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Irish Independent
06-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Independent
Hull City investigate captain Lewie Coyle over shirtless street brawl
A clip shared online allegedly shows a shirtless Coyle being taken away from the incident by his younger brother Rocco, 18, who led Coyle away and onto the road, where traffic had come to a stop. The Championship right-back had been at the Empress Pub in Hull's City centre at around 8pm on Sunday, 4 May, when a row started out and spilled out onto the street. It is claimed that multiple people were fighting. A witness told the Sun that they were 'just on my way home when I saw lots of people fighting. At the time I wasn't aware it was Lewie Coyle - I saw him being pushed by his brother. We need your consent to load this Social Media content. We use a number of different Social Media outlets to manage extra content that can set cookies on your device and collect data about your activity. Please review your details and accept them to load the content 'They were fighting right in the middle of the road so the bus was blocked. This bus and the other side of the road were both blocked.' In a statement made to BBC Humberside Sport, Coyle's club said: 'Hull City is aware of a video currently circulating on social media and has launched an investigation into the matter. The club will refrain from making further comment until the investigation has been concluded.' Coyle and his younger brother both play for Hull, with the former having joined Hull from Fleetwood Town in 2020, while Rocco is currently a youth team player. Lewis was part of the Hull side that gained promotion to the Championship in 2020/21, and was appointed club captain ahead of the 2022/23 season. Over the weekend, Hull avoided relegation back to League One, with a 1-1 draw against Portsmouth on the final day enough to climb above Luton Town and finish 21st on goal difference.
The Sun
05-05-2025
- Sport
- The Sun
Shocking moment topless Championship ace in vicious ‘street brawl' after ‘pub row' spills into street
HULL City's captain and his teammate and ex-pro boxer brothers have been involved in a daylight street brawl outside a pub. Footage appears to show the Championship club's topless skipper Lewie Coyle, 29, being led away from a spat by his brother Rocco, 18, in Hull city centre yesterday evening. 5 5 5 5 The Championship team leader also supposedly was with his ex-pro boxer brother at the scene outside the Empress pub at around 8pm. A source, who recorded the incident while travelling home on a bus, said traffic had to come to a halt as the scrap had spilt on to the road. The brawl was spotted just off Alfred Gelder Street and the footage shows at least a dozen people involved. The Hull resident, who asked not to be named, said: "It all happened yesterday at around 8pm in town in Hull in the city centre. "I was just on my way home when I saw lots of people fighting. "At the time I wasn't aware it was Lewie Coyle - I saw him being pushed by his brother." The witness said the bus came to a stop as Rocco Coyle guided his brother across the road by putting both hands on his chest. Lewie walked backwards away from the scene to the other side of the road as two women walked with them. "The bus stopped because it was starting in the middle of the street," the source added. "They were fighting right in the middle of the road so the bus was blocked. "This bus and the other side of the road were both blocked." The source said he didn't know why the pair were fighting but that there were "lots of people" involved. Once the camera pans back over to where the brawl happened a man can be seen with blood on his face surrounded by other men. The bloody bust-up reportedly happened after bank holiday drinks at the nearby boozer. Hull City have acknowledged the video and said they are looking into the matter. The club released a statement today saying: "Hull City is aware of a video currently circulating on social media and has launched an investigation into the matter. "The club will refrain from making further comment until the investigation has been concluded." BBC Humberside Sport shared the statement with the caption: "We've received this statement from Hull City after a video emerged on social media last night which appears to show club captain, Lewie Coyle and brother Rocco, who also plays for the club, involved in an incident in Hull city centre." The Sun has reached out to Hull City and Humberside Police for comment. 5
