ceptable — at times racist — language. If I had realised how much this hurt Azeem, I
Gary Ballance issued an unreserved apology to his ex-Yorkshire team-mate Azeem Rafiq for using racist language towards him.
Ballance, 32, met his former colleague earlier this week
and, in a statement
stanyarhouse.com released by Rafiq’s lawyers, said: ‘I apologise
unreservedly to Azeem for the words I used when we played together.
‘I did use unacceptable — at times racist — language. If I
had realised how much this hurt Azeem, I would have stopped immediately. That’s
why I wanted to meet him and be clear in person that I intended no malice.
That’s not an excuse,
stanyarhouse.com I realise that the language I used was wrong.
Gary Ballance issued an unreserved apology to his
ex-Yorkshire team-mate Azeem Rafiq
‘I hope this statement brings Azeem some comfort. There is
no place in our sport for this behaviour and I am determined to play my part in
ridding the game of racism and make it more inclusive. To do this we all need
to be honest and le
stanyarhouse.com arn from our past mistakes.’
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