Hodgson 'joke' source was England player, Sun says

The journalist who broke the story about Roy Hodgson’s “monkey joke” claims the player who leaked the story is angry at Andros Townsend’s backing of the England boss.

The journalist who broke the story about Roy Hodgson’s “monkey joke” claims the player who leaked the story is angry at Andros Townsend’s backing of the England boss.

Gordon Smart, editor of the Scottish Sun and former showbiz editor at its London edition, insists his source is an “England player speaking to me direct” and not an intermediary.

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