Eni Aluko has issued an apology to Arsenal legend Ian Wright for comments she made on BBC Radio Four programme Woman’s Hour about his work as a pundit on women’s football
Eni Aluko has apologised to Ian Wright after she claimed the Arsenal legend is “dominating” coverage of women’s football and blocking opportunities for female pundits. Wright is an ardent supporter of the women’s game and has regularly worked as a pundit on Lionesses games.
However, he has only been a pundit on one Women’s Super League game and was part of ITV’s coverage of just two matches at the 2023 Women’s World Cup. And Aluko has now apologised for her comments about Wright, insisting that she was simply “trying to make a broader point about the limited opportunities for women in football”.
In a post on Instagram, Aluko said: “lan Wright is a brilliant broadcaster and role model whose support for the women’s game has been significant.
“In my interview with Woman’s Hour this week, I was trying to make a broader point about the limited opportunities for women in football – whether that’s in coaching, broadcasting or commercial spaces – and the importance of creating more space for women to thrive on and off the pitch.
“But it was wrong for lan’s name…
