STOKE CITY HAVE fined Ireland international James McClean two weeks’ wages and the midfielder has agreed to delete his Instagram account after apologising for posting an offensive image yesterday.
The 30-year-old posted an image of himself in a balaclava while speaking to his children with the caption: ‘today’s school lesson – history’.
A statement from the Championship side today said:
“The player has expressed contrition and recognises that the post was ill advised and offensive.”
In the statement, McClean, who has won 65 international caps for Ireland, added:
“I never wanted to cause any offence but I now realise that I did so and for that I apologise unreservedly.
“I have spoken to the Club and will be deleting my Instagram account.”
I need sport, there’s only so much paw patrol I can watch
@Padraic Forde: god help us
@Padraic Forde: or blippi
@Damian Mac An Bháird: that fckin blippi makes me lose my mind
Life itself matters above all else as does our health, but within that life other things matter too. Education, music, theatre and sport matter. As a Liverpool fan I’ve felt guilty about how much I’m worried about the league being lost when peoples health is at risk. But the truth is that sport is a shared experience that brings about happiness, frustration and often sheer ecstasy. More importantly, as we go through it together, it brings us that most basic human need of all, a sense of belonging. This shouldn’t be dismissed or played down because it actually does matter. There’s nothing wrong or contradictory with wanting people to be healthy but also feeling the loss of that shared and very human experience we call sport.
I cared for Equilibrium!..not a bad movie at all
@Stiofandebarra: the good old gun kata
With all the sport gone I have had to talk to my wife and kids….. they are actually not that bad really
Without sports life is boring as fook
Without sport life is boring as fook