Kevin Keegan has ‘a problem’ with female pundits commenting on England’s men
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Former England star and manager Kevin Keegan has admitted that he has “a problem” with women discussing the men’s national team on TV. Keegan played for Liverpool in the 1970s before going on to manage Newcastle, England and Manchester City before taking on broadcasting roles – but has an issue with women taking up a similar punditry gig to cover games involving Gareth Southgate’s side.
Keegan has previously been employed as a pundit by ITV to cover the 2010 World Cup but lately has embarked on a tour of speaking engagements around the country. In Bristol for ‘An Evening With Kevin Keegan OBE’ he told approximately 250 people about his stance on women giving analysis on the England men’s team.
In comments reported by The Times, he said: “I’m not as keen, I’ve got to be honest, and it may not be a view shared. I don’t like to listen to ladies talking about the England men’s team at the match because I don’t think it’s the same experience. I have a problem with that.”
His remarks were said to have drawn some applause before he continued: “The presenters we have now, some of the girls are so good, they are better than the guys. It’s a great time for the ladies. But if I see an England lady footballer saying about England against Scotland at Wembley and she’s saying, ‘If I would have been in that position I would have done this’, I don’t think it’s quite the same. I don’t think it crosses over that much.”
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However, Keegan did share that the women’s team was in a good place under Sarina Wiegman after they reached the final of the 2023 World Cup. “It is a great time for the ladies’ game,” he added.
“When I was England manager I went to coach the England ladies and I had this perception of what the quality would be like and they were so much better than I thought they were going to be. I joined in and then I thought, ‘I’m getting out of this’. I couldn’t get the bloody ball and one of them nutmegged me, that finished me off.”
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Keegan’s controversial comments on female pundit comes after he spent considerable time analysing the game for ITV and ESPN, though believes that current pundits “talk too much” before singling out one presenter for praise.
“I worked with Brian Moore, who was the best,” he continued. “At a World Cup final he would say, ‘Kevin, don’t talk too much, let the pictures do the talking’. A lot of the pundits now talk too much. Don’t keep talking, talking, talking. They don’t want people like us any more, our day is gone, it’s time for the next generation.
“There are some very, very good lady presenters and I’m working with one in two days’ time, Terry Yorath’s daughter, Gabby [Logan].”
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