TV presenters Andy Gray and Richard Keys were forced to apologies after they made sexist off-air comments about a female assistant referee during Liverpool’s 3-0 win at Wolves on Saturday.
Sian Massey was the assistant in question, and the criticizing comments were made public yesterday. In fact, the highly-rated Massey, 25, actually got a crucial offside call right in the build-up to Liverpool’s opening goal.
Speaking to each other in the studio before the game, (believing their microphones were off) the conversation went:
Keys: ‘Somebody better get down there and explain offside to her.’
Gray: ‘Can you believe that? A female linesman. Women don’t know the offside rule.’
Keys: ‘Course they don’t. I can guarantee you there will be a big one today. Kenny (Liverpool manager Dalglish) will go potty. This isn’t the first time, is it? Didn’t we have one before?’
The comments were labeled ‘appalling’ and ‘medieval’ by Football Against Racism in Europe, a group who work with UEFA to wipe out all discrimination in football.
To listen to Keys and Grays attack on Massey here is a link!
