Disgraced West Ham player Hayden Foxe has apologised to the club and his team-mates after an incident at the players' Christmas party last week.
The Australian international was accused of damaging the image of football after urinating on the bar of a London nightclub during the Hammers bash.
The club had declined to formally identify Foxe, but the 24-year-old has spoken out over his party piece to express his regret.
"There were no fights or yelling of abuse or anything," Foxe said on the club's website (www.whufc.co.uk).
"What I did was wrong and got blown right out of proportion as if it was a huge, huge event.
"You do have a few drinks at your Christmas party - and I'm not saying that to promote drinking, but it was a case of the lads enjoying themselves.
"Some people are taking it light-heartedly and some are taking it the other way. I can't turn back the clock even though it's something I'm definitely not proud of.
"I apologised to the club and the players - and of course it embarrassed my family because it got back to Australia as well."