- Ian Wright, 61, was an ardent defender of women’s football on television
- Eni Aluko criticized the legend of Arsenal during the appearance on radio 4
Eni Aluko accused Ian Wright of blocking opportunities for female experts in women’s football.
Aluko, 38, targeted the legend of Arsenal – who was a major defender of the female game – ostensibly saying that he should be aware of the amount of space he occupies.
The former striker of England and Chelsea spoke at the feminine time of Radio Four and said: “ I worked with Ian for a long time and, you know, I think he is a brilliant diffuser, but I think he is aware of what he does in the female game. I think it should be aware of it.
“The fact is that there is a limited amount of available spaces. If we had a situation where there was an equal opportunity in the male game for the broadcasters and the coaches that there is in the female game, it is a free for all.
“But this is not the case. I cannot dominate the male game in the way you know, you used Ian as an example.
When asked to clarify if she thinks he is bad for Wright, 61, to be a figure at the forefront of women’s football coverage, Aluko added: “ I don’t know for evil, but I think we have to be aware and that we must make sure that women are not prevented from walking in the broadcasting in the game of women.
Ian Wright (right) was accused by Eni Aluko (on the left) of blocking opportunities for women
“It’s still new, it always grows. There is a limited amount of opportunities and I think men must be aware of it.
“Men must be aware that, you know, you are in a growing sport, a growing sport for women, and we have not always had these opportunities, and it is therefore conscience and support other women through this path.”
Wright launched a podcast alongside Steph Houghton last year about the female game and talks about it regularly with Kelly Cates on the BBC.
The much appreciated pundit is also a regular element on the screens covering the male game and is located alongside Gary Neville, Roy Keane and Jill Scott on overlapping.
Wright spoke to support female experts who have suffered abuses in the past, insisting so that they “ deserve “their roles and say that he was` `embarrassed ” about Vitriol sent.
Aluko, with Alex Scott and Karen Carney, is among the female experts to have been targeted.
And she thinks that her dissemination career was damaged by the case in civil defamation against Joey Barton.
More to follow …
