Read more, Editorial enquiries, please contact: [emailprotected], Commercial enquiries, please contact: [emailprotected]. It was certainly one of the most dramatic events in British sports media for a generation, a four-day frenzy from the Mail on Sunday story breaking on the Saturday night to Keys resignation on the Wednesday afternoon. #beINPL #ARSWBA, Watch Now https://t.co/RRmQgctETJ pic.twitter.com/c9bhTGInNo, beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS_EN) May 9, 2021. Who ultimately then becomes the master of discipline? Theyve beaten Fulham. My fear is and Ive said it for a long time now, that the guy in the middle there [Arteta] is the one thats most to blame for the inflammatory behaviour on the touchline. That isnt anyone., Richard Keys has actually blamed Arteta for a Tottenham fan kicking Ramsdale. This was Keys and Grays territory and if you were on it, you knew it. Can you believe that? There's Chelsea Hajduk in Melbourne and Bechem Chelsea in Ghana, but I don't think there's any risk of confusion even without specifying Chelsea FC - He is listed under the 'famous fans' section of there web site. Andy has become a very good operator journalistically, hes very sharp. Im a journalist by trade and pride myself on coming from that side of the fence, but I havent scored winning goals in FA Cup finals; he can add that perspective. Most people watching Aaron Ramsdale getting kicked by a Tottenham fan at the end of Januarys derby blamed the latter for the regrettable incident. What happened to me was recorded on a telephone in that studio, it seems to me it was done with a specific purpose. I used to knock a ball about, but very badly. The attackers allegedly threatened him and his wife with guns and iron bars. United opted to sign Weghorst following Cristiano Ronaldo's explosive departure. Can you name Arsenals XI from Arsene Wengers last match as boss. Pen was soft but he shouldve taken Holding off. Despite the suggestions, Guardiola decided not to heed their advice. Having made it clear that Artetas mere existence irked him, Keys relished the opportunity to stick the boot in following Arsenals crucial defeat at Tottenham in May. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Sky Sports had become the story. Hes got a point. His anti #Arsenal agenda is sensational. It can't be that hard. "Youre playing with ten men most weeks if hes in," he vented. Ok. Whether a profoundly endangered species that always seems to go out of its way to avoid the act of sexual congress really needs extra displacement activities is a matter for those better versed in panda husbandry than I. Apparently they will answer any question , Richard Keys has sent a strange global text message that reveals more of the dark world in which he lives, Laurence Bassini, whose company has bought Watford, was declared bankrupt in 2007 and has since changed his name, There are those who talk about sport to avoid the weightier issues of the day, and then there are those who magically manage to combine the two without you even realising it. From one emerging football market to another, meanwhile, as China launches an audaciously cutesy bid to steal the limelight at a tournament for which they have not qualified before or since 2002. Even for him, this has to be a new low, which says a lot given what he did to his family. All rights reserved. But my view of that respect was always the case. What sets him apart is his ability to tell you how and why a footballer is able to do what he does. Again today in front of the 4th official as well. Richard Keys believes Manchester United are currently playing with '10 men' despite their fine form under Erik ten Hag. It was like there was a murderer on the loose, says one insider, and bodies kept being found.. Richard Keys believes Manchester United are currently playing with '10 men' despite their fine form under Erik ten Hag. Well, so it was in my case! His final gambit was arranging an appearance on Talksport radio that afternoon. I was being fed a huge amount of guff from our press office, Keys says. Arsenal and Mikel Arteta have not just made themselves favourites for the Premier League, theyve ruffled the feathers of a certain Richard Keys Ben White as well who was over there, he said. He took aim at Wout Weghorst's role since arriving on loan from Burnley last month. I think Id need to have a very close look at that, a very close look indeed. How dare the opposition try to win? None of this works. Keys and Gray had been there for 20 years but they still glowed with the fame of the job. The International Centre for Sports Security is on its journey towards credibility so why not turn to Richard Keys? However, presenter Richard Keys who slammed the players and manager for celebrating their win. I lacked pace and movement, and probably ability as well so there are some basic things missing. Keys, who had fronted Sky' s Premier League coverage for nearly 20 years, resigned in January 2011 a day after colleague Andy Gray was sacked, as the pair were Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. But as Keys left the Talksport office, he knew his time was up. Former Sky Sports presenter Keys now works for Qatar-based beIN SPORTS, and was speaking about the situation back in October. (I'm not sure if there are different Chelsea's?) Keys, who fronted Sky Sports coverage of the Premier League between 1992 and 2011, is now working in Qatar for beIN SPORTS and has been critical of Arsenal and their manager on a number of occasions. . Keys wasnt about to pass up this open goal, When theres no discipline nor example of how to behave coming from the coach what do people expect? It was a story that connected every form of media: broken initially by a Sunday newspaper, picked up by the dailies, fuelled by the internet and the virality of the clips themselves, moving onto an anonymous YouTube account, climaxing on commercial radio. A third clip emerged, this time posted to YouTube, of Gray making inappropriate comments to Sky Sports colleague Charlotte Jackson in December 2010. On Sunday, Erik ten Hags men took on I love the TV business and I love the people who work in and around football. It has never been more of an inclusive place than it is today, now it is starting to make the cultural changes it intended 10 years ago. What could Keys possibly find irritating about a rich, talented, respected andconventionally handsome man like Arteta? We have our own atmosphere which mirrors whats going on outside. Its changed things for me because most weeks Id turn up at a ground knowing I needed someone around the bottom end of the table to lose games, and that gave most games an added interest. I don't know why Pep can't get his head around it. On-air, that has never been an allegation you could throw at myself or Andy, he says, making a distinction that maybe matters less than he might think. Monday Night Football, the show relaunched as a new platform for Keys and Gray just before they left, has become the networks flagship programme, setting standards for insight and analysis. Theres much work to be done on workers rights and various freedoms, he concedes of Qatar. Jesus. Didnt realise there was different celebration types! Keys and Gray break down the stats, 33 penalties since the start of last season!#beINPL, More https://t.co/1eGBJOyvQ5 pic.twitter.com/32cBLc5trX, beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS_EN) January 2, 2021. Does anyone know if Hammond supports one? BeIN SPORTS anchor Keys thinks they could hit another level with one tweak. After years of bashing Rafa Benitez, Keys has moved on to the current crop in recent In the 1990s, the 2000s, and at the very start of the last decade, they were the stars of the Sky Sports universe and, by extension, two of the most influential people in English football. That'll give Richard Keys something to speak about. "I mean, he doesnt do enough to justify a starting place, does he? And Ancelotti did leave Everton up sh*t creek without a paddle when he left for Spain last summer. Even from Qatar, hed managed to get underneath the skin of an entire fanbase and drag them down to his level. On Soccer AM, the flagship Saturday morning show, they knew they could not discuss the departures of the pair that week. Four years ago, Massey-Ellis was awarded the MBE for her groundbreaking work in football. Keys did call her to apologise, Massey told the Times in 2017. Richard Keys (born 23 April 1957 in Coventry) is an English sports presenter with a career starting in 1976 when he moved initially to London. But they havent won the [Premier League] title tonight. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Authorities said at least four men entered the players home and then escaped in a car. In the summer of 2010, the channel relaunched Monday Night Football, a new platform for Grays punditry. He lets other teammates score. Within 48 hours, the story had become one of the biggest in the country. And, as the evidence piled up, they decided to act. In 2003 Richard Keys has received an Honorary title from Coventry University (Honorary Doctor of Letters - Dlitt) for outstanding services to sports broadcasting. In 2012 Richard Keys and Andy Gray received the best sports programme prize for their talkSPORT show at the Sony Radio Academy AwOscars). But they made capital out of it., He claims that there was a campaign orchestrated against him and his on-screen partner. Richard Keys has gone in two-footed on Gabby Agbonlahor, seemingly for no reason, starting a war of words with the talkSPORT presenter. I was being fed a huge amount of guff from Despite all that, Keys isn't having it. For Arsenal fans, Saturday's win over Fulham was just as sweet as Richard Keys' post-match reaction was salty.. Gabriel's late winner sealed a 2-1 victory for the Gunners as they maintained their 100% record to remain top of the Premier League, sparking jubilant scenes around the Emirates at full time.. James May wrote that Hammond "knows even less about football than I do, which must make his the least encyclopedic knowledge of the game ever recorded". Dont forget, neither of us were caught behind an open mic. Its fantastic because it shows they care. As Xabi Alonso can testify, Nigel de Jong isnt one to pull out of a challenge. pic.twitter.com/FI2SvkcXTZ, Just re-watched it and Richard Keys does indeed refer to Bernd Leno as Jay Leno. Now Sian Massey-Ellis after getting married in 2018, she has officiated consistently at the highest levels of the mens and womens games, at a club and international level. It was largely, Say sorry, keep saying sorry, you cant over-say sorry. So dont ever think that it was.. Based in the United Kingdom and online since 2007, Inside Futbol provides football news, features and interviews. They were linked with a slew of names, including Joao Felix and Alvaro Morata, before settling on the 30-year-old. But this sort of thing does seem to be big in China. He has worked ever since for the pic.twitter.com/mEZB4RViY4, Planet Football (@planetfutebol) August 31, 2022. The two men were taken off Monday Night Football, a game Chelsea won 4-0 at Bolton Wanderers. The reinvention of Andy Gray and Richard Keys, TalkSport's hiring of Andy Gray and Richard Keys hits costs, Barney Francis: 'Football punditry is an absolute art form', Richard Keys and the art of the text message threat, Sky generation is beginning to miss Richard Keys and Andy Gray. We worked with him for a season and he was always on time and ready to go. Saturday, January 22, 2011. I do think, in general, were more embracing, Keys says. Football coverage might be a little less confrontational than when Atkinson and Keegan lost their little battles in the spring of 1996, but those silly machines have ultimately won the war. Andy wasnt live when he was stood pitchside. Keys still believes that his enemies set out to destroy his and Grays careers. Francis was waiting for Keys when he got there. Keys also points to the distinction between himself and Richard Scudamore, who was at the centre of a sexist emails scandal in 2014. It depends who you ask. She has been brilliant. It really wasnt. WebSky Sports presenter Richard Keys has had a makeover to ensure he stands up to the unforgiving scrutiny of high definition TV. Webwhat football team does richard keys support. Former Manchester City midfielder Nigel de Jong hit back at Richard Keys after he doubled down on his criticism of Arsenal's players and Mikel Arteta for their "Maybe he's just a coach who likes to coach positive football. Come on, lets be honest!". How he (Scudamore) ever got away with that, I will never know, Keys says. 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Er no, and that includes George Best hes never let us down. I do think were more sensitive. Game-changing news in the Fifa corruption war, as Qatar unveils its Lord Haw-Haw. Cant the 4th see this? First, to Qatar land of the most impressive backhand in the game, where the brain drain triggered by Sky Sports parting company with Keys and Andy Gray is once again laid bare. @richardajkeys suggests the manager they should have signed! All of this landed on the desk of Francis, the young new managing director of Sky Sports. morning, Available for everyone, funded by readers. Absolutely. So if any good came of it, maybe that did., Keys and Gray, who are still working together, bumped into Massey-Ellis at Birmingham Airport recently. For the next instalment of 90s Heroes check out the Bet Bright football blog this week. Keys arrived at Talksports then office near Londons Waterloo station, by himself. Authorities told the Spanish daily El Pais that Aubameyang was hit and forced to open a safe where the couple kept jewellery. The Netherlands international has recently dropped into a midfield role to allow Rashford to strut his stuff further up the pitch. But no one denies that its being undertaken asI write., Come on, Keys entreats of the disputed Qatari bid. Keys and Gray hosted the Super Sunday coverage that afternoon under intense scrutiny. Laura Woods has slated Richard Keys after he called out Arsenal fans for "over-celebrating" their 2-1 win over newly-promoted side Fulham yesterday. The Dutch coach said: "The last years he was actually only playing as a striker, but I know from a very long history he can play there. TRY A QUIZ:Can you name Arsenals XI from Arsene Wengers last match as boss? Leeds sacked Marcelo Bielsa as manager on Sunday following a run of poor form and are expected to appoint American boss Marsch as his replacement. Leeds have conceded 60 goals in just 26 Premier League games so far this season and will be looking for Marsch to tighten them up at the back quickly. I remember arriving at Maine Road once and the security fella asking me what colour jacket I would be wearing. Richard Keys (born 23 April 1957) is an English sports presenter who has worked for BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Sky, Talksport, Al Jazeera, Fox Sports, ESPN Star Sports , BeIN Sports; and has presented many top-level football matches. It showed Keys again using sexist language about a woman, this time in conversation with Jamie Redknapp, from a studio at a live game at Stamford Bridge. It would certainly need a lot of analysis. There was some sense among the madness of those jackets. He said that he and Gray bumped into Massey recently and that they all laughed over the incident.. Lets be realistic here are we truly to believe that if rules have been bent or circumvented here that this would be the first time it had happened? Francis declined to be interviewed for this story but, according to multiple sources familiar with his thinking at the time, it came down to behaviour and culture. Shes been fantastic. Well done Antony Taylor. Arsenal and Mikel Arteta have not just made themselves favourites for the Premier League, theyve ruffled the feathers of a certain Richard Keys in the process. She is routinely recognised as the very best of the assistant referees in the elite Select Group 1. On a Monday, they would have their planning meetings with producers in the Sky Sports canteen, going through videos, planning the show. Keys couches his response to the Sunday Timess allegations of widespread chicanery in the 2022 World Cup bid process as his caving into an irresistible clamour for him to break hissilence and having done so, offers an apologists masterclass. By, The Sky Sports managing director talks to, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every That anger that I carry in my back pocket, I will never, ever put away. Theyre four games into the season. Francis wanted to take it in a different direction, portray a different image for the company and generate a modern, market-leading feel particularly when it came to diversity, inclusivity and behaviour. Ten Hag admitted he always intended to use Weghorst as a striker, with his recent role as a number 10 a spur of the moment decision. You can see it as you drive into central London from the west, near Heathrow Airport. FT: @Arsenal 2-1 @FulhamFC "They're over celebrating this It's a 2-1 win against newly promoted Fulham! pic.twitter.com/48uOSvWIJx, Disappointed this wasnt just 3 minutes of Laura Woods taking Richard Keys apart to be honest. After sacking Gray, worse was yet to come for Sky Sports and Keys when a fourth and final video emerged late on the Tuesday night. Staff were scrambled in a desperate hunt for video cameras so they could film it to make the evening news bulletins. Female sports broadcasters such as Alex Scott, here interviewing Petr Cech, now appear more regularly on TV (Photo: David Price/Arsenal FC via Getty Images). Can you get full marks on our ultimate 2000s Premier League quiz? Pep Guardiola staying calm despite Manchester Citys winning run, Manchester City easily beat West Brom 5-0 on Tuesday, Pep Guardiola chose not to follow Richard Keys' advice to hire Sam Allardyce. Sky had to work hard to find replacements: David Jones hosted instead, with Jamie Redknapp and Eidur Gudjohnsen providing punditry. The op-ed ends, inevitably, with an irrelevant digression on his status as the No1 enemy of Rupert Murdochs state but well leave that on the basis that Keys increasing insistence on chipping away at his own privacy is as bizarre as its surely unwise. Never a man to let things go quietly, Keysie unleashed this zinger after Arsenals failure to sign Douglas Luiz on deadline day. Richard Keys says he will be supporting Newcastle when they take on Manchester United in the Carabao Cup final later this month. "I think he let others play better and thats also what hes doing as a striker. And Im really pleased shes gone on to make a mark.. The rest of the Sky Sports building was left much quieter after Keys and Grays absence. Yes, very much so. So what was it like, inside the Sky Sports building, as tape after tape emerged of sexist comments from their two stars? Also, you should have seen Alan Shearer when we went to Germany and won 5-1. Fri, 19 Feb, 2021 - 20:13. Just soak in 150 seconds of Keys getting his backside handed to him. If you can, please show your appreciation for our free content by donating whatever you think is fair to help keep TLE growing and support real, independent, investigative journalism. Related: Arsenal squad depth image gets fans looking forward to new season, View our Privacy PolicyandTerms & Conditions, TheLondonEconomic.com Open, accessible and accountable news, sport, culture and lifestyle. And frankly, who are we to opine on how other nations fill that Alan Shearer-shaped hole in their forecasting models? While Francis was based in the old Sky Sports building, Darroch was sitting at Sky HQ, on the other side of the campus, right on the A4. FC Barcelona confirmed the incident and said the player and his wife are doing well.
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