MIND THAT GAFFE

Mark Waugh: Australians probably love putting their foot in the mouth. Waugh was pulled from a Channel 9 commentary team in Australia for making a racist remark about Saeed Anwar. This was after he had become a devout Muslim and had grown a beard after the death of his daughter.

Ron Atkinson: On 21 April 2004 he had to resign from ITV, caught making a racist remark live on air about the black Chelsea FC player Marcel Desailly: believing the microphone to be switched off, he said, 8220;8230;he Desailly is what is known in some schools as a fg lazy thick nigger8221;. Although transmission in the UK had finished, his comment was broadcast to various countries in the Middle East. He also left his job as a columnist for The Guardian 8220;by mutual agreement8221; as a result of the comment.

Atkinson again: In 2004, The Daily Mirror revealed how he sparked more hostility from fans with derogatory remarks about Chinese women, proclaiming that 8220;Chinese women were the unprettiest in the world.8221;