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Former Chelsea striker criticised Ian Wright's involvement in women's football broadcast.
Chelsea Women legend Remi Aluko curiously criticised another former Arsenal star, Ian Wright for his considerable involvement in women's football broadcasts.
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With the steady rise of women's football in England and the globe, the attention is at an all-time high, and male football fans and pundits are getting involved to an increasing degree. One such pundit is Wright, whose involvement Aluko argues takes opportunities away from women.
What Aluko said
Featuring on BBC Radio Four’s Women's Hour, Aluko raised the issue of men blocking opportunities for women in women's football, using Wright as a case study.
"I’ve worked with Ian a long time, and, you know, I think he’s a brilliant broadcaster, but I think he’s aware of just how much he’s doing in the women’s game. I think he should be aware of that,” she said.
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“The fact of the matter is, there is a limited amount of spaces available. If we had a situation where there was an equal opportunity in the men’s game for broadcasters and coaches that there is in the women’s game, it’s a free-for-all.
“But that’s not the case. I can’t dominate the men’s game in the way that, you know, you used Ian as an example.”
The Lagos-born star was asked if he thought it was wrong for a male pundit like Wright to be as involved as he is in the women's game, and she further clarified her point, saying, “I don’t know about wrong, but I think we need to be conscious and we need to make sure that women are not being blocked from having a pathway into broadcasting in the women’s game.”
"Men need to be aware that, you know, you’re in a growing sport, a growing sport for women, and we haven’t always had these opportunities, and so it’s about the awareness and supporting other women through that pathway.”
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