Former Celtic striker Frank McAvennie sparks backlash after saying player missing games after father’s death is ‘woke nonsense’
Former Scotland striker later backtracks on his comments about Auston Trusty, who has missed the club’s last four games
Covered by 2 sources from 2 countries. First reported by Irish Independent ·
How 2 newspapers cover this story
Former Celtic striker Frank McAvennie sparks backlash after saying player missing games after father’s death is ‘woke nonsense’
Former Scotland striker later backtracks on his comments about Auston Trusty, who has missed the club’s last four games
Frank McAvennie forced to apologise after labelling Celtic player's decision to miss games after his father's death as 'woke nonsense'
Celtic boss Martin O'Neill, speaking prior to the match against Falkirk on Sunday, confirmed Trusty was still yet to return as he was 'celebrating the life of his dad'.
Coverage details
2 outlets from 2 countries are covering this story: Irish Independent and Daily Mail. Irish Independent published it first, on November 4, 2026; the last outlet to join was Daily Mail, less than an hour later.
Key names in the coverage: Frank McAvennie, Auston Trusty and Celtic.
By country: Ireland (1), United Kingdom (1).
