Following the offensive comment made by John Hartson to BBC News about Victor Moses in connection with the penalty that was awarded to him on Sunday, 19 October, 2014 when Stoke City played against Swansea, Hartson has personally called Moses to apologize for any moral harm his utterance may have caused.
Hartson was sceptical of Moses after he was awarded a penalty in the 2-1 home win over Swansea and believed he must have faked the scene to gain the penalty.
Following discussions between the club and the BBC, Hartson on Friday, 24 October, 2014 spoke to Moses to offer apologies for any offence he may have caused.
Speaking on the club’s website, Victor Moses confirmed the Swansea official has apologised and he has wholeheartedly accepted his apology.
“I’m grateful to John for having taken the trouble to ring me to apologise for his comments. I’m happy to accept his apology and am now keen to move on,” Moses said on the club’s website.
Stoke City manager Mark Hughes hopes that match officials will not hold any bias towards Moses in future games as Hartson’s question of feigning foul may demean Victor’s career.
“Victor’s a strong character, but I hope this week doesn’t shape people’s view of him. What was said of him wasn’t correct. We need to recognise when these things go against you. I felt it was unjust and wasn’t correct,” said Hughes.
Swansea City was leading in the game with a 1-0 up against Stoke City, but eventually went down to a 2-1 defeat , with Stoke’s equalising goal being a controversial penalty won by Victor Moses. Swansea believed the Super Eagles wingman to have gone down too easily to secure a penalty for his side, but Moses had since protested his innocence.
