West Ham Suspend Coach For Attending Controversial March
Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) Published October 18, 2018 | 02:15 AM
London, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 18th Oct, 2018 ) :West Ham have suspended youth coach Mark Phillips after he took part in a controversial march last weekend, the Premier League club announced Wednesday.
The Democratic Football Lads Alliance have faced accusations they are a racist and Islamophobic group.
They marched through central London on Saturday to protest against what their Facebook page said were "returning jihadists, veterans treated like traitors, thousands of AWOL (absent without leave) migrants", inadequate sentences for paedophiles and an "epidemic of gang and knife crime".
Phillips, in a series of posts on his Twitter account which he has now made private, Phillips said he attended the march and defended the DFLA against claims it was "far right" and responsible for violence with police and anti-fascism protesters on Saturday.
Those tweets were forwarded to the football anti-discrimination charity Kick It Out, who in turn passed them onto England's governing Football Association, as Phillips is a "participant in the game".
With Phillips not appearing to have broken any laws, however, the matter was referred to West Ham.
As Phillips does not appear to have broken any laws, the case was passed on to his club, which took the decision to suspend him on Tuesday.
In a statement, a West Ham spokesperson said: "West Ham United is an inclusive football club. Regardless of gender, age, race, ability, religion or sexual orientation, every supporter within our diverse fanbase is warmly welcomed at London Stadium.
"We have a zero tolerance policy to any form of violent or abusive behaviour."In February, West Ham sacked director of player recruitment Tony Henry over remarks he had made saying some African players "cause mayhem" and that the Hammers "don't want any more Africans".
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