Clichy: Limerick fans are not racist

The people of Limerick and Munster are not racist, French soccer star Gael Clichy tweeted yesterday.

Clichy: Limerick fans are not racist

The Manchester City defender was responding to supportive messages sent to him on Twitter after he claimed a banana was thrown onto the pitch as the English Premier League champions took on Limerick FC at Thomond Park on Sunday.

Yesterday he tweeted: “Hi to all the Irish football Lover, limerick and Munster fans. I will never put you guys in the same basket of this/those people.”

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