Deegan suspended by Coventry

Soccer: Former Bohemians midfielder Gary Deegan has been suspended by Coventry City for two weeks while the League One club …

Soccer:Former Bohemians midfielder Gary Deegan has been suspended by Coventry City for two weeks while the League One club investigate alleged comments made by the midfielder on Twitter.

The 24-year-old Irishman, signed from Bohs in January 2010, is reported to have made controversial comments on the social networking site.

A club statement on Coventry’s official website read: “Coventry City confirm that Gary Deegan has been suspended from training for a period of two weeks while further investigations take place into comments on Twitter social networking site.

“Neither the player nor the club will be making any further statement whilst internal investigations are ongoing.”

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