Leicester player sacked in Thai scandal joins new club

LONDON: One of three players sacked by Premier League side Leicester after appearing in a sexually-explicit video where they were seen racially abusing a Thai woman, has joined fourth-tier club Northampton Town.
Adam Smith, a 22-year-old goalkeeper, has signed a two-year deal with the Cobblers.
He is the first of the sacked Foxes trio, who also include James Pearson, son of Leicester manager Nigel, and Tom Hopper to find a new team after the three players were all sacked by the Midlands side earlier this month.
The players appeared in a leaked video from the club’s end-of-season ‘goodwill tour’ of Thailand, during which several crude remarks were made.
Following an internal investigation, Leicester — whose owners are the Thai father-and-son combination of businessmen Vichai and Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha — terminated the players’ contracts.
Smith, speaking to reporters on Friday, apologised for his part in the video and vowed to mend his ways.
“Obviously everyone knows I got myself in a situation that I’m deeply ashamed of and sorry for. I’m pleased the manager here has given me a second chance and it’s down to me,” he said. “We’re all deeply ashamed and sorry — all three of us that took part in it,” Smith added.