Agbonlahor apology to injured singer

Aston Villa striker Gabriel
Agbonlahor is to apologise for the
tackle on Louis Tomlinson that left
the One Direction singer sick on
the touchline.
The pair were playing in a charity
match at Celtic Park organised by
former footballer Stiliyan Petrov.
"It was one of those things," said
Agbonlahor. "I'll apologise to Louis
when we meet up.
"I know he enjoyed playing in the
game and it's fantastic that he took
time out to be here."
Agbonlahor, who was a team-mate
of Petrov's at Aston Villa, received
abuse from One Direction fans on
Twitter after the game for the
tackle.
Tomlinson this season signed for his
local club Doncaster Rovers on a
non-contract basis to play reserve
games after impressing in another
charity match.
Boy band One Direction last year
became the first British group to
debut on top of the Billboard 200 list
when their Up All Night album sold
more than 175,000 copies during the
first week of release in the United
States.
They have recently been promoting
their own movie and fragrance, with
their third album due out in late
November, but the singer's football
injury should not affect tour plans as
their next concert is not scheduled
until May 2014, in Dublin.
Tomlinson's participation, along with
Westlife singer Nicky Byrne and other
celebrities, helped boost the
attendance to a capacity 60,000 in
Glasgow for a game organised to
raise money for the Stiliyan Petrov
Cancer Foundation, set up by the
former Bulgaria international who
retired in May having been
diagnosed with leukaemia in 2012.
But the 21-year-old's appearance,
with the number 1D on the back of
his shirt, ended prematurely when he
was left hobbling from a tackle and
was sick on the sidelines as he was
substituted.
Martin O'Neill, the former Aston Villa
and Celtic manager who was his
boss for the day, said: "Agbonlahor
smashed into him and he picked
himself up and then was ill in the
dressing-room area, but he's not too
bad now I think.
"He had to rush off, but I think he's
fine.
"He doesn't know where he is, but
he's fine. He was genuinely ill, but
he's OK now."
Actor Martin Compston also took
part and said he was glad he was not
on the receiving end of any heavy
tackles.
"I was feeling a bit rough before the
game, but everyone put an arm
round me and I think I fared a wee
bit better than the guy from One
Direction by the look of it," said the
Celtic fan.
"I've never seen Agbonlahor tackle
anyone in my life, but he went fair
through the wee boy because, when
he walked off, he looked in a bit of a
state.
"I hope he's all right, but I'm sure his
management were worried."
Byrne scored for the Stiliyan Petrov
XI, who won 5-3 thanks to a hat-trick
from Fulham striker Dimitar Berbatov
and another from former Bolton
Wanderers and Manchester City
midfielder Martin Petrov.
Actor Warren Brown scored for
Tomlinson's Celtic XI along with
former Hoops strikers Henrik Larsson
and Pierre van Hooijdonk.