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Mo Farah: Northampton investigate Brett Sharman’s Twitter message
August 24, 2012 · 13 Comments
Northampton Saints are carrying out internal disciplinary procedures over a comment one of their players made about Mo Farah on Twitter.
South African hooker Brett Sharman has deleted his account since the tweet about Somalia-born Farah.
But BBC Sport has seen the message which read: “Good luck Mohammed running for Paki… I mean Great Britain…”
Sharman posted the tweet on 11 August when Farah won a second Olympic gold in the 5,000m.
The 25-year-old apologised on Twitter the following day.
Saints have not revealed details of any disciplinary action taken against their player, but a club spokesman said: “Northampton Saints treats all such matters seriously.
“The club has a clear policy regarding social media and is following the procedures set out in that policy.
“Northampton Saints does not comment on individual cases.”
Sharman joined the Premiership club in November 2008 and is a regular in the club’s first team, filling in for Dylan Hartley when the captain is away on England duty.
Farah was born in the Somalia capital, Mogadishu, but came to live in the UK when he was eight years old.
His win in the 5,000m, a week after his gold in the 10,000m, was described by BBC commentator Brendan Foster as “the best moment I’ve ever witnessed in athletics in Britain”.
Source:BBC
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LMAO he's obviously a racist for using the term paki & using Moh F as a scapegoat to diss Pakistan.
kkk white trash and scum. these pigs are ignorant and arrogant. but the vbiggest irony is this cracker isnt even from south africa.hhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Your grammar offends me.
Kaboon, you shouldn't be throwing cheap generalisations like that. The guy is got some frustrations of his own which he took out on MF and Pakistanis. The only important issue to come out of here is that Pakistanis represent the Muslim community in Britain because of their large numbers.
Sherman is got a country he can be proud of, but the guy needs to relax when it comes to ppl like us who have nothing. It is the same issue for Jamaican kids in the UK who would rather play football for England than Jamaica.
what an adiot! at least get your racism right lol the dude's Somali not Pakistani
HE IS NOT FROM XAMAR PERIOD.
I am not too surprised by a racist Nazi white foreign man in Africa. Why don't he go back to where he came from? Why is he called "South African"?? He is no African he is a racist white Nazi probably from eastern Germany.
DO NOT RETURN TO AFRICA.
People should not cry over every little thing that someone makes mistake about it. It is obvious that player makes inappropriate joke over Mo Farah. This runner's name is no longer Mohamed, he changed to MO, whatever reason behind it. And He apologized it.
To Ahmed M. Yassin,
I do not get why you are supporting racist's comment and just dismissing it he made a mistake. we do not make racist comments, i strongly believe if we say it we mean it. Also, everyone knows what MO stands for.
Leyla, I was not supporting a racist. I was just trying to let people forgive one another, when one make mistakes.
hes Somali NOT Pakistani hahahaah
Sharmann is South African. White people built South Africa, and named the country, " South Africa ". So there is no comparison here Mohamed who just landed on the shores of GB, and Sharmann who was born and bred there.
Secondly, Sharman was cracking jokes here . All he said was Good luck running for Paki.. And that rings true to ears of so many Brits, the reason is Mo Farah, and you all Brtish wana bees are not British, since he is Muslim if some one says he should rather run for Pakistan than Britain. And indeed that is good suggestion. At least Pakistan would appriciate, and undoubtedly would line up honour guard for him. Dont get mad people! Sharmann experesed what majority of Brits feel. You are not wanted in Britain period.
This cheap son of whore does not deserve all this attention. Mohamed Farah has origin and respected by many including his host country of UK. On the other hand the little incercumcised dirty pig eating is descended by European thieves in South Africa, so are we really so surprised by his believes? smdh