Gillespie apologises over plane 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.

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.

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