The Scottish Football Writers' Association has apologised amid claims that sexist and racist remarks made by a speaker at an award ceremony in Glasgow prompted attendees to walk out.
The association released a statement in response to the “sickening” comments from after-dinner speaker Bill Copeland at the SFWA awards at the Hilton DoubleTree hotel on Sunday night.
It's claimed the former defence lawyer’s speech included references to porn and racial and misogynistic slurs, and resulted in Sky Sports' Eilidh Barbour and Gabriella Bennett, the co-chair of Women In Journalism Scotland leaving the room.
