Sunderland FC suspend Derry's Darron Gibson with immediate effect
Derry born professional footballer Darron Gibson has been suspended from Championship club Sunderland with immediate effect.
The Irish international was charged with driving with excess alcohol on Saturday 17 March.
The Black Cats have launched an investigation into an incident in which the 30-year-old was allegedly involved on Saturday.
Sunderland AFC’s chief executive, Martin Bain said: “We expect the highest standard of behaviour from our players and should any individual fall short of those standards then robust action must be taken.”