Joey Barton, coach of Bristol Rovers, the English fourth-tier team, came to the public to apologize for having compared his team’s performance in the game against Newport, in which they were defeated 1-3, with the… Holocaust, considered one of the one of the greatest crimes committed against humanity.
“The English Federation wrote to me this week to remind us about our language and communication and the last thing we want is to offend or upset anyone. So I would like to apologize to anyone who may have been offended,” said Barton.
The 39-year-old coach, who as a player represented, among other clubs, Manchester City and Newcastle, lamented the poor choice of words, which in the meantime has become a viral issue on social media. “I hope to use better analogies in the future, but it was clearly not with malice or intent to offend anyone. It is our duty to say all right and not create controversy. I understand the world we live in and the people we work with. And there are those who need to produce content and seize an opportunity to get people’s attention through clicks. For me, it was a bad analogy to use in the modern world we live in and it won’t happen again», he concluded.
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