"Australia in particular has been very, very strict over there. The public there have had to endure a painful 18 months or whatever. rag and bone avost "I fully respect the decisions of players that are not vaccinated. I also do respect the decision that the Australian government is giving," he said. rag and bone avost "However, coming onto social media after the game, I felt the need in having to write a statement and apologise. The statement was more put out there because I logged onto my social media and I got thousands of messages telling me I'm never going to be able to have kids, they hope my period hurts - just things that aren't even associated with football. rag and bone avost It did uphold some of Rafiq's complaints and concluded he was the victim of "racial harassment and bullying" but nobody at the club faced disciplinary action. rag and bone avost