Paul Arriola, a D.C. United star and member of the U.S. men’s national team, apologized Saturday for tweets he posted in 2012 when he was 17, saying he was “ashamed” for his use of “offensive and discriminatory words.”
In a statement posted to his Twitter account, Arriola said, “I can assure you that I have grown and learned since then and those tweets did not accurately portray me as a human being at that time in my life, and they certainly do not now.”
Since Feb. 1, Arriola has been on loan to Swansea City, a Welsh club that competes in the second-tier English Championship.