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A Snowdonia National Park employee was accused of racism by an England fan after the worker made a comment about the emblem on the man's football shirt.

The employee spotted the three lions crest on the man's shirt and told him he had "some dirt on his shirt".

The England fan took offence to the comment and complained to park authority bosses that it was "a form of racism".

When spoken to by his bosses the employee said the comment was meant as "a light-hearted joke" and offered an apology to the man.

A report into the incident, at the Pen-y-Pass car park, stated: "A staff member approached a car to inform the driver that the car park was full and to direct them to an alternative car park. The car driver had the English football team emblem on his shirt and the staff member remarked that he had ‘some dirt on his shirt’.

“The car driver informed the authority that he was upset by the incident and said that it was a form of racism.”

The report adds :”The staff member in question offered a sincere apology to the complainant for the offence caused. He stated that the remark was meant as a light-hearted joke and that he did not intend to be malicious or cause offence in any way.

“The head of service spoke to the staff member about acceptable conduct within his role. As a result, she is confident that this was an isolated incident and will not happen again.”