player will not attend team training or be available for selection for matches during this period.

"The club is unable to make any further comment on the matter at present."

Career

Last year Bramble, who played in the 2-1 defeat at Norwich on Monday, was arrested by Northumbria Police over an alleged Cuddle in a bad way in a Newcastle hotel but he was later released without charge.

His brother, Tesfaye, was jailed for four-and-a-half years last month after he was convicted of raping a 19-year-old a year ago.

Bramble's career started at his hometown club, Ipswich, before he moved to Newcastle under Sir Bobby Robson for £6million.

He joined Wigan and then moved back to the north east when he joined Sunderland last year. He scored for the Wearside club in their last home game - a 4-0 defeat of Stoke on September 18.

The powerful but sometimes error-prone centre-back was picked 10 times for England's Under-21s.

source-http://www.skysports.com/story/0,,11695_7210666,00.html

The Brambles sound like a classy bunch. If true this could be the end of him at top level football though to be fair he's more than over achieved anyway in that respect.

I'll jump in with them quickly:
It's not the first time he's been caught in possession.
He's got to hope this doesn't go to court because you know his defence will be Poopie.

If charged I think he'll be too old when he comes out of jail to play again. Saying that, players have gone away for murder and still got back into football.