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BBC Apologizes After Shay Given Uses 'Holocaust' To Describe Wilfried Nancy's Celtic Tenure

He later issued an unreserved apology with a donation to the Holocaust Educational Trust.

Overview

  • Given used the term during a live segment on BBC One's Final Score while discussing Nancy's dismissal from Celtic.
  • Presenter Jason Mohammad delivered an on-air apology later in the broadcast for the inappropriate language.
  • Posting on X, Given said he had not fully understood the word's meaning, apologized unreservedly, and pledged his appearance fee to the Holocaust Educational Trust.
  • Viewers condemned the remark on social media, and coverage noted previous similar incidents involving Joey Barton and Carlton Cole that also prompted apologies.
  • Nancy was sacked after 33 days with six defeats in eight games, and Martin O'Neill returned to oversee a 4-0 win over Dundee United the same day.