Sol Campbell has been slammed for suggesting the coronavirus is a “designed mistake”.
The ex-Arsenal, Spurs and England star took to Twitter with the wild conspiracy theory that the virus “deliberately attacks a certain blood type”.
which show that black Brits are four times more likely to die from the coronavirus.
Above this, he wrote: “Was this virus a natural mistake or a designed mistake…?
“I wonder does this virus deliberately attacks a certain blood type….?”
Sol’s tweet provoked anger online, with one Twitter user responding: “Don’t be that guy Sol…”
Another wrote: “There’s still time to delete this…”
The football season was brought to an abrupt end in mid-March as the country went into lockdown to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
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While Project Restart aims to get the Premier League up and running again soon, there are fears for League One and Two sides who face the prospect of the season being prematurely ended.
This would mean relegation for Sol’s Southend United – who sit in 22nd place in League One, 16 points behind AFC Wimbledon.
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