Dave Kitson has stressed his comments about Manchester City star Raheem Sterling from 2018 were misinterpreted as he bids to lead the Professional Footballers' Association.
The former Reading and Stoke attacker was slammed after claiming that Sterling's use of social media gave people a reason to dislike him.
England defender Tyrone Mings protested against Kitson's comments at the time by pulling out of an interview with TalkSPORT.
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Kitson has however stressed his comments were 'morphed' and that he'd never condone any sort of abuse having himself been on the end of some after a social media post.