Trevor Sinclair former British and international soccer player with the English National Team.
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The death of Queen Elizabeth II has caused a large number of reactions throughout the world and shock in some sectors for what undoubtedly represents the end of an era. But all the comments have not been entirely positive and this is shown by the former footballer and now commentator Trevor Sinclair stating that His Majesty should not be mourned by black people.
The statements caused so much controversy that the former international with the English National Team He had to put his Twitter account in private mode due to the rain of criticism he received. In the same way, according to reports, the former soccer player would have deleted the comment on Twitter and colleagues from the Talk Sports network quickly disassociated themselves from the situation.
“We have been trying to get in touch with Trevor Sinclair following the opinions expressed on his Twitter account. talkSPORT does not support those opinions expressed and is investigating the matter,” they wrote from the channel’s official account.
Trevor Sinclair’s statements about Queen Elizabeth II
As Sinclair pointed out, racism has proliferated in England and in his opinion this would be a reason not to mourn the death of Queen Elizabeth II. “Racism was banned in England in the 1960s and has been allowed to flourish, Why should black and brown people cry?“He wrote on his Twitter account.
It should be noted that these statements were mostly repudiated and regarded as divisive within British society. Before the death of the queen, mythical figures of English football were pronounced, among which Gary Lineker, David Beckham, Steven Gerrard, Michael Owen, among others, stand out.
Repudiation and trajectory of Trevor Sinclair
The Olympic athlete Kelly Sotherton was one of those who repudiated Sinclair’s words and charged against him: “you should be ashamed of yourself. I have no other words that are appropriate.”
Trevor Sinclair is 49 years old and currently works as a sportscaster. It should be noted that he played for teams such as Blackpool, Queens Park Rangers, West Ham United, Manchester City and Cardiff City.. After his retirement, at the age of 44, he played a game in uniform with the colors of Squires Gate. He was also capped 12 times by the England National Team.
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