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Carragher apologises to Aston Villa after club announce legal action over 'unacceptable insults'
The television pundit had told Villa fans to "shut the fuck up" and said the club would "never be Man United", prompting a formal statement from chairman Nassef Sawiris.
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Jamie Carragher has apologised to Aston Villa after the club announced plans to take legal action against him over what chairman Nassef Sawiris described as "unacceptable insults about the club and its fans", according to ESPN.
The dispute began after Carragher suggested that manager Unai Emery should consider leaving Villa for Manchester United. When Villa supporters pushed back, Carragher told them to "shut the fuck up" and said the club would "never be Man United", The Guardian reports. Sawiris published a formal response on X, signed in his name, announcing the legal action.
The statement also declared, according to reports, that Aston Villa would not allow anyone to obstruct the club's rise in English and European football. The grounds on which Villa intend to pursue legal proceedings and the remedy they are seeking have not been made public.
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- BBC Sport — Villa to sue Carragher over 'unacceptable insults'
- The Guardian — Aston Villa to take legal action against Jamie Carragher for ‘unacceptable insults’
- Maisfutebol — Aston Villa vai processar Jamie Carragher por «insultos inaceitáveis»
- Evening Standard — Aston Villa announce legal action against Jamie Carragher in shock statement
- Ben Jacobs (@JacobsBen) — Aston Villa say they will initiate legal action against Jamie Carragher for his "unacceptable insults about the Club and its fans".
- Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) — 🚨 Club statement by Aston Villa announce “legal action against Jamie Carragher”, released by chairman Nassef Sawiris ⤵️
- Daily Mail — Aston Villa to take legal action against Jamie Carragher after pundit claimed Unai Emery should replace Michael Carrick at Man United and told fans to 'shut the f*** up'
- kicker — Aston Villa kündigt rechtliche Schritte gegen Carragher an
- ESPN — Carragher apologises to Villa after club threaten legal action
- Record — "Insultos inaceitáveis" levam Aston Villa a processar Jamie Carragher
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