{"id":294419,"date":"2023-11-19T14:23:56","date_gmt":"2023-11-19T14:23:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=294419"},"modified":"2023-11-19T14:23:56","modified_gmt":"2023-11-19T14:23:56","slug":"west-ham-star-among-three-sent-home-from-international-duty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/west-ham-star-among-three-sent-home-from-international-duty\/","title":{"rendered":"West Ham star among three sent home from international duty"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>West Ham star among three players sent home from international duty after partying in a nightclub less than 48 hours before crunch Euro 2024 qualifier<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Czech players Vladimir Coufal, Jakub Brabec and Jan Kuchta are banished<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Reports said they visited a nightclub in the city of Olomouc until the early hours<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Southgate&#8217;s loyalty to his players is an issue and a weakness &#8211; It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>West Ham&#8217;s Vladimir Coufal is among three players sent home from the Czech national team after they broke rules by going out partying ahead of a vital Euro 2024 qualifier.<\/p>\n<p>Coufal&#8217;s team-mates Jakub Brabec and Jan Kuchta were also kicked out the squad for &#8216;violating national team rules in a fundamental way&#8217; by visiting a nightclub in Olomouc on Saturday night.<\/p>\n<p>Having drawn 1-1 in Poland on Friday, the players were supposed to be recuperating and preparing for Monday night&#8217;s home qualifier against Moldova, where a win or draw will see them through to the finals.<\/p>\n<p>However, Czech news outlet iSport details how the trio &#8211; along with Czech football association executive Tomas Neumann &#8211; partied at the Belmondo nightclub until the early hours.<\/p>\n<p>iSport said they were drinking alcohol with photographs and videos emerging which showed Coufal, Kuchta and Brabec in the nightclub.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/19\/14\/77987571-12767681-image-a-21_1700402425515.jpg\" height=\"422\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>West Ham defender Vladimir Coufal (left) is among three Czech Republic players sent home from the squad after breaking rules by visiting a nightclub until the early hours<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/19\/14\/77987569-12767681-image-a-22_1700402463076.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Coufal, Jakub Brabec and Jan Kuchta went out less than 48 hours before a crunch Euro 2024 qualifier against Moldova in Olomouc\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>They partied alongside amateur footballers from the area who were celebrating the end of their season.<\/p>\n<p>A video circulated on social media appeared to show Brabec walking out into a road before being guided back to the pavement.<\/p>\n<p>All three player were involved in Friday&#8217;s draw with Poland in Warsaw and would likely also have featured against Moldova, handing national team coach Jaroslav Silhavy a selection headache.<\/p>\n<p>A statement by the Czech FA read: &#8216;Three players fundamentally violated the internal rules of the national team on Saturday night.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Jakub Brabec, Vladimir Coufal and Jan Kuchta have left the national team meeting with immediate effect by the decision of the management.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Coufal, the 31-year-old right-back, has made 38 appearances for his country since 2017 and has played 15 times for the Hammers so far this season.<\/p>\n<p>Centre-back Brabec, 31, plays for the Greek club Aris Thessaloniki and has played 40 times for his country since 2016, scoring two goals.<\/p>\n<p>Forward Kuchta, 26, is at Czech club Sparta Prague. He has scored three goals in 14 international outings since his debut in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Coach Silhavy and captain Tomas Soucek, also a West Ham player, are due to give a press conference on Sunday afternoon ahead of the Moldova game.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/19\/14\/77987683-12767681-image-a-23_1700402577340.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Czech defender Jakub Brabec (right) was another of those banished from the squad\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/19\/14\/77987689-12767681-image-a-24_1700402631763.jpg\" height=\"420\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Forward Jan Kuchta (right) in action for the Czechs during their 1-1 draw with Poland on Friday<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12767681\/West-Ham-star-three-players-sent-home-international-Euro-2024-qualifier.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>West Ham star among three players sent home from international duty after partying in a nightclub less than 48 hours<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":294418,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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