Gillespie apologises for high-flying punch-up

NORTHERN IRELAND winger Keith Gillespie has apologised for being involved in a punch-up with a team-mate on a flight home from Iceland.

The Sheffield United player admitted his bust-up with West Ham defender George McCartney, as the Northern Ireland team headed home from a 2-1 defeat in their Euro 2008 qualifier, was unacceptable and unsavoury.

Former Manchester United winger Gillespie also revealed he had contacted his international team-mate to draw a line under the incident.