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Michael Higdon arrested after winning player of the year | Michael Higdon arrested after winning player of the year |
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Motherwell striker Michael Higdon has been arrested over an alleged assault hours after being crowned Scotland's Player of the Year. | Motherwell striker Michael Higdon has been arrested over an alleged assault hours after being crowned Scotland's Player of the Year. |
The 29-year-old was held after a disturbance at the Corinthian nightclub in Glasgow in the early hours. | |
BBC Scotland understands Higdon was released from police custody at 09:00. | |
He was named Professional Footballers' Association Scotland Player of the Year at a ceremony on Sunday night. | |
Higdon is the Scottish Premier League's top scorer this season, having netted 26 league goals for Motherwell. | |
The club said it was aware of the situation. | |
A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: "A 29-year-old man is the subject of a report to the procurator fiscal in connection with an alleged assault at a nightclub in Ingram Street in Glasgow at 1.25am today." | A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: "A 29-year-old man is the subject of a report to the procurator fiscal in connection with an alleged assault at a nightclub in Ingram Street in Glasgow at 1.25am today." |
Liverpool-born Higdon had been due to meet journalists for a media conference at 08:30 on Monday, but the event was cancelled. | |
He won the award voted for by his peers ahead of Leigh Griffiths of Hibernian, Andrew Shinnie of Inverness and Aberdeen forward Niall McGinn. | |
Higdon has described this season as the "best of his career" and credited his success to "confidence, playing in a good team and having a manager who believes in me". | |
He began his career at Crewe before moving to Scotland to sign for Falkirk in 2007. | |
After two years with the Bairns, he joined St Mirren before leaving for Motherwell in 2011. |
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