Cardiff City and Mahlon Romeo have mutually agreed to part ways.

The right-back, 28, was accused of making homophobic comments towards a police officer when he was arrested on suspicion of drink driving.

Romeo later pleaded guilty to drink driving and abusing a police officer.

In June, Romeo said he “deeply” regretted his actions and wanted to “re-iterate his apologies to anybody who has been offended” by the comments he made on 8 February, 2024.

The Bluebirds confirmed they had dealt with the matter internally.

Confiming his departure, a club statement read: “Cardiff City and Mahlon Romeo have agreed to terminate his contract by mutual consent to allow the player to seek other opportunities.

“Mahlon was signed by Steve Morison in the summer of 2022, made 51 appearances for the Bluebirds across two seasons, and departs now seeking first team chances.

“We wish Mahlon well for the future.”

Romeo joined Cardiff from Millwall in 2022 and has also had stints with Gillingham, Dover Athletic and Portsmouth.

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Sol Bamba played for Leicester City, Leeds United and Middlesbrough in his playing career as well as memorably helping Cardiff City earn promotion to the Premier League under Neil Warnock..

Former Cardiff City captain and fan favourite defender Sol Bamba has died at the age of 39.

The ex- Ivory Coast international, who also played for Leicester City, Leeds United and Middlesbrough, fell ill ahead of a match in Turkey on Friday and was taken to hospital. Turkish top-flight side Adanaspor, who Bamba had been the head coach of since the summer, confirmed the news of his passing on Saturday evening.

In a statement, Adanaspor said: “Our Technical Director Souleymane Bamba, who fell ill before the Manisa Football Club match played yesterday, was taken to Manisa Celal Bayar University Hospital and unfortunately lost his battle for life there. Our condolences to his family and our community.”

Cardiff posted a heartfelt tribute which read: “It is with the deepest sadness that we have learnt this evening about the passing of Club legend, Sol Bamba. As a player and coach, Sol’s impact on our football club was immeasurable.

“He was a hero to all of us, a leader in every dressing room and a true gentleman. Our thoughts are with his friends, family and everyone lucky enough to know and love Sol.”

Leeds expressed their condolences by saying: “Everyone at #LUFC is devastated to learn of the news that former #LUFC captain Sol Bamba has passed away. Our thoughts and condolences are with his family and friends at this tragic time. Rest in peace, Sol, you will be forever in our hearts.”

Middlesbrough also posted on social media: “We are devastated to learn of the passing of Sol Bamba at the age of 39. Our thoughts are with Sol’s family and friends at this time.”

Another of his former clubs, Trabzonspor, added: “We have learned with deep sorrow the passing of Adanaspor coach Sol Bamba, who wore our jersey between 2012-2014. May God have mercy on him and we offer our condolences to his family and all his loved ones.”

Bamba was an integral part of the Cardiff side who were promoted to the Premier League under Neil Warnock in 2018 and he went on to captain them. The centre-back, who joined the Bluebirds in 2016, made a total of 112 appearances over five seasons.

In January 2021, he was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Four months later he announced that he was cancer-free. He reunited with Warnock at Middlesbrough later that year, spending the next 18 months in the north east.

After retiring, Bamba focussed on his coaching career and returned to Cardiff as assistant manager to Sabri Lamouchi in 2023. Over the summer, he joined Turkish side Adanaspor, who finished 14th in the Super Lig last season.

Bamba’s work as a pundit made him a well-liked figure in English football. Less than a weekend ago, Bamba posted on social media platform X to express his sadness at the death of former Leicester and England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson.