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'Stupid' Matt Le Tissier compares Nazi treatment of Anne Frank with wearing face masks

Former England footballer attacked for "stupid" comment by Rob Rinder

September 4, 2020 15:23
Mr Le Tissier's now deleted tweet
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Footballer turned TV pundit Matt Le Tissier has caused outrage after sharing an image on social media appearing to compare the Holocaust to wearing masks during the coronavirus pandemic.

The former England star, who was recently sacked from his Sky Sports pundit role, used his Twitter account to share an image of Anne Frank with the words: “The people who hid Anne Frank were breaking the law. The people who killed her were following it.”

Above the tweet the ex-Southampton midfielder wrote: “Remember this.”

He appeared to post the image in response to a video showing a police officer challenging a member of the public on a train about the failure to wear a protective mask.