Liverpool legend Luis Garcia apologises for spoiling the end of Game of Thrones

The 2005 Champions League winner incurred the wrath of his followers

Thursday 18 June 2015 11:10 BST

Luis Garcia scores against Chelsea in the Champions League semi-finals second leg (Getty Images)

Liverpool legend Luis Garcia has apologised for spoiling the finale of Game of Thrones for his 260k Twitter followers.

The 2005 Champions League-winning playmaker tweeted on Monday some of the plotline involving the popular show's character Jon Snow.

His followers were not happy...

Garcia then felt compelled to say sorry...

The 36-year-old Luis Garcia, who spent three seasons at Anfield between 2004 and 2007, is now retired, so he has plenty of time to catch up on the gripping Sky Atlantic drama.

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Sansa/Ramsey rape scene

Season 5, episode 6: Fans were outraged as the episode ended with Sansa Stark being brutally raped by her new husband, Ramsey. The camera soon panned to Theon as he watched on, terrified.

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Shireen burns at the stake

Season 5, episode 9:Stannis burns his daughter Shireen at the stake after Red Priestess Melisandre advises him to make a sacrifice to gain more power

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Cercei/ Jamie rape scene

Season 4, episode 3: As the two stood by their dead, insestual child Joffrey, Jamie began to sexually attack his sister. The scene became incredibly controversial leading to the directors and George R.R. Martin having to defend it.

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Theon gets his penis chopped off

Season 3, episode 10: While being tortured by Ramsey, Theon Greyjoy goes through all sorts of pain. The most horrible though is when his penis is cut off and then sent to his family.

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George Bush’s head on spike

Season 1, episode 10: According to the directors, they couldn’t get enough prosthetic heads made up for the show and ended up using the spare one’s lying around. One of those just happened to be the fake head of George Bush, which eventually ended up on a spike.

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Joffrey murders two prostitutes

Season 2, episode 4: In one of his most violent moments, Joffrey finds himself with two prostitutes in his room and the most disgusting thing he can think to do with them, uses them as living targets.

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The Red Wedding

Season 3, episode 9: It was the turning point for the entire show. Just as everyone thought it was going the Starks way, they nearly all end up murdered in one of the bloodiest episodes of any TV series ever.

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Lysa breast feeding Robin

Season 1, episode 5: While sitting upon her throne in the Eyrie, Catelyn’s sister, Lysa, is seen breastfeeding her teenage son, Robin, causing some viewers to look away in disgust and post about it on the internet.

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Rat torture

Season 2, episode 4: Torture is a pretty common occurrence on Game of Thrones, but none were quite a bad as this. In the scene a bucket of rats is put to a man’s chest and then heated up with a flame so they must eat through the man to escape. Terrifying.

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Mountain head explosion

Season 4, episode 8: Just as everything was going Oberyn Martell’s way, it all literally blew up in his face. The warrior ended up looking like a squashed watermelon in one of the most awful scenes in the entire series.

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Theon botched beheading

Season 2, episode 6: Beheadings: In one of the more gruesome beheadings, Theon strikes Ser Rodrick Cassel not just once but four times in the neck, finally taking it all the way off with a kick.

Luis Garcia was an integral part of the Liverpool side who won Europe's elite competition in 2005, starring in the dramatic final victory over AC Milan in Istanbul after the Reds came back from three-nill down to win on penalties.

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