Joey Barton has used social media as his platform to take aim at female pundits who feature in men's football, with sports minister Stuart Andrew now preparing to take actionSports minister Stuart Andrew admits he will take up Joey Barton's social media comments with the respective platform as he condemned his "dangerous" remarks directed at female commentators. The former Premier League football, who was sacked as Bristol Rovers manager last year, has continued to take aim at females who give their opinion on the men's game. The broadcaster hit back at Barton's comments with Gary Neville among those to also defend them. I want to put on record my thanks for the amazing contribution that women and girls make to football and sport more generally.” Andrew also said he would "happily" take up Barton's comments with the social media platforms. There are similarities between both sports but the men’s game is played at a completely different speed and completely different skill set.

Source: Express January 09, 2024 18:13 UTC