The trolls came out in force after ex-Australia footballer Craig Foster was filmed affectionately stroking his mascot daughter during the national anthem of a football match he was going to play in
A former English League and
international footballer has been slated by social media for the way he
touched his daughter during the national anthem of a match he was going
to play in.
Ex-Portsmouth, Crystal Palace
and Australia player Craig Foster was filmed affectionately stroking
his eight-year-old daughter’s chest ahead of the Australian Legends game
in Sydney.
His daughter was a mascot and
Foster simply had his arm around her – but his loving treatment of the
youngest of his three children has produced a stinging attack from the
net and the footage went viral.
The 46-year-old is now a
commentator and tweeted how “special” it was to have his “beautiful
daughter” on the pitch with him as a mascot.
But within hours there were more
than 10,000 comments after the clip appeared on Facebook and YouTube,
many of which were shocked.
One wrote: “Very uncomfortable to watch! If I was the mum i would storm over and give him a mouthful singing anthem or not!!”
Another commented: “I think most people are flat out shocked and not entirely sure how to react, to be honest.”
Others have come to Foster’s
defence, claiming: “Can’t be affectionate toward your own kid any more.
Everyone who thinks this is wrong is actually perverted for thinking
such a thing,” while another wrote: “I would do the same to my own
daughter and think nothing of it but affection. I know what he’s doing
and what he means - come on let’s not look at everything so bad most
people are still good in the world.”
Foster has not commented further on the response.
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