{"id":298782,"date":"2023-12-01T23:24:03","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T23:24:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=298782"},"modified":"2023-12-01T23:24:03","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T23:24:03","slug":"lewis-dunk-apologises-to-anthony-taylor-after-his-x-rated-outburst","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/soccer\/lewis-dunk-apologises-to-anthony-taylor-after-his-x-rated-outburst\/","title":{"rendered":"Lewis Dunk apologises to Anthony Taylor after his x-rated outburst"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Brighton&#8217;s Lewis Dunk says he has apologised to referee Anthony Taylor following his X-rated outburst that saw him sent off against Nottingham Forest&#8230; as he insists his behaviour was &#8216;not good enough&#8217;<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Lewis Dunk says he has apologised to Anthony Taylor after his X-rated outburst\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>It came after he was sent off during their game vs Nottingham Forest for dissent<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Have you witnessed abuse of referees? Contact\u00a0IAKO@dailymail.co.uk<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Brighton captain Lewis Dunk has apologised to referee Anthony Taylor for his X-rated outburst and admitted he let his team down.<\/p>\n<p>The centre back became the first Premier League player sent off for a foul and abusive language in more than 11 years when Taylor\u2019s patience snapped at Nottingham Forest last weekend.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I spoke to Anthony straight after the game and apologised,\u2019 said Dunk. \u2018We had a good conversation about it.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>It is a small but positive step forward as Mail Sport campaigns to stop the abuse of match officials.<\/p>\n<p>Dunk, 32, also realised his behaviour was not befitting of a senior pro meant to be setting an example. \u2018I let the boys down,\u2019 he said. \u2018That is on me. I am a leader of this football club and it\u2019s not good enough what I did.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/01\/21\/78487945-0-image-a-78_1701466612727.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Lewis Dunk said he had apologised to referee Anthony Taylor straight after Brighton&#8217;s 3-2 win against Nottingham Forest\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/01\/21\/78487933-0-image-a-79_1701466617654.jpg\" height=\"422\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The defender was the first player to be sent off for a foul and dissent in the Premier League for over 11 years<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/01\/21\/78080051-0-Mail_Sport_has_launched_a_campaign_to_stop_the_abuse_of_referees-a-77_1701466278315.jpg\" height=\"289\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Mail Sport has launched a campaign to stop the abuse of referees at all levels of the game<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I have got to learn from that myself and be the role model to the other boys coming through, and that is not how you do it.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Dunk\u2019s red card rules him out of tomorrow\u2019s trip to Chelsea and the home game against Brentford on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>It also tarnishes slightly what has proved to be an excellent 2023 for a defender who has led his home-town club into their first European campaign and fought his way back into the England squad.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018This year has been good for me,\u2019 said Dunk. \u2018It\u2019s down to hard work, giving 100 per cent and believing in yourself.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/01\/21\/78487953-0-image-a-80_1701466638793.jpg\" height=\"396\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The 32-year-old admitted that his behaviour &#8216;was not good enough&#8217; and felt that he had &#8216;let his team down&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12816135\/Brightons-Lewis-Dunk-apologises-referee-Anthony-Taylor.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brighton&#8217;s Lewis Dunk says he has apologised to referee Anthony Taylor following his X-rated outburst that saw him sent off against Nottingham Forest&#8230; as he insists his behaviour was &#8216;not good enough&#8217; Lewis Dunk says he has apologised to Anthony Taylor after his X-rated outburst\u00a0 \u00a0 It came after he was sent off during their&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":298781,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Lewis Dunk apologises to Anthony Taylor after his x-rated outburst - Tell My Sport<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/soccer\/lewis-dunk-apologises-to-anthony-taylor-after-his-x-rated-outburst\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Lewis Dunk apologises to Anthony Taylor after his x-rated outburst - Tell My Sport\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Brighton&#8217;s Lewis Dunk says he has apologised to referee Anthony Taylor following his X-rated outburst that saw him sent off against Nottingham Forest&#8230; 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