Is this another Sky Sports Scandal?

Twitter uproar over Glenn Hoddle comment

Is this another Sky Sports Scandal?

Sky Sports could be in a pickle again after Glenn Hoddle made a comment that many have been quick to describe as racist.

The former England boss, who was dismissed by the FA in 1999 for offensive remarks about the disabled, was co-commentar at last night's Fulham v Chelsea fixture.

At the sight of striker Fernando Torres squandering a goalscoring opportunity in which the ball hit his knee, his shin and his toe, Hoddle said: "He's like the Chinese player Knee Shin Toe.

Marc Chacksfield
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