'Error of judgement' - Tottenham apologise for blocking own fans on social media over Manor Solomon comments with winger still 'stranded in Israel'

Tottenham were forced to apologise after their social media team blocked accounts responding to a post which included a photo of Solomon's wedding. Some comments referred to the ongoing conflict in Gaza, with Solomon previously sharing his support for Israel, his homeland.

An internal review found some social media users who posted their support for Palestine under the post were manually blocked by Spurs' social media team. The club already has an automated process in place for banning users who use abusive or threatening behaviour towards any of their players.

A Tottenham statement delivered to The Times reads: "We have been made aware of a number of X accounts that have been blocked manually by the club's social media team following posts aimed at one of our players related to the current conflict in the Middle East.

"Following an internal review, we recognise some of these posts do not meet the threshold of malicious communication defined in our policy and we acknowledge an error of judgment has been made in these instances. We have unblocked these accounts and are reviewing our internal procedures.

"The club should like to wholeheartedly apologise to those impacted. We continue to stand for peace and acceptance for all, while standing firmly against all forms of abuse and discrimination."

Solomon is currently stuck in Israel, having flown back to the region for his wedding. Their country's airspace has been closed due to the ongoing conflict with Iran, but Spurs have confirmed they are in contact with the 25-year-old regarding a return to the United Kingdom.