Matt Le Tissier

Le Tissier has stepped aside from his role with Southampton, describing his controversial social media content as 'work I believe in'

In one retweet in September 2020, he compared the murder of Anne Frank with wearing face masks, for which he later apologised. I will see you all at St Mary’s and will always do anything I can to help the club.” This does not affect my relationship with and love for my club, and I will always remain a fan and supporter of everything Saints.

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at the end they direct you to a government website." Le Tissier later deleted the post, following a barrage of negative reaction from his followers, explaining on Twitter, "Deleted previous tweet as people as usual missing the point, the point was about the media manipulation but you knew that really." "I can, however, see that due to recent events it’s important to separate the work I believe in from my relationship with the club I have supported and played for most of my life."

The Southampton football legend was savaged by his followers on Tuesday after appearing to suggest that the media have lied about the unfolding horrors in ...

and the response I got was, "We have to be concerned about the reputation of our company". That is what they told me,' Le Tissier said. 'A couple of them do think I’m a proper conspiracy theorist and they take the p*** out of me for it. Gary Lineker and David Baddiel appeared to critcise Le Tissier's initial post. It is unsurprising, therefore, that Le Tissier's message on Wednesday appeared to do little to appease anyone. The people who killed her were following it.' Taking to Twitter on Wednesday, the 53-year-old said: 'To all the fans of sfc.

Matt Le Tissier has stood down from his role as a Southampton ambassador following a backlash over a controversial social media post on the war in Ukraine.

“I can, however, see that due to recent events it’s important to separate the work I believe in from my relationship with the club I have supported and played for most of my life. “To all the fans of SFC. I have decided to step aside from my role as an ambassador of SFC. My views are my own and always have been, and it’s important to take this step today to avoid any confusion,” he wrote. Le Tissier wrote “This” and a pointing-down emoji towards a tweet suggesting the media had “lied”, before deleting the post and seeking to clarify his position by saying “the point was about the media manipulation”.

Matt Le Tissier has stood down from his role as a Southampton ambassador following a backlash over a controversial social media post on the war in Ukraine.

"I will see you all at St Mary's and will always do anything I can to help the club." "I can, however, see that due to recent events it's important to separate the work I believe in from my relationship with the club I have supported and played for most of my life. "This does not affect my relationship with and love for my club, and I will always remain a fan and supporter of everything Saints.

The Premier League legend is a controversial figure these days. Matt Le Tissier has stepped away from his role as an ambassador with Southampton, largely to do ...

This does not affect my relationship with and love for This does not affect my relationship with and love for my club, and I will always remain a fan and supporter of everything Saints. To all the fans of sfc.

Former footballer Matt Le Tissier has announced he is to step down from his role as an ambassador for Southampton Football Club.

This does not affect my relationship with and love for To all the fans of sfc. He tweeted: 'To all fans of sfc.

The former Saints midfielder suggested the media has been lying in its reporting of civilian deaths in Bucha, where Boris Johnson has accused Russia of ...

But honestly they are telling the truth about Bucha!" "To all the fans of SFC. I have decided to step aside from my role as an ambassador of SFC. My views are my own and always have been, and it's important to take this step today to avoid any confusion," he wrote. The 53-year-old wrote the word "this" with a hand emoji pointing down at the post which read: "The media lied about weapons of mass destruction.

Southampton icon Matt Le Tissier has announced that he has quit his ambassadorial role at the club just 24 hours after he was slammed for a controversial ...

He said: "Let me make something very clear I do not advocate war in any way shape or form I do not advocate anyone taking lives of others and anyone who commits such acts should be dealt with accordingly, any atrocities leave devastating effects on the families of the victims and us all." Hours before he announced he was stepping down from his role at the club, Le Tissier tweeted in response to criticism of his previous post. "I can, however, see that due to recent events it’s important to separate the work I believe in from my relationship with the club I have supported and played for most of my life.