Tottenham's Rose apologises for ugly ending to London derby

Tottenham defender Danny Rose issued an apology to children who had to watch as he and his teammates unraveled at Stamford Bridge in an eventual 2-2 draw with Chelsea that secured the Premier League title for Leicester City.

Following Eden Hazard's equalising goal in the 83rd minute, Tottenham's players responded by committing a number of fouls, picking up an astounding nine yellow cards with several skirmishes and emotional outbursts pausing the game in the final minutes.

An apparent stamp on Cesc Fabregas' hand, coupled with confrontations that forced Mauricio Pochettino onto the field, all led to an ugly final chapter to Tottenham's title hopes, which Rose apologized for afterward:

"It is not nice to see for kids here or kids watching on TV - I apologise if it looked bad on TV," Rose said, according to BBC Sport. "It is a London derby. It is to be expected. We wanted to win and they wanted to stop us having any more say in the title race.

"There are no bad words to say about Chelsea. These are the games you want to be part of. It was a great game."

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Rose himself was involved in one particular incident when he accidentally knocked over Chelsea's interim manager Guus Hiddink. But Rose says he didn't know what was happening at the time:

"I couldn't tell you what happened, it was just handbags being thrown," Rose said. "I saw the Chelsea manager fell on the floor. I hope he is all right. People were saying from the bench that he conducted himself like a true gentleman throughout the whole game.

"He did not want any trouble to be started."