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11th January 2026
02:02pm GMT
Shay Given has issued an apology after an offensive holocaust comment while on the BBC's Final Score programme.
Ireland's greatest ever keeper was commenting on Wilfried Nancy's disastrous tenure as Celtic manager when he made the reference.
He said: "Nancy was terrible from start to finish, I don't think they should have ended Martin's (O'Neill's) short tenure at the start. It was the week leading up to the Hearts game, top of the league clash, then Roma in the Europa League and St Mirren in the League Cup final, I thought Martin should have been given that week at least.
"Nancy took over that week and had an absolute Holocaust in that week and it was just a nightmare from then on, the defeats and Rangers last weekend was the final straw, final nail in the coffin."
He has since apologised and given his payment for the appearance to charity.
He wrote: "On live television this afternoon, I used a word that I didn't fully understand the meaning of, and certainly won't ever use again.
"We all have areas of ignorance in our knowledge, and I hope to use this as an opportunity to become better educated going forward.
"I am genuinely mortified and apologise unreservedly to everyone offended, and will be donating my fee from today's show to the Holocaust Educational Trust."
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