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Club owner under attack over remarks
The owner of an English soccer club is being investigated by the Football Association after making controversial comments about Jewish and Chinese people, sparking a backlash from community leaders and sponsors on Friday
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he owner of an English soccer club is being investigated by the Football Association after making controversial comments about Jewish and Chinese people, sparking a backlash from community leaders and sponsors on Friday.
Wigan owner Dave Whelan made the remarks to The Guardian newspaper while defending his decision to hire Malky Mackay as the club's manager, even though Mackay is under investigation for sending racist and anti-Semitic text messages.
Commenting on a text by Mackay about Jewish people and money, Whelan said: 'I think Jewish people do chase money more than everybody else. I don't think that's offensive at all.'
The 77-year-old Whelan also said there was 'nothing bad' about a message sent by Mackay in which he used a term widely perceived as being insulting toward Chinese people.
Whelan has apologized, saying he would never insult Jewish or Chinese people, but there has been an outcry over his comments and the English FA said it is 'very concerned' about the matter.
