Overview
- Given used the term during BBC One’s Final Score while discussing Wilfried Nancy’s brief tenure as Celtic manager.
- Presenter Jason Mohammad apologized to viewers later in the program for the inappropriate language.
- Given posted an unreserved apology on social media, saying he did not fully understand the word’s meaning and vowing not to use it again.
- He said he will donate his appearance fee to the Holocaust Educational Trust.
- Nancy was sacked after 33 days with six defeats in eight games, and Martin O’Neill has returned as interim manager, with fans and viewers widely condemning the remark online and reports noting similar past misuse by Joey Barton and Carlton Cole.