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Viral football accounts are forced to apologise en masse to ITV pundit Eni Aluko after she threatened legal action for faking quotes about how women should play in the Premier League

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Multiple football accounts have issued public apologies to ITV pundit Eni Aluko after being threatened with legal action for faking quotes that went viral on social media last week.

The quotes attributed to Aluko, 37, claimed the pundit had said women should play in the Premier League.

The post that was shared across social media read: 'Eni Aluko on women's football: The ladies have proven they are more than equal to the men's game.

'You just have to look at our amazing Lionesses, they put the men's team to shame.