Sonny Bill Williams' manager has lashed out at the "malicious" coverage of the All Black midfielder's links to controversial Muslim clerics. Articles have appeared in a variety of publications about Williams' links with Muslim extremists and a number of people have complained about the associations on BMW's Facebook page. Khoder Nasser, Williams long-time manager, is angry some of the comments have been included in the media coverage of the furore. "We cannot believe how malicious these media attacks have been around Sonny," Nasser told the Herald. "In particular, the linking of social media posts into those media reports is deplorable.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 25, 2017 04:03 UTC