Former England footballer Trevor Sinclair sparked outrage in Britain after tweeting that "blacks and people of color should not be sad" over the passing of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II.
Queen Elizabeth died on Thursday at the age of 96, and she spent 70 years on the throne, and the English Premier League was quick to announce the postponement of the seventh stage of the competition, which was scheduled for this weekend, out of respect for the feelings of sadness in the country.
Amid the state of mourning that swept the country, Sinclair tweeted, and hours after the announcement of the Queen's death, "Black and colored people should not mourn the death of the Queen" because racism flourished during her reign.
Although the tweet was deleted shortly after its publication, the reactions did not stop, and many commentators expressed their anger at the position of the player who participated with the England national team in the 2002 World Cup.
A number of commentators from "talkSPORT" radio demanded the dispensation of the services of Sinclair, who works as a sports analyst for the station, and the station said it was investigating what he published, and stated in a tweet, "We have been trying to make contact with Trevor Sinclair after the opinions he expressed on On his Twitter account, TalkSport does not support those views expressed and is investigating. Sinclair will not appear on air while a thorough investigation is conducted into the circumstances and timing of his tweet."
The 49-year-old later apologized, and said on his Twitter account, "My tweet was at a bad time when the royal family and many around the world were mourning the Queen.
My tweet yesterday was ill timed at a time when the royal family, and many around the world were grieving for the Queen.
I apologise for any offence caused to those mourning The Queen.
— Trevor Sinclair (@trevor8sinclair) September 9, 2022
Sinclair has worked in the media since his retirement from football in the summer of 2008, and played about 660 matches with clubs and 12 international matches with the England national team, knowing that he played for several clubs, including Queens Park Rangers, West Ham and Manchester City.