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Tag woe troubles Pericard

12 Oct 2007 - 13:05:15

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Stoke City striker Vincent Pericard has been re-arrested after his electronic tag fell off for a second time during a reserve team match on Wednesday.

The 25-year-old made a goalscoring return for the club's second string in midweek in his first outing since being released from prison after serving five weeks of a four-month sentence for perverting the course of justice over a motoring offence.

But Pericard's joy at scoring was dampened when he was re-arrested after the tag came off for a second time.

The monitoring device first came loose during a training at the beginning of the week.

"Stoke City can confirm Vincent Pericard has been re-arrested due to problems concerning his electronic tag," confirmed a club statement.

"The club are hopeful the matter will be quickly resolved. No further comment will be made at this time."