The Scottish Football Writers’ Association has apologised after a speaker’s sexist and misogynistic jokes prompted attendees to walk out of its annual awards dinner.
Eilidh Barbour, a presenter for the BBC, Sky Sports and Amazon Prime, tweeted that she had “never felt so unwelcome in the industry I work in” following the event on Sunday.
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The backlash to comments made at the dinner by former lawyer Bill Copeland, at which Sir Alex Ferguson also received a lifetime achievement award, has led to the body apologising “to anyone offended or upset” and pledging to review its format.
“We have agreed …