Cardiff boss says Whelan ‘a racist’

Wigan owner Dave Whelan has found himself embroiled in controversy after being labelled "a racist" by Cardiff chairman Vincent Tan and facing the prospect of a lengthy FA ban.

Cardiff boss says Whelan ‘a racist’

Whelan’s comments about Jewish people, made in a newspaper interview where he was defending his decision to hire former Cardiff boss Mackay, have reverberated throughout football and beyond.

Mackay was hired despite being under investigation for allegedly sending racist and anti-semitic texts and Whelan responded to criticism by saying : “I think Jewish people do chase money more than everybody else.”

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