Leicester City's dismissal of manager Nigel Pearson was not football-related, it is claimed.
BBC Sport say Pearson's sacking by Leicester was linked to his son's role in a racist sex tape in the owners' homeland of Thailand.
Their reporter, Pat Murphy, states the Thai owners acted because they were concerned about damage to the club's reputation, while a Leicester statement said the relationship between Pearson and the board was "no longer viable".
Murphy added: "There is no doubt that the image and the reputation of the club in their homeland of Thailand has been damaged by the behaviour of, among others, the manager's son James on the 'goodwill' tour to Thailand."