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| Leicester City investigates racist sex tape claims | Leicester City investigates racist sex tape claims |
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| Leicester City have launched an investigation after claims three of its players appeared in a racist sex tape. | Leicester City have launched an investigation after claims three of its players appeared in a racist sex tape. |
| Footage apparently showing development squad members Tom Hopper, Adam Smith and James Pearson, son of manager Nigel Pearson, was obtained by the Sunday Mirror. | Footage apparently showing development squad members Tom Hopper, Adam Smith and James Pearson, son of manager Nigel Pearson, was obtained by the Sunday Mirror. |
| One of the men in the video, which was shot in Thailand, can be heard using a racist insult against a woman. | One of the men in the video, which was shot in Thailand, can be heard using a racist insult against a woman. |
| A club spokesman said it will take "appropriate action, if necessary". | A club spokesman said it will take "appropriate action, if necessary". |
| The Premier League team were on tour in Thailand, home of the Foxes' billionaire owners father and son Vichai and Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha. | The Premier League team were on tour in Thailand, home of the Foxes' billionaire owners father and son Vichai and Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha. |
| In a statement, a spokesman said: "We take the conduct of our players at every level extremely seriously and will take appropriate action, if necessary, once the full facts of the situation have been established." | In a statement, a spokesman said: "We take the conduct of our players at every level extremely seriously and will take appropriate action, if necessary, once the full facts of the situation have been established." |
| He added the club would make no further comment until its investigation is complete. | He added the club would make no further comment until its investigation is complete. |
| The three men were said to be in the south east Asian country celebrating after the team retained their place in the Premier League. | The three men were said to be in the south east Asian country celebrating after the team retained their place in the Premier League. |
| The club are in a "strategic partnership" with the Tourism Authority of Thailand, and the Amazing Thailand branding appears on the back of player's strips. | The club are in a "strategic partnership" with the Tourism Authority of Thailand, and the Amazing Thailand branding appears on the back of player's strips. |
| Manager Pearson has campaigned against racism and is a patron of the charity Show Racism the Red Card. | Manager Pearson has campaigned against racism and is a patron of the charity Show Racism the Red Card. |
| A spokesman for football equality charity Kick It Out said it was aware of the allegations and was awaiting a response from the club before it would comment further. | |
| Of the three men, only Pearson has made a first team appearance in the Foxes' Capital One Cup defeat by Shrewsbury Town. | Of the three men, only Pearson has made a first team appearance in the Foxes' Capital One Cup defeat by Shrewsbury Town. |