Trevor Sinclair has apologised for any offence caused after his controversial tweet about the Queen after she sadly passed away at the age of 96 on September 8.
The Former West Ham United, Queens Park Rangers and Manchester City winger has been taken off air by talkSPORT after he sparked major backlash on Twitter following a tweet he made regarding the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
A talkSPORT statement posted on Twitter read: "Trevor Sinclair will not be on air while we carry out a thorough investigation into the circumstances and timing of his tweet. While we respect the right of Trevor Sinclair to express his opinion on his personal Twitter account, talkSPORT does not endorse the tweet."
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Sinclair seemingly reacted to the news by tweeting: "Racism was outlawed in England in the 60's & its been allowed to thrive so why should black & brown mourn!! #queen."
talkSPORT had already paid their tributes to The Queen just before Sinclair’s tweet with a post of their own saying: "Everyone at talkSPORT sends their condolences to The Royal Family. Rest In Peace, Your Majesty."
Their message was accompanied by a picture of the Queen awarding the Jules Rimet trophy to England World Cup-winning captain Bobby Moore at Wembley Stadium in 1966.
However, the former professional footballer has since apologised for his previous comments by adding a follow-up message as he tweeted: "My tweet yesterday was ill timed at a time when the royal family, and many around the world were grieving for the Queen, I apologise for any offence caused to those mourning The Queen."
Sinclair had initially deleted his first controversial tweet and deactivated his Twitter account. However, he returned to the social media platform to issue his apology.
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