A Northern Ireland football club has removed a coach who posted an apparent menu of cocaine prices in a group chat for a youth league.

The list of prices for “proper pure bags” detailed times and meeting locations and specified cash payment.

The Belfast club said it had expelled the coach after becoming aware of the WhatsApp message, posted on Wednesday and later deleted. “This type of behaviour is completely unacceptable within our club. The coach involved has been permanently removed with immediate effect,” it said.

The club said its vetting procedures followed Irish Football Association guidelines and that the post had caused shock and was being treated with urgency. “As a community club, we pride ourselves on putting the best interests of our players first,” it said.

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