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Shay Given Apologizes for 'Holocaust' Remark on BBC, Pledges Donation

The BBC, including presenter Jason Mohammad, also apologized after an online outcry.

Overview

  • During BBC's Final Score, Given described Wilfried Nancy's 33-day spell at Celtic as "an absolute Holocaust."
  • He later wrote on X that he used a word whose meaning he did not fully understand and said he would never use it again.
  • Given said he will donate his fee from the broadcast to the Holocaust Educational Trust and use the episode to educate himself.
  • SPORT1 reported that the BBC apologized and that presenter Jason Mohammad initially let the wording pass before later apologizing to viewers.
  • Coverage notes the remark prompted a swift backlash on social media.