ARSENAL star Emmanuel Frimpong has been rapped by his club after yet another Twitter controversy � for an �anti-Jewish� remark. The Gunners midfielder was �reminded of his responsibilities� following an ugly spat on the social networking site.
The ticking-off came after the 20-year-old branded a fan of North London rivals Tottenham Hotspur �Scum Yid� � a derogatory term for a Jew.
The row, which follows last week�s Rio Ferdinand-Ashley Cole �choc ice� bust-up, erupted when Frimpong posted a message on Sunday morning asking people going to church to pray for him.
A fan from Spurs, which for decades has had a high proportion of Jewish supporters, replied: �I prayed you break your arms and legs.�
Ghana international Frimpong then hit back with the �Yid� comment.
Spurs fans mockingly call THEMSELVES �Yids� or �Yid Army� and many even see it as a badge of honour. But an Arsenal spokesman said: �Emmanuel Frimpong has been reminded of his responsibilities and has deleted the comment.�
Spurs said: �Anti-Semitism is wholly unacceptable. The defining principle is whether or not the term is used in a manner or tone deliberately intended to cause offence.�
Last week United�s Ferdinand called Chelsea�s Cole a �choc ice�, which is often taken to mean a black person white on the inside.
It followed Cole giving evidence for John Terry in his �racism� case against Ferdinand�s brother Anton.
Meanwhile Spurs player Danny Rose apologised yesterday for calling his own fans �yiddos�.
He tweeted: �Apologies if offended anyone. I hear the fans chant it all the time .. So again very sorry!!�
Source: thesun.co.uk
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