MACCABI HAIFI have issued a grovelling apology after one of their players screamed ‘Harry Kane on my c***.’
Mohammad Abu Fani grabbed his crotch and taunted the Tottenham superstar while celebrating in the dressing room after scoring the winner against FC Rostov.
Mohammad Abu Fani taunted Harry Kane ahead of their clash
Abu Fani was celebrating in the dressing room after scoring the winner
His goal set up a Europa League play-off clash with Jose Mourinho’s men on Thursday.
Ahead of the contest, Maccabi’s chief executive Assaf Ben-Dov attended the pre-match press conference apologising on Abu Fani’s behalf.
He said: “I do not usually attend press conference but this time I felt it necessary to speak up.
“Following the match in Rostov, Russia, one of our players [made an] inappropriate comment that does not respect Tottenham Hotspur player Harry Kane.
“Our club condemns such behaviour. We are a club that advocates the person before the player.
“I would like to take this opportunity to apologise to Tottenham and Harry Kane, who we greatly respect. We wish them a successful season, thank you very much.”
Even Mourinho used the video to make a sly dig at their Israeli opponents.
The Portuguese boss said: “Their last match was in Rostov and after that they had time for everything – they had time to rest, to analyse.
Spurs striker Harry Kane will be hoping to do his talking on the pitchCredit: EPA
“Had time to prepare the team tactically and the reality is that in this moment, my players – the only thing they know about Maccabi is the funny video that the player did about us.”
Spurs right-back Matt Doherty admitted he hadn’t seen the video but claimed his side will use it for extra motivation.
The £15million summer signing added: “Oh really….Definitely you can use that.
“We are pretty motivated as it is, with the players we have and the manager we have, I guess you can use that as something a little bit extra to show them who the bosses are here.
“It is something that might get mentioned but I have to see the video first of all, I will have a look after this.”
Kane will be looking to score for the third successive Europa League match when he goes up against Abu Fani.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
