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Footballer charged with assault | Footballer charged with assault |
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Premiership footballer Anton Ferdinand has been charged with assault and violent disorder. | Premiership footballer Anton Ferdinand has been charged with assault and violent disorder. |
The West Ham defender and England under-21 player was arrested in October following an incident outside the Faces nightclub in Ilford, east London. | The West Ham defender and England under-21 player was arrested in October following an incident outside the Faces nightclub in Ilford, east London. |
Mr Ferdinand, 21, of Mottingham, south-east London, will appear before magistrates in Redbridge on Friday. | Mr Ferdinand, 21, of Mottingham, south-east London, will appear before magistrates in Redbridge on Friday. |
He has been charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm and violent disorder. | He has been charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm and violent disorder. |
Ferdinand, born in Peckham, south London, has made 93 league appearances for West Ham since joining them in December 2002. | Ferdinand, born in Peckham, south London, has made 93 league appearances for West Ham since joining them in December 2002. |
Edward Dawkins, 28, from east London, was also charged with actual bodily harm and violent disorder in relation to the incident. | |
Mr Dawkins, whose occupation is listed as a director, was bailed to appear at Redbridge Magistrates Court on Friday. |