Karen Carney

Women's football player Bethany England was among a number of observers who slammed Sky Sports pundit Graeme Souness following comments he made during the ...

This is not the first time Souness has courted controversy of late. That zoom call I was invited on was 2 years ago & he said nothing to me at the time, now wants to drag me into his pointless column. England, who plays for Chelsea and has won 19 caps for the Lionesses, took to Twitter to express her disappointment with Souness' words. It’s a man's game all of a sudden now." And another said: "Graeme Souness, Jesus wept. Souness was in the studio alongside ex-Lionesses star Karen Carney, with David Jones hosting.

Souness declared the sport "a man's game" while sat beside 142-time England cap Karen Carney.

Men at it, blow for blow, and the referee letting them get on with it." He said: “Referees are letting a lot more go and it allows for a better watch. Souness was on punditry duty for Sky Sports as they broke down a fiery London Derby that ended with both managers being sent off for a furious confrontation.

Graeme Souness ignored Karen Carney's presence in the Sky Sports studio, and the entire summer of women's football by saying Chelsea vs Spurs was for men.

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Graeme Souness was covering Chelsea's 2-2 draw against Tottenham alongside Karen Carney for Sky Sports, and some of the comments made during the game have ...

It's a man's game all of a sudden again and the referee had a wonderful game. Aluko, who now works as a pundit, joined England in slamming Souness' comments. "If there is such a thing as a purist who watches football, they might get excited when they see the two managers are getting upset with each other.

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Off it, he dedicated the result to the many Forest fans who would love to have had a ticket. Not a bad skill to have mustered by any means but on the balance of overall play, they were clearly second best. The way Chelsea played with such intensity in the first half, I'm not sure they could've played that well with Lukaku. That's one of the reasons why they had to move him on because he basically stood up front. The sense that this was a special day was palpable long before kick-off. They didn't have a number nine in there, Sterling wasn't quite in the right areas. But that wasn't the root cause of their downfall. The two best, available strikers have gone to the other two teams in Erling Haaland and Darwin Nunez. They didn't have a number nine in there, Sterling wasn't quite in the right areas I felt they would have a point to prove today. "It might have to be someone who is tried and tested in the Premier League. I know Romelu Lukaku was here previously but he didn't really do it at Manchester United and the other strikers haven't done it even. In the first 20 minutes, there were crosses going in left, right and centre. They didn't do enough to win the game.

Graeme Souness alluded to football as a "man's game" after a fiery London derby between rivals Chelsea and Tottenham. Thomas Tuchel and Antonio Conte ...

The Lionesses beat Germany 2-1 in extra time thanks to Chloe Kelly who scored to end the heartbreak of so many previous tournaments. At the time he was sat next to former England international Karen Carney who looked a bit perplexed following the comment. "Get in the [bin] what a disgraceful thing to say after the summer this country has just seen," she posted on Twitter.

Graeme Souness made 'awkward' comments in Sky Sports studio at Stamford Bridge and was later told 'not okay' by former player Eniola Aluko.

Very simple." It’s not okay." "Come on.

It was a day of extreme heat, high emotion and fraught handshakes in west London as Chelsea and Spurs played out an eventful 2-2 draw.

(Just as the term 'our football' feels loaded and barbed). Carney's presence on Sky's coverage both Saturday and Sunday was triggering for many, many viewers at home, but whatever your perspective on her punditry, her presence offers a reminder that the sport is not only played (and watched) by men. We want controversy and weird handshakes. "We've all played the game," Souness said. It's a man's game all of a sudden again." Men at it. It was a day of extreme heat, high emotion and fraught handshakes in west London as Chelsea and Spurs played out an eventful 2-2 draw.

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Not everyone was outraged by Souness’ comments, with Piers Morgan taking to Twitter to defend him, sarcastically writing: “I’m outraged & disgusted that Graeme Souness used the words ‘man’s game’ when talking specifically about an incident in a man’s game played by two teams of men. It’s a man’s game all of a sudden now.” “It’s a man’s game.