Eni Aluko believes male pundits such as Ian Wright are at risk of blocking their female equivalents from working in the women’s game.
Aluko, the former England and Chelsea striker, said that men needed to be “aware” that there were limited opportunities for women broadcasters to work in the sport.
Wright, 61, has been a vocal supporter of women’s football and is a regular pundit on match coverage in the United Kingdom and elsewhere.
Aluko, who has worked for ITV, TNT Sports, Amazon Prime and Fox Sports in the U.S. after ending her playing career in 2020, was asked by the BBC Woman’s Hour presenter Clare McDonnell, whether she stood by her previous criticisms that men dominated broadcasting and coaching roles in the women’s game.
She said: “I will never be able to usurp Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher. These are guys that have done it for a long time, they are brilliant broadcasters and rightly dominate their sport. I think the same should apply in the women’s game.”
When asked by McDonnell whether Wright was an example of what she was talking about, the 38-year-old replied: “I’ve worked with Ian a long time and 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…
