{"id":289987,"date":"2023-09-25T17:34:55","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T17:34:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=289987"},"modified":"2023-09-25T17:34:55","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T17:34:55","slug":"jenas-admits-he-got-it-wrong-for-hitting-out-at-shhouse-referee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/jenas-admits-he-got-it-wrong-for-hitting-out-at-shhouse-referee\/","title":{"rendered":"Jenas admits he &apos;got it wrong&apos; for hitting out at &apos;sh**house&apos; referee"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Jermaine Jenas admits he &#8216;got it wrong&#8217; for hitting out at &#8216;sh**house&#8217; referee during north London Derby as BBC pundit says that he &#8216;should know the impact words can have&#8217;&#8230; after calling for &#8216;no more abuse&#8217; against officials in July<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Jenas fronted an FA campaign video calling for greater respect in the game\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>He ranted on social media after Arsenal were awarded a penalty against Spurs\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mail Sport&#8217;s new WhatsApp Channel: Get the breaking news and exclusives here<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Jermaine Jenas has apologised for his controversial criticism of the officials during the 2-2 draw between Arsenal and his former club Tottenham on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The ex-footballer turned BBC One Show presenter raged at Arsenal being awarded a penalty in the\u00a0north London derby.<\/p>\n<p>Spurs defender Cristian Romero was penalised for handball following the intervention of the Video Assistant Referee [VAR] after referee Rob Jones had initially waved away Arsenal&#8217;s appeals.<\/p>\n<p>Bukayo Saka\u00a0converted the spot-kick to put Arsenal 2-1 ahead and Jenas posted on X: &#8216;Complete sh**house off [sic] a referee! They&#8217;re all ruining the our [sic] game!&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Fans were quick to respond to Jenas, pointing out his hypocrisy after he was the face of the FA&#8217;s &#8216;Love Football, Protect the Game&#8217; campaign just before the beginning of the season.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/25\/16\/75816657-0-image-m-3_1695657218814.jpg\" height=\"774\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Jermaine Jenas has apologised for his controversial tweet during the north London derby<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/25\/16\/75816617-0-image-a-4_1695657256436.jpg\" height=\"165\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/25\/16\/75816619-0-image-a-5_1695657264321.jpg\" height=\"140\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>And the 40-year-old has now accepted that he was in the wrong.<\/p>\n<p>Taking to Twitter on Monday, he wrote: &#8216;I hold my hands up, I got it wrong yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I should know, more than most, the responsibility we have as fans, players and pundits and the impact our words online can have as it&#8217;s an area I&#8217;ve been vocal in.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;My emotions got the better of me and I apologise to The FA and to all match officials.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The &#8216;Love Football, Protect the Game&#8217; campaign<span>\u00a0was launched collectively by the FA, the Premier League, EFL, Women&#8217;s Super League, Women&#8217;s Championship, non-league steps 1-4 and referees&#8217; body PGMOL.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/25\/16\/75804813-0-Jenas_posted_this_on_social_media_in_the_aftermath_saying_refere-a-6_1695657288240.jpg\" height=\"159\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Jenas posted this on social media in the aftermath, saying referees are &#8216;ruining our game&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/25\/16\/75804823-0-Jermaine_Jenas_fronted_a_campaign_ahead_of_the_season_calling_fo-a-7_1695657307438.jpg\" height=\"365\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Jermaine Jenas fronted a campaign ahead of the season calling for referees to be shown greater respect &#8211; but that didn&#8217;t stop him tweeting about &#8216;sh**house referees ruining the game&#8217; during Sunday&#8217;s north London derby<\/p>\n<p>In a launch video, Jenas says: &#8216;The emotions of the game get to us all. I know all about that.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;But whether out on the pitch, in the stands or on the sidelines, we&#8217;ve all got to do better, at all levels.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;No more surrounding refs, no more abuse, no more intimidation, no more discrimination.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Jenas was also blasted by charity RefsupportUK after his comments on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>They wrote on X: &#8216;This is a disgraceful tweet and you should be ashamed. Your tweet encourages online abuse of referee and considering your role on TV your employers need to give their head a wobble.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12558723\/Jermaine-Jenas-admits-got-wrong-hitting-sh-house-referee-north-London-Derby-BBC-pundit-says-know-impact-words-calling-no-abuse-against-officials-July.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Jermaine Jenas admits he &#8216;got it wrong&#8217; for hitting out at &#8216;sh**house&#8217; referee during north London Derby as BBC pundit says that he &#8216;should know <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/jenas-admits-he-got-it-wrong-for-hitting-out-at-shhouse-referee\/\" title=\"Jenas admits he &amp;apos;got it wrong&amp;apos; 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