Westminster’s Chaplain for Sport has joined calls urging Tottenham Hotspur fans to stop using the word ‘Yid’ during terrace chants. The calls come after the definition of the word ‘Yid’ in the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has been updated to include ‘a supporter of or player for Tottenham Hotspur Football Club’. Usage of the term... Read More
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