
‘I say that here in the church' – Celtic star Kasper Schmeichel defended by raging dad Peter at a FUNERAL
He was likened to a 'child with polio'
FAMILY HONOUR 'I say that here in the church' – Celtic star Kasper Schmeichel defended by raging dad Peter at a FUNERAL
DANISH goalkeeping legend Peter Schmeichel has broken his silence on the homeland row about his son Kasper...
By delivering an angry snub to the critics of the Celtic keeper.
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Kasper Schmeichel has been defended by his dad over recent comments
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Peter Schmeichel was furious about the situation
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The Hoops No.1 appears to be winning the race to be fit in time for the Scottish Cup Final in two weeks against Aberdeen at Hampden.
He suffered a shoulder injury while playing for Denmark in March in their Nations League play-off defeat in Portugal.
Schmeichel was at the centre of massive controversy in his homeland after a columnist compared his efforts at punching the ball away to a 'child with polio', which sparked outrage in Denmark.
The Danish Players Union led a wave of revulsion about the comment, which was published in Danish newspaper Ekstra Bladet and leading Danish stars backed the veteran keeper.
However, neither Kasper nor his famous father Peter have commented on it - until this week.
The 61-year-old former Manchester United and Manchester City star was attending the funeral of Danish agent Ole Frederiksen in Charlottenlund along with prominent ex-footballers.
They were all approached to be interviewed to pay tribute to him, but Schmeichel made it clear his thoughts on the controversy.
He said: "I will never ever talk to Ekstra Bladet because of the way you treated my son.
"And I say that here in the church."
Despite feeling the injury during the game, Schmeichel played on for the rest of the match, which took place on March 23.
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Denmark boss Brian Riemer had used up all his substitutions by the time of the knock and therefore couldn't sub Schmeichel off.
Riemer insisted at the time that he would have taken Schmeichel off if he could.
He said: "It's 100 percent certain, he was injured. But we didn't have any more substitutions left.
"We talked about whether we should take him out. He didn't want to go out himself, and as long as he can stand in goal, it's an advantage to be 11.
"But if we could have put a new goalkeeper in, it would have been in place.
"I haven't watched it all, but I think Schmeichel makes some fantastic saves, including a penalty.
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