The Daily Telegraph is under fire from furious Canterbury Bulldogs fans after an article directly linked accused terrorist Khaled Khayat with the famous footy club.

An image of Khayat in a Bulldogs jersey was used on the front page of the Tuesday edition of the newspaper with the title, ‘BULLDOG AND A ‘BOMB’’.

Dailytelegraph.com.au has since edited the online version of the story, removing any mention of the Bulldogs, instead calling Khayat a “footy fan”.

Supporters of the Canterbury club went into meltdown on Tuesday morning with the Bulldogs later tweeting: “We are extremely disappointed at the article in the Daily Telegraph this morning & are currently investigating the matter today.”

It continues a bitter divide between Sydney’s biggest selling newspaper and NRL fans.

@NRL_Bulldogs hope the club will be sueing the telegraph for deformation after this front page pic.twitter.com/BPSwdmKZU3

— Angela Jones (@Angelabulldog) August 1, 2017

STATEMENT | We are extremely disappointed at the article in the Daily Telegraph this morning & are currently investigating the matter today

— Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (@NRL_Bulldogs) August 1, 2017

Surely the Telegraph could have left the NRL club this alleged terrorist supports out. Its not relevant…oh wait…NRL links sell papers

— Crowdiegal (@crowdiegal) July 31, 2017

Hey @NRL @NRL_Bulldogs @raelenecastle if we give a single interview to the Telegraph ever again i will be FILTHY. This is an absolute JOKE pic.twitter.com/pvkJseEXK0

— Woods (@uglykiddave) July 31, 2017

The Daily Telegraph is absolutely disgusting. I'm no fan of the Bulldogs, but they need to sue and cut ties with the paper for defamation.

— kiki. (@silvermoonkiks) August 1, 2017

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Header image: dailytelegraph.com.au