The League Manager's Association (LMA) has apologised for the wording of a statement issued in response to discriminatory text messages sent by former Cardiff City boss Malky Mackay. The Scot was ruled out of the running for the vacant Crystal Palace manager's job on Thursday after the Daily Mail published details of texts he sent while in charge at the Welsh club. While Mackay, who left Cardiff under a cloud last year following a falling out with owner Vincent Tan, apologised via the LMA for the messages he called "disrespectful of other cultures" the LMA said they were "friendly banter." However, after widespread criticism of its reaction, the LMA issued a new statement on Friday. "The LMA apologises for some of its wording, in its release yesterday, which was inappropriate and has been perceived to trivialise matters of a racist, sexist or homophobic nature.
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