Leeds United manager David O'Leary has accused his players Lee Bowyer and Jonathan Woodgate of bringing the club into disrepute following their trial on assault charges.
The pair were cleared by a jury at Hull Crown Court on Friday of causing grievous bodily harm to a 19-year-old student. Woodgate was found guilty of the lesser charge of affray and sentenced to 100 hours community service.
"What did they think they were doing, boozed up and running through the streets?" O'Leary told the Sunday People. "They were inviting trouble. And, boy, did they get it.
"They have brought the good name of this club into disrepute. Should they have been running through the streets of Leeds, after a boozy night out at the Majestyk nightclub? Absolutely not."
O'Leary also told Jonathan Woodgate he has to leave his home in Middlesbrough if he wants to save his Leeds United career.
He told the Sunday People: "He has to leave Middlesbrough, he has to move down to Leeds, change his environment and that is not up for debate. It is a condition of him remaining a Leeds player."
O'Leary went on to criticise the drinking culture he said was still prevalent in British soccer.
"British players should ask themselves, why is it that you never see foreign players getting drunk, abusing their bodies and hogging the headlines for misbehaviour?
"They can enjoy themselves with a glass of wine, or two. British players have to get legless. It is part of the British way of life."
O'Leary attacked the English FA for refusing to consider either player for the England team during the trial.
Central defender Woodgate, 21, has won one England cap while midfielder Bowyer, 24, had an outstanding 2000-2001 season.
"They (the FA) have handled this disgracefully," O'Leary said. "I am not happy with them, I can tell you."
O'Leary told the News of the Worldthe FA would have treated players of the calibre of the England captain David Beckham and his predecessor Alan Shearer differently.
"They were too important," he said. "The Leeds two were expendable."