Fired CF Montreal reserve squad coach apologizes for past social media comments

An emotional Sandro Grande, former reserve team coach for CF Montreal, speaks to the media Thursday, January 19, 2023 in Laval, Que. Grande was fired the day after he was hired for controversial remarks about sovereigntists more than ten years ago. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

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MONTREAL - A soccer coach who was fired this month over years-old Twitter comments suggesting the former premier of Quebec should be assassinated is publicly apologizing.

Sandro Grande was named CF Montreal's reserve squad coach on Jan. 9 but was fired less than a day later after a political backlash over his hiring.

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