Denmark striker Bendtner sentenced to 50 days in jail for assault

Denmark's soccer player Nicklas Bendtner and his lawyer Anders Nemeth leave Copenhagen City Court, after he was sentenced with unconditional imprisonment for 50 days for violence against a taxi driver in Copenhagen, Denmark November 2, 2018. Martin Sylvest/Ritzau Scanpix/via REUTERS

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark international Nicklas Bendtner was convicted of assaulting a taxi driver and sentenced to 50 days in jail on Friday by a city court in Copenhagen, but walked free from the courtroom pending an appeal hearing.

The 30-year-old striker, who plays for Norwegian club side Rosenborg, has appealed against the sentence, his lawyer said, and he was released until the hearing in a higher court.