Leeds United football club sorry after Osama Bin Laden cutout appears in crowd

Leeds United football club sorry after Osama Bin Laden cutout appears in crowd

English football club Leeds United have issued an apology after a cardboard cutout of former al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden appeared in the crowd during a game.

Many football teams have followed suit from the NRL where fans can pay for a cutout of them to sit in the stands during matches after crowds were denied the chance to go to games during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The image of Bin Laden was spotted by a Leeds Utd fan whose image was placed next to the al-Qaeda leader, who was killed in 2011.

Leeds United said they “will ensure there are no more offensive images”, BBC reports.

The NRL had a similar issue when first introducing the new fan experience with an image of English serial killer Dr Harold Fredrick Shipman appearing in the crowd during a game between the Penrith Panthers and Newcastle Knights.

Source: NZ Herald