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

Coufal and his Czech Republic teammates Jakub Brabec and Jan Kuchta were sent home on Sunday. Czech newspaper iSport 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.

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.

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."

Coufal will return to London ahead of West Ham's 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.