The former Toon midfielder tweeted: “Thomas Hitzlsperger has shown a lot of courage today. Sad times when people have to wait till they retire from their chosen profession before they feel other people will judge them solely on who the human being is. Shame on all of us as a society.”
However, the ex-Newcastle United star also added two further tweets which read: “But it is understandable when brainwashed, religious zealots still believe in a fictional book written over 2000 yrs ago.
“To be religious extremist, you must first be extremely dumb in my opinion.
“Alex from PSG simply confirms my theory with his comments today.”