Sign up now: Get the biggest sports news in your inboxJan 11 - BBC television pundit Shay Given has apologised after describing former Celtic coach Wilfried Nancy’s short-lived reign as "an absolute holocaust" on live television, with the former goalkeeper saying he used a word he did not fully understand. "Nancy took over that week and had an absolute holocaust in that week and it was just a nightmare from then on," Given said on the broadcast. BBC presenter Jason Mohammad apologised for the remark later on in the broadcast before Given apologised with a statement on social media. "On live television this afternoon, I used a word that I didn’t fully understand the meaning of, and certainly won’t ever use again," Given wrote. "I am genuinely mortified and apologise unreservedly to everyone offended, and will be donating my fee from today’s show to the Holocaust Education Trust."

Source: BBC January 11, 2026 13:29 UTC