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Manchester Evening News
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Thomas George

Wrexham player banned from wearing 'f*** the Tories!' message on boots for Altrincham visit

National League club Wrexham have banned one of their players from wearing a pair of boots featuring an explicit message about the Conservative party.

Paul Mullin shared a photograph of his new custom-made boots, which the carry the message "F*** the Tories!", on Instagram yesterday (Monday). It came on the day Rishi Sunak was confirmed as the new Prime Minister.

Wrexham, who are owned by Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, said that although the image was taken at the club's Racecourse Ground, it was done without their knowledge of approval. They said they had banned Mullin, who hails from Liverpool, from wearing the boots while playing for the club.

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