Footballer arrested along with brother denies rape allegation

The defender was questioned at a Newcastle police station after he and his brother Tesfaye were held at a hotel.

Quinn said in a club statement: “This has been a very difficult day for everyone at the football club, no one more so than Titus, who categorically refutes the allegations that have been made against him.”

Quinn’s statement added: “He strenuously denies any wrongdoing and will be doing everything within his power to clear his name.

“I as chairman, and the club as a whole, totally support Titus in his efforts and we all hope for a swift conclusion to this matter.”

Bramble, 29, who used to play for Ipswich Town, Newcastle United and Wigan Athletic, was arrested with his brother Tesfaye, 30, who has played international football for Montserrat, a British island in the Caribbean, and is a striker for Eastern Counties League Premier Division club Leiston, in Suffolk.

They were detained after the rape of a young woman was reported to police early on Wednesday morning.

Bramble, a former England under-21 player, was signed by Sunderland from Wigan in the summer.