Female linesman. ", Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning, Andy Gray was recorded criticising a female assistant referee and saying they "probably don't know the offside rule". Bobby Bulloch thought he was having a wee laugh by announcing his. He recently contributed a piece for Sportsmailabout how stereotyping in commentary is morally wrong, after a report from a Danish research firm found there was a clear racial bias in football commentary. I'm not sorry for me, I'm sorry for Sian Massey. There is a sports room, a little boisterous like a dressing room up and down the country. Liverpool were crushed by the Italian giants in the first half, going in 3-0 down at the break in Istanbul. 'Because a black person or a woman might get the opportunity to do this job. 'I will still wear the badge because I do of course believe black lives matter. Get the FREE Mirror Football newsletter with the day's key headlines and transfer news straight into your inbox. The news comes as a massive jolt to a lot of fans who have been accustomed to Croft's style of commentary on an F1 weekend. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. But Steven Gerrard headed home to give Liverpool fans a glimmer of hope and Tyledesley's reaction was priceless. Ageism alive and well in UK broadcasting.'. Stelling appeared gutted by the news, writing on Twitter in reply to Le Tissier: "One of my saddest days ever at Sky Sports with the departure of three of my best mates. Why is football knowledge measured by the offside rule. Sky sports commentators. Richard Keys and Andy Gray: What did they say on air to get sacked by 'All because three middle-aged white guys have got the sack. Andy Gray sacked by Sky for 'unacceptable and offensive behaviour Lloyd said he had "wonderful memories" of his time at Sky and had been "lucky to travel the world sharing Ashes highs and lows, World Cup wins and losses, heroics and heartaches with you all". ", Keys attempted to apologise one last time before the end of his final hour-long broadcast, saying, "One last time, sorry. Gray has been a key part of Sky's football coverage, Massey has found herself at the centre of a media storm, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. Matt Le Tissier said he would a Black Lives Matter badge (circled) on Sky Sports but did not support their anti-capitalism aims. Refs' chief slams Sky presenters over sexism row. David 'Bumble' Lloyd: Cricket commentator quits Sky Sports and will Wright described Scott as 'one of the best prepared pundits out there' andpraised Richards, who recently became a pundit after the conclusion of his playing career. A. The former Everton and Aston Villa player, believed to be on a seven-figure salary and a key component in Sky Sports' growth story over 20 years, recently began legal action against the News of the World another arm of Rupert Murdoch's empire over phone hacking allegations. Keys later said: "Prehistoric banter isn't acceptable in the modern world.. "We've expressed our disappointment to Andy Gray's representatives about the comments that have been reported in the media over the last 48 hours. Mark Chapman. Can you believe that? Almost forgotten sports presenters/commentators Digital Spy Good luck to Sky, Jeff, Merse and the new gang on Soccer Saturday.'. I accept that. Bad.". Taking to Twitter to announce the news himself, Minto wrote: 'It is with a heavy heart that after 13 incredible years with Sky Sports I share the news that I will no longer be working with Sky and be part of their ongoing football coverage. Thompson, Le Tissier and Nicholas regularly traded jibes with each other, while letting out instantly recognisable squeals of delight or anguish at goals or near misses. Gray, Sky's expert pundit for almost two decades in a long-standing partnership with Keys, was originally suspended yesterday after a Sunday newspaper published a transcript of the pair criticising female match official Sian Massey during Wolverhampton Wanderers' match with Liverpool on Saturday. Sir Ian Botham and David Gower bid farewell to the Sky Sports commentary box after the conclusion of the fifth and final Ashes Test at The Oval. The presenter follows pundits Matt Le Tissier, Phil Thompson and Charlie Nicholas out the door after it was announced the trio had been axed from Sky's Soccer Saturday on Wednesday. 'This happens to everybody in the industry. The pair have become synonymous with the. He was a first-class umpire from 1985 to 1987 and became Lancashire coach in 1993. It was wrong. Analysis and opinion from the BBC's cricket correspondent. Former Reds skipper and England star Thompson won 16 major titles with his beloved Liverpool including seven First Division titles, three European Cup, one FA Cup and two League Cup successes. Almost forgotten sports presenters/commentators. Scott, who played for Arsenal's women's team, has become a prominent pundit in recent years, featuring on Sky Sports and the BBC. His son . Yours was the voice of my sporting youth, Champions League on terrestrial was appointment viewing. Scott Minto has been sacked by Sky Sports as he becomes the latest to fall victim to the broadcaster's on-screen shake-up. Sky on Tuesday refused to comment on the. Photograph: Fiona Hanson/PA, Keys, was originally suspended yesterday after a Sunday newspaper published a transcript, in footage leaked to sister channel Sky News. Commentator David Lloyd has left Sky Sports after 22 years. The former West Ham and Chelsea defender had been the face of their LaLiga and EFL coverage for 13 years, but has been told his services are no longer required. I'm not sorry for me, I'm sorry for Sian Massey. "Can somebody just answer me this: What does Micah Richards, Alex Scott, Sol Campbell, Clinton Morrison, or any other black pundit have to do with Sky's decision to get rid of these guys? From Miami to Manchester! He said: 'Alex Scott, for me, is easily one of the best prepared pundits out there. Tyldesley is going to remain as part of the ITV team and will still be part of the group commentating at major tournaments. Through experiences you gain that wider perspective. He took over as England coach in 1996 but left in 1999 when the England and Wales Cricket Board did not renew his contract. 'We are very glad he will continue with us and look forward to working with him on many more occasions in the future.'. "And so I feel it is time for me to do the same and move on to the next chapter.". Ian Wright hits out at 'stinking-mouthed racist' response to Sky Sports See charming Karren Brady this morning complaining about sexism? , updated It is now expected Sky Sports will bring in new faces for the coming campaign, in order to freshen up the popular football show and keep Soccer Saturday current. Sky Sports' Martin Tyler has shared his memories of John Motson, after his legendary fellow commentator died at the age of 77 on Thursday. Like that time when Carlos Brathwaite hit four sixes in the last over off Ben Stokes to win the 2016 T20 World Cup for West Indies. Sign up to the Mirror Football email here for the latest news and transfer gossip. After issuing a warning yesterday, we have no hesitation in taking this action after becoming aware of new information today.". "Andy Gray's contract has been terminated for unacceptable behaviour. The 49-year-old began presenting for Sky in 2006 after . But Gray's former Everton team-mate Peter Reid linked the ex-Sky pundit's dismissal to the The presenter follows pundits Matt Le Tissier, Phil Thompson and. 'I am hugely excited by the future and will be sharing news soon of my next project. Peace and love.'. Please turn on JavaScript. Sign up here for is Inside the Ashes newsletter to get daily news, interviews and analysis from Down Under. Vladimir Smicer and Xabi Alonso put the Reds on level terms, to which Tyldesley claimed 'Miracles are possible' before Liverpool went on to win their fifth European Cup on penalties. Owen Gibson @ owen_g Tue 25 Jan 2011 11.38 EST Andy Gray, the Sky Sports presenter at the centre of a sexism storm following derogatory comments about a female official, has been sacked by. The News of the World is a subsidiary of News Corporation, which owns a large stake in BSkyB and is seeking to purchase the whole company. Former Tottenham . They weren't a million miles away under Marsch, Nev: Liverpool need to wake themselves up | 'Man Utd look happy again', Nev: Man Utd not ready for title race | Keane: They must be ready to pounce. Thompson said his 22 years on the show were 'great' and wished the show luck going forward, Le Tissier broke his Twitter silence on Wednesday to thank those who he has worked with. Niall Sloane, Director of ITV Sport, said: 'On behalf of ITV Sport, I would like to thank Clive for his superb work leading our commentary on some of the biggest occasions in world football throughout his outstanding career with us. [3] On 12 January 2018, Matterface was confirmed as Matt Chapman's replacement as commentator for ITV 's Dancing on Ice. A primary reason behind keeping the viewers engaged on a rain-affected Day 3 was the quality of analysis on Sky Sports Cricket. 00:14 GMT 01 Oct 2020. Sky Sports confirmed on Wednesday that former footballers Matt Le Tissier, Phil Thompson and Charlie Nicholas will no longer be a part of their coverage during the 2020/21 season, having. Karen Carney, Jacqui Oatley and Michelle Owen join Sky Sports and "It's been an immense privilege to try and bring the sport I love into people's homes up and down the country.". That is only fair to those connected with the clubs and their supporters. Paul Merson says it will be difficult for manager Graham Potter to recover if Chelsea compound a poor run of form with a loss to London rivals Tottenham on Sunday. Both Sky Sports and the FA condemned the comments, which led to Keys resigning from his role and Gray being sacked. Enjoyed my time at sky sports, time to look forward to lifes next challenge, thank you for the support down the years and special thanks to the backroom team which include @CazzaEccles @CarlyBassett @tvtrevstats amongst many others, good luck all have a lovely day . Merse says while Erik ten Hag has done a great job at Man Utd, he should be winning silverware, before predicting the battle to beat the drop will go the distance. Gary Neville believes Harry Kane must leave Tottenham this summer if he wants to win trophies and feels a move to Manchester United is his most likely option. "Thank you Bumble for your service. Former Chelsea and West Ham defender Minto joined Sky at the end of his playing career and has been a regular feature on Sky. Yeah. John Inverdale, Henry Blofeld, and Ian Robertson found themselves sidelined, whileCornelius Lysaght and Mark Pougatch were informed they had no future at Radio 5 Live. He admitted that himself and phoned Rafiq personally to apologise, as well apologising to the wider Asian community and affirming his commitment to making cricket a more inclusive sport. David Prutton. Former Southampton superstar and England ace Le Tissier, 51, was a hugely popular member of Stellings Saturday team. Yeah, I know. The 74-year-old former England coach, nicknamed 'Bumble', joined Sky in 1999 after his three-year stint with the national team. Good luck to Sky, Jeff, Merse and the new gang on Soccer Saturday.". 'Hello, hello. Commentator David Lloyd has left Sky Sports after 22 years. Sky confirmed that the incident in question is a new YouTube clip that emerged today, that showed Gray making sexist comments to co-presenter Charlotte Jackson before going on air. Forget what I said -they probably dont know the offside rule," Gray added. 2021 Associated Newspapers Limited. While fans have admitted that Croft does become a little . Paul Merson has questioned Leeds' decision to sack boss Jesse Marsch with two games in four days coming up against Man Utd, starting at Old Trafford on Wednesday. The statement from the broadcaster said: We are changing some parts of our football coverage Matt, Charlie and Phil have done a great job for us over the years, and they will leave us with our sincere thanks and very best wishes., Soccer Saturday host Jeff Stelling reacted to the announcement in despair, tweeting: "One of my saddest days ever at Sky Sports with the departure of three of my best mates. But the changes faced huge criticism, prompting former Arsenal striker Wright, 56, to pull over his car and post a heartfelt video online people to stop their 'racism'. The derogatory messages about Rafiq and Asians in general that Lloyd admitting sending a journalist close to the former Yorkshire player were unacceptable. There is an attitude that exists such as that. Sky has only so far issued a statement saying: 'We are changing some parts of our football coverage - Matt, Charlie and Phil have done a great job for us over the years, and they will leave us with our sincere thanks and very best wishes.'. Sky Sports review: Sky sports commentators. It reflects what goes on in pubs and clubs," he said. Yeah, I know. Jamie Redknapp believes Liverpool's next two games, at home to Wolves and rivals Manchester United four days later, are pivotal for their top-four hopes. Gray has instructed law firm Schillings to represent him over the termination of his contract, while Massey was withdrawn from her duties as an assistant referee for Tuesday's League Two game between Crewe and Bradford. What have they done, what have these guys done? Sky told SunSport: We are changing some parts of our football coverage Matt, Charlie and Phil have done a great job for us over the years, and they will leave us with our sincere thanks and very best wishes., Confirming his dismissal, Le Tissier wrote on Twitter: "Enjoyed my time at Sky Sports, time to look forward to life's next challenge, thank you for the support down the years and special thanks to the backroom team which include @CazzaEccles @CarlyBassett @tvtrevstats amongst many others, good luck all have a lovely day. I look forward to being back on the screen soon. Ella Gillett of Cambridge, GB. saying that Massey and other female assistant referees "did not know the offside rule". The veteran commentator has been sacked from lead role with ITV football; . ', he questioned as United went in search of a goal. Last updated on 21 December 202121 December 2021.From the section Cricket. Earlier this month Le Tissier announced he would be temporarily quitting the social media platform Twitter, saying he had been repeatedly targeted by cyber bullies who were attempting to force him out of his job. Enjoyed every minute with some amazing people on the show and behind the scenes which made it the iconic show it is today. ", Gray then stated: "If off-air conversations of television and radio presenters were recorded, there would be no one left working. The Premier League confirmed that Keys had called Massey to apologise, but that did not stop himfrom continuing blaming the ordeal on "misguided fun"and referring to"lads' mag humour", attributing it as normal inpubs, clubs and dressing rooms across the country. ', Another added: 'Hope he gets snapped up by someone', while third posted: 'Hi Clive, I've read the statement ITV put out this morning. - Jose has become a laughing stock. Andy Gray sacked from Sky Sports for sexist comments Somebodys f*cked up big., Keys was also found to have made a comment aboutWest Ham United vice-chair Karren Brady's newspaper column, saying:"The game's gone mad. Nev: Man Utd will need 'something really special' to beat Liverpool, Walker: Gap to Celtic will get bigger | 'Rangers can't match their quality', Merson Says: Man Utd should be winning trophies | Relegation will go to the wire, Nev: Man Utd most likely for Kane | 'I'd only pay 50m-60m for Rice', Tyler: Motson set the standard for commentators, 'From whiners to winners' - Neville on how Ten Hag has transformed Man Utd, Redknapp: Liverpool must win next two home games to finish in top four, Ten Hag on Man Utd togetherness and making Sir Alex proud, Carragher: Newcastle must pretend it's the last 30 minutes to beat Man Utd. Matterface, Tyldesley's replacement, will be continuing in his role as talkSPORT's lead football commentator alongside his new position. pic.twitter.com/yoloHx1glc. Bill Leslie David Lloyd: Sky Sports commentator leaves after 22 years The news comes less than 24 hours after Sky released a statement regarding the aforementioned Le Tissier and co. ', said Tyldesley as Rooney wildly celebrated at Goodison Park. It is understood that Sky had originally planned to treat Gray's exchange with Burton as part of the same disciplinary charge but the emergence of the new evidence made his position untenable. Bookmark. Somebodys f*cked up big., Keys was also found to have made a comment aboutWest Ham United vice-chair Karren Brady's newspaper column, saying:"The game's gone mad. ", "He [a Sky Sports crew member] says she [Massey] is all right," Burton continued, "now I don't know if I should trust his judgment on that? Eilidh Barbour. 09:52 GMT 14 Jul 2020 There is a sports room, a little boisterous like a dressing room up and down the country. Cricket is in Bumbles veins. In 2001 Thommo was praised by his fellow football pundit Tony Cottee for saving his life when the Liverpool hero paid for a doctor to examine his colleague before he suffered a brain haemorrhage. Outside of Lineker, Alan Shearer is the highest-paid Match of the Day pundit on an annual salary of 395,000 ($550k) - down 50,000 from the previous rate of 445,000 a year. He later responded to Ian Wright's video, saying: 'Totally agree with you Ian Wright, excellent point well made, racism should be left out of this completely but from one middle aged bloke to another I thought I did a decent job'. 'The underlying insinuation of tweets immediately linking mine and Alex Scott's names makes for some uncomfortable truths. I've not even thought about winding down towards retirement or anything like that. ITV have replaced me as their main football commentator pic.twitter.com/S8UOjvwEck. Wright said: 'The racism is going through the roof today. 'I love this job, and it has gone. Why Sir Ian Botham and David Gower are leaving Sky Sports after fifth Stelling tweeted: 'One of my saddest days ever at Sky Sports with the departures of three of my best mates. Not for myself. Brady said the comments made her "blood boil" while the England captain Rio Ferdinand labelled them "prehistoric". They will be lucky to have him. Others undoubtedly have far more entertaining anecdotes about one of the greats of British sports broadcasting, but there is hope this will not be the last we hear of Bumble. Sportsmail understands that Tyldesley and ITV agreed more than two years ago, in early 2018, that his role would change at this point in 2020, because the broadcaster felt that this would be the right moment for a new leading voice. I gather one or two sites are reporting that I've been sacked. Bad.". Here we go. Djokovic's bid to enter USA unvaccinated is BACKED by the US Open Gray has gone to the High Court in an attempt to force private investigator Glenn Mulcaire to reveal which News of the World journalists asked him to hack into his phone. ', Sky Sports has sacked pundits (from left) Matt Le Tissier, Phil Thompson and Charlie Nicholas, The Soccer Saturday trio Matt Le Tissier, Phil Thompson and Charlie Nicholas have also lost their jobs. I kiss my teeth, say raasclaat and all that sort of stuff. She's got that game on merit, she's worked really hard, and it does hurt you. What exactly did the two say? Sky Sports said it had sacked Gray "in response to new evidence of unacceptable and offensive behaviour". He also famously captured the moment Manchester United won the European Cup against Bayern Munich in dramatic fashion in 1999, saying: 'Beckham into Sheringham and Solskjaer has won it! "It has been a truly fantastic experience and a privilege to work with, and alongside, so many talented individuals. The Southampton legend had been outspoken on social media about various subjects including the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. 'It has been a truly fantastic experience and a privilege to work with, and alongside, so many talented individuals. Do me a favour, love.". Up to $10 000 in daily prizes, How Man Utd can end their Anfield hoodoo , Where next for Neymar? "I would like to wish the staff and teams at Sky all the best for the coming season - a season which is set to be truly spectacular both in the Premier League and EFL.