Sunderland's Titus Bramble arrested over rape claim
Titus Bramble has also played for Newcastle and Wigan
Sunderland footballer Titus Bramble has been arrested after a woman was raped in a Newcastle hotel.
The Premier League defender and a second man were arrested at the Vermont Hotel early on Wednesday and are being questioned by detectives.
The 29-year-old was arrested on suspicion of rape after a call was made to the police by a woman in her 20s.
Sunderland Football Club has so far not commented. Bramble joined the club from Wigan in the summer.
A spokesman for Northumbria Police said two men, aged 29 and 30, were arrested on suspicion of rape.
Bramble has also played for Newcastle United and Ipswich.

Sunderland footballer Titus Bramble has been arrested after a woman was raped in a Newcastle hotel.
The Premier League defender and a second man were arrested at the Vermont Hotel early on Wednesday and are being questioned by detectives.
The 29-year-old was arrested on suspicion of rape after a call was made to the police by a woman in her 20s.
Sunderland Football Club has so far not commented. Bramble joined the club from Wigan in the summer.
A spokesman for Northumbria Police said two men, aged 29 and 30, were arrested on suspicion of rape.
Bramble has also played for Newcastle United and Ipswich.