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| Footballer arrested over assault | Footballer arrested over assault |
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| A Premier League footballer has been arrested over an alleged assault on a woman in Liverpool. | A Premier League footballer has been arrested over an alleged assault on a woman in Liverpool. |
| Police were called early on Sunday morning after reports a woman has been assaulted in a flat near Sefton Park. | Police were called early on Sunday morning after reports a woman has been assaulted in a flat near Sefton Park. |
| South African international and Everton midfielder Steven Pienaar went to a police station voluntarily later that morning and was arrested. | South African international and Everton midfielder Steven Pienaar went to a police station voluntarily later that morning and was arrested. |
| A Merseyside Police spokeswoman said a 26-year-old man had been arrested on suspicion of assault. | A Merseyside Police spokeswoman said a 26-year-old man had been arrested on suspicion of assault. |
| Broken toe | Broken toe |
| She said: "The man has been released on police bail pending further enquiries." | She said: "The man has been released on police bail pending further enquiries." |
| Pienaar was part of the South African squad in the 2002 World Cup and played for his country at the 2008 African Cup of Nations in Ghana. | Pienaar was part of the South African squad in the 2002 World Cup and played for his country at the 2008 African Cup of Nations in Ghana. |
| In April his move to Everton was made permanent after he played for the club while on loan from Borussia Dortmund. | In April his move to Everton was made permanent after he played for the club while on loan from Borussia Dortmund. |
| He is currently on a three-year deal until the summer of 2011, but is out of action while recovering from a broken toe. | He is currently on a three-year deal until the summer of 2011, but is out of action while recovering from a broken toe. |