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'I'm not that stupid' - Holloway seeks to clarify Brexit claims over new handball rules

The former manager caused a stir with a statement made on air on Tuesday and has moved to quell the backlash

Ian Holloway has sought to clarify his controversial comments linking the introduction of the new handball rule to English football to the United Kingdom's impending exit from the European Union, stating that he is "not that stupid" to believe one is responsible for the other.

The former Queens Park Rangers and Blackpool manager raised eyebrows earlier this week when he appeared to make the claim that delivering Brexit will give back control to the FA to make their own rules.