West Ham star Tomas Soucek has showed off his battle wounds after being booted in the head during the Czech Republic's Euro 2024 qualifier against Poland.<br /><br />The Czech captain was caught on the forehead by Southampton defender Jan Bednarek as he swung his leg to clear the ball during Friday night's encounter in Warsaw.<br /><br />Soucek had to be bandaged up but was able to complete the match having earlier scored what could prove to be a crucial equalising goal in the 1-1 draw.<br /><br />The Czechs will qualify for next year's tournament in Germany if they avoid defeat at home to Moldova in their final qualifier in Olomouc on Monday night.<br /><br />A post on the national team's official Instagram account showed the nasty scars left on Soucek's forehead although the midfielder appeared to be in good spirits.<br /><br />They captioned the post 'bojovnik', which translates as 'warrior'.<br /><br />While Soucek was being hailed for his fighting spirit, his West Ham team-mate Vladimir Coufal and two others have been sent home from the squad for partying until the early hours.<br /><br />Coufal, Jakub Brabec, and Jan Kuchta visited a nightclub in Olomouc on Saturday night in violation of squad rules.<br /><br />Czech news outlet iSport details how the trio - along with Czech Football Association executive Tomas Neumann - partied at the Belmondo nightclub until the early hours.<br /><br />iSport said they were drinking alcohol with photographs and videos emerging which showed Coufal, Kuchta, and Brabec in the nightclub.<br /><br />A statement by the Czech FA read: 'Three players fundamentally violated the internal rules of the national team on Saturday night.<br /><br />'Jakub Brabec, Vladimir Coufal, and Jan Kuchta have left the national team meeting with immediate effect by the decision of the management.'<br />
