Basketball Ireland CEO Bernard O'Byrne has apologised after commenting 'BLACK DIVES MATTER' on a social media post about Raheem Sterling.
The former FAI chief executive made the comment on a BBC story which asked if England should have been awarded a penalty against Denmark after Sterling went down in the Danish box in extra-time of Wednesday's Euro 2020 semi-final.
In a statement on Friday, O'Byrne said: “My choice of words commenting on a penalty incident were not thought out. It was an error of judgement and I wholeheartedly apologise for the comments.”
Basketball Ireland commented: "Basketball Ireland CEO Bernard O’Byrne has deleted a recent social media post, which made reference to an incident at Euro 2020. The comment was made from his personal account."
They added: "Basketball Ireland would like to stress its ongoing commitment to inclusion and basketball’s diverse community, which has been led by Mr O’Byrne in recent years."
England won the game 2-1 to advance to Sunday's final with Italy at Wembley.
