James McClean fined by Stoke over balaclava 'history lesson' post

James McClean fined by Stoke over balaclava 'history lesson' post

27-Mar-2020 13:52:21 | The Guardian

  • McClean fined two weeks’ wages and deletes Instagram account
  • Player apologises for posting ‘ill-advised and offensive’ picture

James McClean has been fined two weeks’ wages by Stoke City after his club took a dim view of an “inappropriate social media post” on Instagram.

The Republic of Ireland midfielder, who was born in Derry, hastily removed a post published on Thursday which showed him wearing a black balaclava while teaching his children what he described as a “history lesson”. McClean has apologised and agreed to delete his Instagram media account, the Championship club have confirmed.

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