Titus Bramble has also played for Newcastle and Wigan Sunderland footballer Titus Bramble has been released on bail after being questioned over the rape of a woman at a Newcastle hotel.
The Premier League defender and his brother, Tesfaye, were arrested at the Vermont Hotel on Wednesday after a 19-year-old woman complained to police.
Sunderland’s chairman Niall Quinn said the 29-year-old denied any wrongdoing and that the club stood by him.
Bramble, who also played for Newcastle, joined Sunderland from Wigan.
A spokesman for Northumbria Police said two men, aged 29 and 30, had been bailed until December pending further inquiries.
In a statement released by Sunderland Football Club, Niall Quinn said: “This has been very difficult for everyone at the football club, no-one more so than Titus, who categorically refutes the allegations that have been made against him.”
Bramble, a former England Under-21 member, joined the club from Wigan in the summer.
His older brother has played international football for Montserrat and in the Football League for Southend United and Stockport County.
He most recently played non-league football for Felixstowe and Walton United.
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