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Falkirk Issue Apology After Dunfermline's Dean Shiels Taunted with Fake Eyeballs

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Falkirk have issued an official apology to Dunfermline player Dean Shiels after their supporters taunted the 32-year-old by throwing fake eyeballs onto the pitch on Tuesday.

As noted by BBC Sport, the midfielder was abused by sections of Falkirk's travelling support during the Championship match, which the hosts won 2-0. Shiels had surgery to remove an eye in 2006 after it was damaged in a domestic accident when he was eight years old.

The Bairns issued the following statement on Twitter:

The Daily Record Sport Twitter account provided an image of the fake eyeballs thrown onto the field:

Falkirk players Joe McKee and Kevin O'Hara were suspended in November after they were found to have taunted Shiels about his disability.