Matt Le Tissier

The Southampton football legend was savaged by his followers on Tuesday after appearing to suggest that the media have lied about the unfolding horrors in ...

and the response I got was, "We have to be concerned about the reputation of our company". That is what they told me,' Le Tissier said. 'A couple of them do think I’m a proper conspiracy theorist and they take the p*** out of me for it. Gary Lineker and David Baddiel appeared to critcise Le Tissier's initial post. It is unsurprising, therefore, that Le Tissier's message on Wednesday appeared to do little to appease anyone. The people who killed her were following it.' Taking to Twitter on Wednesday, the 53-year-old said: 'To all the fans of sfc.

Matt Le Tissier has stood down from his role as an ambassador for Southampton after a furious backlash to his controversial tweets concerning the war in ...

“This does not affect my relationship with and love for my club, and I will always remain a fan and supporter of everything Saints. I can, however, see that due to recent events it’s important to separate the work I believe in from my relationship with the club I have supported and played for most of my life. “I will see you all at St Mary’s and will always do anything I can to help the club.” “To all the fans of sfc [sic]. I have decided to step aside from my role as an ambassador of SFC,” Le Tissier tweeted on Wednesday. “My views are my own and always have been, and it’s important to take this step today to avoid any confusion.

Southampton icon Matt Le Tissier has announced that he has quit his ambassadorial role at the club just 24 hours after he was slammed for a controversial ...

He said: "Let me make something very clear I do not advocate war in any way shape or form I do not advocate anyone taking lives of others and anyone who commits such acts should be dealt with accordingly, any atrocities leave devastating effects on the families of the victims and us all." Hours before he announced he was stepping down from his role at the club, Le Tissier tweeted in response to criticism of his previous post. "I can, however, see that due to recent events it’s important to separate the work I believe in from my relationship with the club I have supported and played for most of my life.

This comes after the club legend tweeted about the news coming out of the Ukrainian city Bucha. He responded to the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov's ...

This does not affect my relationship with and love for my club, and I will always remain a fan and supporter of everything Saints. "I can, however, see that due to recent events it’s important to separate the work I believe in from my relationship with the club I have supported and played for most of my life." This morning, he tweeted: “To all the fans of SFC. I have decided to step aside from my role as an ambassador of SFC.

The 53-year-old, who was sacked by Sky Sports and the Soccer Saturday show last year, took to Twitter to confirm he was quitting his position as an ambassador ...

Matt Le Tissier using the horrific massacre of Ukrainians to post a "gotcha" tweet about the media. His share simply said "This", accompanied by a emoji of a finger point down. To all the fans of sfc.

Matt Le Tissier has stood down from his role as a Southampton ambassador following a backlash over a controversial social media post on the war in Ukraine.

I will see you all at St Mary’s and will always do anything I can to help the club.” Le Tissier, who played 540 times for Southampton and scored 209 goals, then announced he has decided to “step aside” from his position at St Mary’s. “To all the fans of SFC. I have decided to step aside from my role as an ambassador of SFC. My views are my own and always have been, and it’s important to take this step today to avoid any confusion,” he wrote. “This does not affect my relationship with and love for my club, and I will always remain a fan and supporter of everything Saints. I can, however, see that due to recent events it’s important to separate the work I believe in from my relationship with the club I have supported and played for most of my life.

Matt Le Tissier criticised for sharing a conspiracy theory about the apparent killing of civilians in Ukraine; Le Tissier: This does not affect my ...

"This does not affect my relationship with and love for my club, and I will always remain a fan and supporter of everything Saints. Matt Le Tissier criticised for sharing a conspiracy theory about the apparent killing of civilians in Ukraine; Le Tissier: "This does not affect my relationship with and love for my club, and I will always remain a fan and supporter of everything Saints. I will see you all at St Mary's" "To all the fans of SFC. I have decided to step aside from my role as an ambassador of SFC. My views are my own and always have been, and it's important to take this step today to avoid any confusion," he wrote.

The former footballer resigned as an ambassador at Southampton after he shared a post on Twitter promoting the Russian line that the massacre in Bucha was a ...

But he acts as a reminder that conspiratorial thinking is becoming more common, and can happen to anyone. In a world without social media, Le Tissier would only be able to promote his beliefs through live events or on television – where his viewpoint would likely not be welcomed. A number of his followers have helped spread his tweets, while his stand towards free speech and against conspiracies has been picked up and praised by others, including the likes of right wing agitator Paul Joseph Watson. After his tweet was reported on by the Daily Mail, Le Tissier took to Twitter to deny being an anti-vax conspiracy theorist. He claimed he had received vaccines in the past – but ones backed up with long-term safety data. It’s not the first time that Le Tissier has been connected with questionable thinking.

The former Saints midfielder suggested the media has been lying in its reporting of civilian deaths in Bucha, where Boris Johnson has accused Russia of ...

But honestly they are telling the truth about Bucha!" "To all the fans of SFC. I have decided to step aside from my role as an ambassador of SFC. My views are my own and always have been, and it's important to take this step today to avoid any confusion," he wrote. The 53-year-old wrote the word "this" with a hand emoji pointing down at the post which read: "The media lied about weapons of mass destruction.