Graeme Souness

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 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.

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 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.

Chelsea went ahead against Spurs after 19 minutes following a fantastic volley from Kalidou Koulibaly, who met Marc Cucurella's corner. Tottenham equalised ...

Likening the affair to more physical encounters of the past, Souness stated that ‘it’s a man’s game again’ due to the feisty nature of the fixture and doubled down on how he thought it was masculine, referring to ‘men at it’ in the process. Harry Kane headed in from an Ivan Perisic corner, although during the play, Cristian Romero appeared to foul Cucurella, pulling him down by his hair but again avoiding any punishment. It was a brilliant game and one made even better by the raw emotions that bled into it during the contest and after the final whistle.

Tyrone Mings has hit back at Graeme Souness after the Liverpool legend's criticism of the Aston Villa defender in his newspaper column.

Mings is talking a good game without achieving anything and I include in that assessment some of his one-v-one contests against some of the Premier League’s stronger strikers. But Mings responded to Souness via Twitter saying: ‘What a weird article. ‘It’s fine being able to communicate and get your message across.

Graeme Souness criticised Mings in his latest Daily Mail column - the Villa captain hit back after the club's first win of the season on Saturday (13 ...

That zoom call I was invited on was two years ago and he said nothing to me at the time, now wants to drag me into his pointless column. He had an answer for me, of course, but that encounter told me a lot.” “Mings is ‘well-loved in the dressing room’, apparently.

Graeme Souness' criticism of Tyrone Mings has caused some controversy and the Aston Villa defender has responded to claims he has not achieved much in his ...

The tough-tackling centre-back then went on to join Bournemouth following their promotion to the Premier League. "Mings is 'well-loved in the dressing room', apparently. Following the decision by Gerrard to replace him as captain, Souness made a brutal assessment of the defender.

Liverpool icon Graeme Souness was criticised for referring to football as a "man's game" after Chelsea's 2-2 draw against Tottenham at Stamford Bridge on ...

Souness added: "I've been saying for years, the referees have such a major part to play in the success of the Premier League because... We are back and the directive to the referees is long overdue. Former England international Eni Aluko added: "Awkward turtles, Graeme Souness talking about 'it's a man's game again' sat next to an England centurion Karen Carney, two weeks after the Lionesses end a 56-year wait and win the European Championships. Come on. "Get in the [bin emoji] what a disgraceful thing to say after the summer this country has just seen," she wrote on "Referees are letting a lot more go and it allows for a better watch. Chiefs want the Premier League to be recognised as the quickest division in the world, with critics questioning whether this is fair.

The Rangers icon was part of Sky Sports' coverage of Chelsea vs Tottenham at Stamford Bridge.

Men at it, blow for blow, and the referee letting them get on with it." Souness said on the live coverage on Sunday : “Referees are letting a lot more go and it allows for a better watch. If you want to take anybody's conversation out of context, misrepresent it back and turn it into something it wasn't that's for you to do. "Graeme made an observation about a game and made it in conjunction with what he's watching and if someone wants to turn it into something more, they do a particular calls of equality and injustice. It's like I enjoyed two games of football yesterday where men were playing men and they got about themselves at times." Are we getting into situation where we should be saying 'hang on a second here, Women's Super League, that's bias', are we getting into that territory?

Graeme Souness has doubled down on his comments about football being 'a man's game' and says he does not regret 'a word of it'.

I’ve got a 14-year-old daughter and I want her to compete in the world and be given the best opportunities, what a load of old cobblers.’ ‘If someone wants to turn it into something more, they do a particular cause of equality an injustice. I’ve been advocating for years that the referees have such a major part to play in the success of the Premier League. ‘They were blowing the whistle all the time and it wasn’t a good watch. If you are on the touchline and things aren’t going your way and you feel there’s been an injustice. Asked if he regretted what he said during an interview on talkSPORT on Monday, Souness replied: ‘Not a word of it.

The Sky Sports pundit Graeme Souness has received stinging criticism on social media for calling football a 'man's game' on Sunday.

On TalkSPORT on Monday morning, Souness said: “My comments yesterday, I said we’ve got our game back. It’s not okay.” After Harry Kane’s stoppage-time header had snatched a point for Spurs, Souness added: “I think we’ve got our football back, as I would enjoy football … men at it, blow-for-blow, and the referee letting them get on with it.” The former England international Karen Carney, now a pundit, was sitting alongside Souness in the studio and the presenter Dave Jones responded: “It’s also a woman’s game as well.”

The Rangers and Liverpool icon has come under heavy fire from a section of the sport two weeks over claims of sexism.

I don't think Graeme is a dinosaur and I don't think he said anything misogynistic, I don't think there was anything wrong with what he said. If you want to take anybody's conversation out of context, misrepresent it back and turn it into something it wasn't that's for you to do. The former Crystal Palace owner jumped in: "That's preposterous, I've seen some of the blowback going on, the social media activists getting at it, what an absolute load of nonsense. We've got our game back, I enjoyed two games of football where men were playing men and they got about themselves at times, and they got about each other." I think yesterday, my comments yesterday, we've got our game back, that's the kind of playing football I remember playing in. I've been advocating for years, the referees have such a major part to play the success of the Premier League. We were fast approaching, we were fast becoming like other leagues, the game didn't flow and it wasn't a very good watch.

Graeme Souness claims he does not regret a word he said after declaring "it's a man's game again" following Sunday's match between Chelsea and Tottenham.

Yeah [cheating], buying a foul, that's cheating and the referees are not buying it anymore. I think the referees have got this directive now which will mean more honesty in the game. Let me explain, I've been advocating for years and I've been saying for years the referees have such a major part to play in the success of the Premier League. "We were fast becoming like other leagues, where the refs were blowing the whistle all the time, the game didn't flow and it just wasn't a very good watch. And okay, the thing on the touchline, I don't think we should be condoning that, it's not something we want to see too much of. It was a feisty match between Chelsea and Tottenham, which saw both managers sent off after the full-time whistle.

The Sky Sports pundit made the comments during the post-match analysis of Chelsea's draw with Tottenham.

It's a man's game all of a sudden again." What a disgraceful thing to say after the summer this country has just seen." We've seen the former Chelsea captain make a few tackles in her time."

Rangers legend Souness sparked a backlash for his "man's game" comments covering Chelsea vs Tottenham yesterday.

"Graeme made an observation about a game and made it in conjunction with what he's watching. I'm seeing England football players from the female football team making a song out of this. Are we getting into a situation where we should be saying, hang on a second here, 'the Women's Super League, that's biased'. Are we getting into that territory because of that nature? However, a number of Lionesses including Eniola Aluko hit out at Souness' choice of wording on social media and pointed to England women's Euro 2022 triumph earlier this summer. Souness was sitting alongside the ex-Crystal Palace owner on the Jim White Show as he blasted: "That's preposterous. The dramatic scenes were captured live on camera and Souness lapped up the emotional encounter during post-match analysis, saying: “Referees are letting a lot more go and it allows for a better watch.

The Liverpool legend came under fire for saying the thrilling Premier League showdown at Stamford Bridge 'showed it was a man's game all of a sudden'. Souness ...

“If someone wants to turn it into something more, they do a particular cause of equality and injustice. “They were blowing the whistle all the time and it wasn’t a good watch. Free Bets are paid as Bet Credits and are available for use upon settlement of qualifying bets. I’ve been advocating for years that the referees have such a major part to play in the success of the Premier League. If you are on the touchline and things aren’t going your way and you feel there’s been an injustice. I’ve seen some of the blowback. “Okay, I don’t think we should be condoning the thing on the touchline, but I’ve been there. “We’ve got to be better for it. “You don’t need it. When asked by host Jim White if he regretted what he said, the 69-year-old replied: “Not a word of it. It’s a man’s game all of a sudden now.” Speaking on Sky Sports, Souness said: “Referees are letting a lot more go and it makes for a better watch.

Pundit explains that his 'it's a man's game' description was a reference to the physical nature of the Premier League.

Men at it, blow for blow, and the referee letting them get on with it." It’s a man's game all of a sudden now. "Graeme made an observation about a game and made it in conjunction with what he's watching. The emotional scenes prompted Souness to say in his post-match analysis: “Referees are letting a lot more go and it allows for a better watch. Are we getting into a situation where we should be saying 'hanging on a second here - the Women's Super League, that's bias'. Are we getting into that territory because of that nature? Jordan, however, said on Monday that the reaction by England players was "an absolute load of nonsense". He said: "A man describing a game featuring men can't apparently use the word men or men in conjunction with a game that featured solely men?

The Sportsmail columnist said following Chelsea and Tottenham's fiery draw that it was 'a man's game all of a sudden now'. He added: 'We've got our football ...

Our game has always been unique, more meaty, more in your face and more intense and we got away from that. I've been advocating for years that the referees have such a major part to play in the success of the Premier League. But Souness has sought to clarify the meaning behind his remarks and, when asked on talkSPORT if he regretted the comments, said: 'Not a word of it.

England star Bethany England led the criticism of the comments but Souness stands by his words.

If you are on the touchline and things aren’t going your way and you feel there’s been an injustice. “They were blowing the whistle all the time and it wasn’t a good watch. I’ve been advocating for years that the referees have such a major part to play in the success of the Premier League. “My comments yesterday were saying we’ve got our game back. It’s a man’s game all of a sudden now.” “Referees are letting a lot more go and it makes for a better watch,” he said.