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| A footballer who made a crossed hands "handcuff" gesture to celebrate a goal has been fined by his club. | A footballer who made a crossed hands "handcuff" gesture to celebrate a goal has been fined by his club. |
| David Norris who plays for Ipswich Town said his action was not intended to support his friend Luke McCormick. | David Norris who plays for Ipswich Town said his action was not intended to support his friend Luke McCormick. |
| The ex-Plymouth goalkeeper McCormick was jailed for seven years for causing the deaths of two young boys after drinking at Norris's wedding. | The ex-Plymouth goalkeeper McCormick was jailed for seven years for causing the deaths of two young boys after drinking at Norris's wedding. |
| A football club spokesman said the player deeply regretted that his actions were wrongly interpreted. | |
| Aaron Peak, 10, and Ben Peak, eight, died when McCormick drove into the car in which they were travelling on the M6 in Staffordshire in June 2007. | |
| Norris made the crossed hands gesture during a game against Blackpool and said it was a personal message. | |
| The boys' mother Amanda, of Partington, Greater Manchester, said: "You don't do things like that. | |
| "Fair enough, you're going to show your support, go to prison to see him, write him letters, make phone calls to him, but don't do things like that. | |
| "We're trying hard not to hate Luke McCormick at the moment, but people like David Norris are making it very difficult to do that." | |
| An Ipswich Town statement read: "David deeply regrets that his actions have been wrongly interpreted and has written a personal and private letter of regret to Mr and Mrs Peak. | |
| "In hearing the player's explanation, the club also regrets the potential for misinterpretation of the gesture and would love to make a donation to an appropriate charity, equal to the fine imposed on the players." |