Manchester United sack scout after series of racist Facebook posts

Out of line, out of touch, out of work

Manchester United have sacked Danish scout Torben Aakjaer after the Guardian newspaper ran an exposé over a series of racist and anti-Islamist Facebook posts. United have moved swiftly terminate Aakjaer's contract after the posts were brought to their attention. The Dane had been with the club since 2011, having previously worked for SV Hamburg. A sample of the posts include Aakjaer describing a mosque as a 'conspiracy-potential prayer shop' and a tirade against 'hardcore gypsies' from Romania and Bulgaria. In another post, he calls for extra border control in Denmark so the 'Eastern European dirt and s*** can be kept out'. All of the post on Aakjaer's page have since been deleted but the cleanse came too late to save his job. Other items of note on Aakjaer's page is a picture of the scout with on-loan United midfielder, Nani, and a snap of a congratulatory Alex Ferguson letter on his wedding day. A statement from United, to the newspaper, reads: 'The club received the evidence from the Guardian, launched an immediate investigation into the matter and has terminated our association with Mr. Aakjaer. Manchester United is an inclusive organisation and will not tolerate this sort of behaviour.' You can read the full Guardian story here