Soccer-Four Velez Sarsfield players arrested on sexual assault charges


BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Four players for Argentine soccer club Velez Sarsfield were arrested on Monday by order of the Argentine courts after they were accused of sexual assault.

Defender Braian Cufre, striker Abiel Osorio, goalkeeper Sebastian Sosa and midfielder Jose Florentin were accused earlier this month by a 24-year-old woman over an incident that allegedly took place in the Tucuman hotel where the team stayed after their league match at Atletico Tucuman on March 2.

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