Stoke winger James McClean has apologised after he came under fire for mimicking the IRA during a “history lesson” with his kids by wearing a balaclava and posting it on Instagram.
The Northern Irishman, originally from Derry, has previously been accused of being an IRA sympathiser after refusing to wear a poppy.
And he once again caused outrage recently by uploading a photo of himself in a terrorist-style balaclava alongside the caption: “Todays School Lesson - History”.
Having since been fined two weeks wages by Stoke for “an inappropriate social media post” and received a host of abuse on social media, McClean has now apologised for his lapse in judgement.