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Roy Keane makes Eni Aluko reference in front of Ian Wright after ‘opportunities’ row
Roy Keane jokingly referenced Eni Aluko and her recent row with Ian Wright that followed controversial comments on the Arsenal legend. Last month, former Chelsea Women forward Aluko accused Wright of blocking opportunities for female pundits in the women’s game. Aluko had a controversial view of Wright’s punditry in women’s footballGetty The 38-year-old received backlash online and many fans pointed out how the ex-Arsenal striker is a huge advocate of women’s football. Aluko issued an apology, but a ‘very disappointed’ Wright refused to accept it and said he wanted to move on. But during the latest episode of Stick to Football, Wright’s co-pundit Keane poked fun at the row to draw laughs from the entire panel. When discussing punditry, the Manchester United legend said: “You wouldn’t be going after a manager, that’s the one thing I wouldn’t do. “Criticise players, no problem, but managers, because I’ve been there and I’ve done it, I know how hard it is.” Jill Scott, who made 175 Women’s Super League appearances and won the Euros with England in 2022, weighed in on the topic. She said: “I find it’s hard… I don’t do many of the women’s games, because I’m like…” Keane, who was sitting alongside Wright, intervened and jokingly said: “Because of Ian?” Scott and Wright, as well as Gary Neville and Paul Scholes, burst into laughter after the comment. Keane maintained a straight face, before Neville swiftly called for the end of the episode. Keane poked fun at the row whilst sitting next to WrightThe Overlap YouTube The Stick to Football cast couldn’t help but laugh at the jokeThe Overlap YouTube Wright received a lot of support in the aftermath of the comments from Aluko, with Steph Houghton publicly backing him. “Ian, can I just say this, and this has not been preempted, I think I posted on Instagram,” the England legend said on their ‘Crossways’ podcast, where they discuss women’s football. “What you have done for our game is unbelievable and you’ve got to take all the credit that everybody’s thrown at you this week because you are a superhero. And I love working with you.” “I love you Steph. To see you come out publicly like that for me is just nice,” Wright said in response. “But I just wish, it’s not about the individual in the women’s game, it’s just about the collective. “I’m not going to go into it but I just really appreciate the public support that I got.” Wright has received a swathe of support after Aluko’s commentsGetty Wright has been a regular pundit in women’s football coverage and helped grow its interest. His work has come alongside his views on the men’s game, with the 61-year-old one of the most popular characters in football.
Roy Keane jokingly referenced Eni Aluko and her recent row with Ian Wright that followed controversial comments on the Arsenal legend.
Last month, former Chelsea Women forward Aluko accused Wright of blocking opportunities for female pundits in the women’s game.
The 38-year-old received backlash online and many fans pointed out how the ex-Arsenal striker is a huge advocate of women’s football.
Aluko issued an apology, but a ‘very disappointed’ Wright refused to accept it and said he wanted to move on.
But during the latest episode of Stick to Football, Wright’s co-pundit Keane poked fun at the row to draw laughs from the entire panel.
When discussing punditry, the Manchester United legend said: “You wouldn’t be going after a manager, that’s the one thing I wouldn’t do.
“Criticise players, no problem, but managers, because I’ve been there and I’ve done it, I know how hard it is.”
Jill Scott, who made 175 Women’s Super League appearances and won the Euros with England in 2022, weighed in on the topic.
She said: “I find it’s hard… I don’t do many of the women’s games, because I’m like…”
Keane, who was sitting alongside Wright, intervened and jokingly said: “Because of Ian?”
Scott and Wright, as well as Gary Neville and Paul Scholes, burst into laughter after the comment.
Keane maintained a straight face, before Neville swiftly called for the end of the episode.
Wright received a lot of support in the aftermath of the comments from Aluko, with Steph Houghton publicly backing him.
“Ian, can I just say this, and this has not been preempted, I think I posted on Instagram,” the England legend said on their ‘Crossways’ podcast, where they discuss women’s football.
“What you have done for our game is unbelievable and you’ve got to take all the credit that everybody’s thrown at you this week because you are a superhero. And I love working with you.”
“I love you Steph. To see you come out publicly like that for me is just nice,” Wright said in response.
“But I just wish, it’s not about the individual in the women’s game, it’s just about the collective.
“I’m not going to go into it but I just really appreciate the public support that I got.”
Wright has been a regular pundit in women’s football coverage and helped grow its interest.
His work has come alongside his views on the men’s game, with the 61-year-old one of the most popular characters in football.
