Premiership: ‘Bowyer is no racist or thug’ - O’Leary

Leeds United manager David O’Leary tonight scrambled to the defence of shamed soccer star Lee Bowyer claiming that the under-fire midfielder was ‘‘not a racist or a thug’’.

After a dramatic week in which Bowyer was placed on the transfer list only to be taken off after finally agreeing to pay a club fine, O’Leary said he wanted the troubled star to stay.