West Ham United midfielder Ravel Morrison has been charged with assaulting two women outside a bar in Manchester, police said.
Morrison, 21, is accused of common assault on the women, aged 19 and 39, during an incident on Saturday night.
He was remanded in custody until August 7, the BBC reported.
The incident comes as West Ham manager Sam Allardyce is at loggerheads with the east London club’s co-owner David Sullivan over the future of the former Man. United trainee.
Sullivan wants to extend Morrison’s contract at Upton Park although Allardyce has said he is open to selling the talented player who has represented England at Under-21 level.