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West Ham star Vladimir Coufal among Czech Republic players sent home from international duty in disgrace following apparent nightclub visit

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Coufal and his Czech Republic teammates Jakub Brabec and Jan Kuchta were sent home on Sunday. Czech newspaper <a href="https://isport.blesk.cz/clanek/fotbal-reprezentace-euro-2024-kvalifikace-na-euro-2024/439696/nocni-dychanek-reprezentantu-v-olomouci-trojice-hracu-vyrazena.html?utm_source=facebook.com&amp;utm_medium=dynlink&amp;utm_campaign=nocni-dychanek-reprezentantu-v-olomouci-trojice-hracu-opousti-tym" target="_blank">iSport</a> reported that the trio visited a nightclub in Olomouc on Saturday night along with Czech FA chief Tomas Neumann. The Czech FA said the players broke national team rules.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Tři hráči národního týmu zásadním způsobem v sobotu v noci porušili interní pravidla reprezentace. Jakub Brabec, Vladimír Coufal a Jan Kuchta s okamžitou platností z rozhodnutí vedení reprezentace opustili sraz národního týmu. <a href="https://t.co/LKbwGkBnL0">pic.twitter.com/LKbwGkBnL0</a>— Česká fotbalová reprezentace (@ceskarepre_cz) <a href="https://twitter.com/ceskarepre_cz/status/1726188844637471187?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 19, 2023</a></blockquote>
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WHAT HAPPENED?

The incident happened a day after the Czech Republic drew 1-1 with Poland in Warsaw. The result means that the Czechs need only to avoid defeat to Moldova in Olomouc on Monday to qualify for Euro 2024. The trio were reportedly partying with local league players whose season had finished on Saturday.

THE BIGGER PICTURE

A statement published by the Czech FA read: "Three players fundamentally violated the internal rules of the national team on Saturday night. Jakub Brabec, Vladimir Coufal and Jan Kuchta have left the national team meeting with immediate effect by the decision of the management."

WHAT THE CZECH FA SAID

Coufal will return to London ahead of <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/team/west-ham-united/4txjdaqveermfryvbfrr4taf7" target="_blank">West Ham's</a> trip to Burnley next weekend. Should the Czech Republic secure a place at Euro 2024, it's likely the defender will need to do some serious apologising in order to win back his place in the squad.

WHAT NEXT FOR COUFAL AND THE CZECH REPUBLIC?

West Ham star Vladimir Coufal among Czech Republic players sent home from international duty in disgrace following apparent nightclub visit | Goal.com

West Ham star Vladimir Coufal has been sent home in disgrace after reportedly visiting a nightclub while on international duty.