Soccer-Bristol Rovers boss Barton apologises for Holocaust analogy

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LONDON (Reuters) - Britol Rovers manager Joey Barton apologised on Thursday for referencing the Holocaust in describing his fourth tier club's performance last weekend.

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Barton was criticised by anti-semitism campaigners, and contacted by the Football Association, for the analogy after his side's 3-1 home defeat to League Two rivals Newport County on Saturday.

The Bristol Holocaust Memorial Day Steering Group said in a statement this week that it found the comment to be"really offensive".

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