Karen Carney

2022 - 8 - 14

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Graeme Souness makes awkward "man's game" gaffe live on air ... (Mirror.co.uk)

Graeme Souness used the description it is "a man's game" to justify the encounter between Chelsea and Tottenham in the Premier League while alongside Karen ...

It’s a mans game all of a sudden now. Week in, week out and things that happens, that’s why it’s a huge success story, for games like that.” The implication is that men should be used to physical contact and women should not be, even if the comment may have been a throwaway remark by the experienced pundit.

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Graeme Souness under fire for calling football a 'man's game' while ... (SportsJOE.ie)

Souness and Carney were part of the punditry team on Sky Sports. Graeme Souness has been criticised for his tone-deaf comments after he described the draw ...

Another tweeted: "For Graeme Souness to solely refer to football as a man’s game is so out of touch with reality. It’s so disrespectful to everything womens football has achieved especially with the Lionesses winning the Euros and Emma Hayes being such a successful manager in the womens game. For Graeme Souness to solely refer to football as a man’s game is so out of touch with reality 🤦🏽♀️. It’s so disrespectful to everything womens football has achieved especially with the Lionesses winning the Euros and Emma Hayes being such a successful manager in the womens game." "Graeme Souness constantly banging on about football being a man’s game is crass at the best of times but doing so while he’s sat beside a woman … appalling show of disrespect," one person wrote. — FootballJOE (@FootballJOE) August 14, 2022

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Graeme Souness slammed for 'man's game' remark as Eniola Aluko ... (Scottish Daily Record)

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.

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Graeme Souness criticised for calling football a 'man's game' with ... (SPORTbible)

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 sparks sexism row by saying football is 'man's ... (Telegraph.co.uk)

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.

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Karen Carney Cringes At Graeme Souness's 'Man's Game' Comment (Balls.ie)

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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'Get in the bin': Football legend called out after 'disgraceful' comment ... (Fox Sports)

'Get in the bin': Football legend called out after 'disgraceful' comment sparks sexism row.

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.

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Graeme Souness said football 'is a man's game' alongside Karen ... (GiveMeSport)

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.

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