A part-owner of Los Angeles Football Club apologized Monday for reposting reportedly anti-Israel posts on social media that were criticized by his club and Major League Soccer as “deeply offensive.” The Jewish Chronicle first reported Ruben Gnanalingam reposted messages on his LinkedIn page,

Westports Holdings Bhd executive chairperson Ruben Gnanalingam, who co-owns American football team Los Angeles FC (LAFC), has apologised for resharing social media posts criticising Israel. According to foreign media reports, this is after Major League Soccer (MLS) LAFC issued a joint statement condemning the matter.

While many athletes have seen blowback for social media posts, it’s stranger to see that for a team owner’s LinkedIn shares. That’s what happened Sunday, though, when MLS and the Los Angeles Football Club put out a joint statement condemning posts LAFC co-owner Ruben Gnanalingam (who’s also the majority owner of English Football League Championship Read

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Major League Soccer and Los Angeles FC released a joint statement condemning anti-Israel posts apparently re-shared by LAFC co-owner Ruben Gnanalingam on LinkedIn. Gnanalingam, who is also a co-owner of EFL club Queen’s Park Rangers,