Steph Houghton, who co-hosts a podcast with Ian Wright but played alongside Eni Aluko for England, has backed the former as fallout from latter’s controversial comments roll on
Former England star Steph Houghton has offered her public backing to Ian Wright as the fallout from Eni Aluko’s controversial claims rumble on.
Aluko accused Wright of “blocking opportunities for women” on BBC radio – leading to both widespread criticism of her views and support for Wright. She has since apologised.
Now Houghton, who spent close to a decade as a team-mate of Aluko with England but hosts the Crossways podcast with Wright, has said praised the “superhero” Arsenal legend for his “unbelievable” work in promoting women’s football.
During their most recent podcast Wright said: “It’s always good to see you Steph, because you make me smile, because it’s been quite a tough week.”
And Houghton quickly stepped in to say: “Ian, can I just say this, and this has not been pre-empted, I think I posted on Instagram. What you have done for our game is unbelievable and you’ve got to take all the credit…
