{"id":158024,"date":"2021-11-10T05:59:07","date_gmt":"2021-11-10T06:59:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=158024"},"modified":"2021-11-10T08:58:36","modified_gmt":"2021-11-10T08:58:36","slug":"cricket-coach-suspended-over-racist-tweet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=158024","title":{"rendered":"Cricket coach suspended over 'racist' tweet"},"content":{"rendered":"

The crisis regarding an inquiry into racism at Yorkshire Cricket Club<\/a> worsened on Tuesday, with news the club has suspended coach Andrew Gale as part of an investigation into a tweet he sent in 2010.<\/p>\n

"We can confirm that Andrew Gale, Yorkshire First XI coach, is currently suspended pending a disciplinary hearing following an historic tweet," the club said in a statement.<\/p>\n

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The 37-year-old wrote the word 'yid' in a tweet to a then-media member at Leeds United Football Club.<\/p>\n

Gale, who was club captain, sent a tweet to Paul Dews that said; "thought you might pipe up! Button it yid!".<\/p>\n

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Gale told The Jewish News he was completely unaware of the offensive nature of the term.<\/p>\n

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"Paul worked for Leeds United Football Club at the time and I am an avid Huddersfield Town fan. The reference is to a chant that was prevalent at the time in relation to Leeds fans," Gale said.<\/p>\n

"Within a few minutes of the post, Paul called me and explained the meaning of the word and that it was offensive to Jews. I was completely unaware of this meaning and removed the post immediately.<\/p>\n

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"You must have been sent a screenshot of the post that someone took at the time and waited 11 years to release. I would never have used the word had I been aware of its offensive meaning and I have never used it since."<\/p>\n

The inquiry into systemic racism within the club has been thrust into the public eye in recent weeks.<\/p>\n

Earlier today, former academy player Irfan Amjad said in a new interview with the BBC that he was racially abused by a member of staff when he was 16 years old<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Last week, chairman Roger Hutton resigned<\/a> amid the fallout from Azeem Rafiq's racism allegations<\/a> against the English cricket club.<\/p>\n

The club's director of cricket, Martyn Moxon, has taken stress-related leave.<\/p>\n

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