Friday, October 12, 2007
Southgate blocks charity donation
Middlesbrough manager Gareth Southgate has blocked his club's donation to a nursing charity, claiming it "bordered on blackmail".
The Mayday to Nurses' Hardship Fund urged players to hand over a day's pay. But it then published which footballers had given money and who still owed on its website, angering Southgate.
He accused the charity of "shaming" players and has pulled the plug on his club's donation, saying it did a lot for charity without publicity.
The Mayday to Nurses' Hardship Fund urged players to hand over a day's pay. But it then published which footballers had given money and who still owed on its website, angering Southgate.
He accused the charity of "shaming" players and has pulled the plug on his club's donation, saying it did a lot for charity without publicity.