Part-owner of Los Angeles Football Club apologizes for anti-Israel social media reposts

FILE - A sales representative gives a sales pitch to a customer interested in season tickets at the new sales office, featuring the logo for the LAFC (Los Angeles Football Club), in downtown Los Angeles, Feb. 17, 2017.

FILE - A sales representative gives a sales pitch to a customer interested in season tickets at the new sales office, featuring the logo for the LAFC (Los Angeles Football Club), in downtown Los Angeles, Feb. 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)


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LOS ANGELES — A part-owner of Los Angeles Football Club apologized after his resharing of reportedly anti-Israel posts on social media was criticized by his club and Major League Soccer as deeply offensive. The Jewish Chronicle first reported that Ruben Gnanalingam reposted messages on his LinkedIn page that included comments urging armies to dismantle Israel and comparing the war in Gaza with the Holocaust. Gnanalingam is a Malaysian businessman and also vice chairman of second-division English club Queen's Park Rangers. He said he deeply regretted that content on his social media account caused distress and concern.

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