The astonishing row between Britain’s two best distance runners escalated on Friday night with a series of explosive claims and counter-claims. Mo Farah on Friday reignited the dispute with Andy Vernon when he revealed what sparked their Twitter row earlier this week, claiming the European silver medallist implied he should have won gold in Zurich last year because the Somalia-born Farah is not British. But Vernon, while admitting he had joked over a meal one night in Zurich that he should have been crowned ‘European champion’, responded by accusing Farah and his management team of employing ‘snide’ tactics to trash his reputation in a bid to repair the damage to their own.
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Andy Vernon and Mo Farah engaged in an argument on Twitter this week
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Vernon labelled the field against Farah last weekend in Birmingham 'a joke'
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Farah called the runner who finished second to him in the European Championships 'an embarrassment'
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Now Somali-born Farah claims Vernon said he didn't deserve to win gold at the European Championships ahead of him because Farah is not British
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Vernon did not deny Farah's claims when asked on the subject
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Many in the wider athletics community found Farah's comments arrogant
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