Soccer co-commentator and pundit Andy Gray will return to BT Sport this weekend to commentate the FA Cup match between Arsenal and Liverpool in the fifth round of the FA Cup despite the controversy regarding a recently leaked video showing Gray making sexist remarks.
Gray returned to UK television last month for the first time in several years when he co-commentated the game between Everton and Stevenage. The feedback regarding his appearance was mostly positive, but just days later, previously unseen footage leaked of Gray making sexist remarks on a video that was recorded between 2001-06 was leaked on the Internet. Rumors were that the footage was leaked on purpose by someone with a connection to Sky Sports who wanted to damage BT Sport and/or Gray.
Now that the uproar regarding the sexist comments have calmed down, BT Sport has announced that Gray will commentate another FA Cup game. The broadcast commentary should be played around the world, so viewers outside the UK will be able to listen to Gray too.
Here are today’s world soccer news headlines:
Premier League
- Andy Gray to return to BT Sport for Arsenal v Liverpool in FA Cup fifth round on Sunday despite sexism video — The Telegraph
- Comcast is buying Time Warner Cable for $45 billion — Gawker
- Swansea City manager Garry Monk annoyed by Solskjaer’s claims — BBC Sport
- Question to Arsenal and Monsieur Wenger: Where was the response? — The Guardian
- Manchester United: David Moyes says champions need better luck — BBC Sport
- Tottenham’s Hugo Lloris is Premier League’s supreme sweeper-keeper — The Guardian
- Tottenham’s Vlad Chiriches out injured for a further six weeks due to back problem — The Mirror
- Attack of nerves to blame for Arsenal’s blunt attack, says Arsène Wenger — The Guardian
- Nile Ranger arrested on suspicion of breaching bail conditions — Newcastle Chronicle
- Spurs sign whopping £16m-a-year shirt sponsorship deal with AIA until 2019 — The Mail
- Aston Villa keen to trial standing area at Villa Park — BBC Sport
- Premier League not planning changes to rules over standing in grounds — Sky Sports
- Gary Neville: Moyes needs more time — Football 365
- Manchester United ticket sales and profit down — Sky News
- Karl Heinz Rummenigge replaces Rosell on ECA’s Uefa board — Goal
- Manchester United can cope without Champions League, says Ed Woodward — The Guardian
- Interview with The Cult’s Billy Duffy about his love of English football — Billy Duffy
- Manchester United prepare for summer changes to squad — BBC Sport
- Malaysian Everton FC fan travels 7,000 miles only for game to be called off — Liverpool Echo
- Garry Monk accuses Kim Bo-Kyung of punching Wayne Routledge in South Wales derby — Wales Online
- Kim Kallstrom could recover from back injury ahead of schedule thanks to ex-England doctor — The Mirror
- Erik Lamela will miss another six weeks with injury setback — SB Nation
- Blunt Alan Pardew singles out just two players for praise — Shields Gazette
- Leon Britton says Swansea City are up for the FA Cup against former boss Roberto Martinez — Wales Online
- Juan Mata: We will win many matches after Dubai mini-break — Evening Standard
- David Marshall is first Premier League keeper to make 100 saves this season — Wales Online
- Ravel Morrison set for West Ham exit after injury bust-up — Daily Star
Football League
- Bristol City install “safe standing” rail seats — Bristol City
MLS
- Clint Dempsey’s failed loan won’t affect his chances of success in Seattle, Brazil — Pro Soccer Talk
- Toronto coy on deal for QPR’s Julio Cesar — Sky Sports
- Roy Hodgson says Jermain Defoe still has chance of going to the World Cup — The FA
Bundesliga
International soccer
- European Championship winning coach Richard Moller Nielsen dies — The Guardian
- Roy Hodgson rules out John Terry recall — The Telegraph
- Roy Hodgson casts doubt on Ashley Cole’s England future — The Guardian
- Luke Shaw in line for late Brazil chance from Roy Hodgson — The Independent
- Falcao’s hopes to play in World Cup 2014 get another boost — Pro Soccer Talk
La Liga
- Barcelona finishes off Real Sociedad, sets up Copa del Rey final vs. Real Madrid — Sports Illustrated
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Unless somebody can come up with a video from the past 3 years then there is no problem and that’s precisely the mentality BT are using. Well done BT for sticking to your guns and going ahead as planned. No doubt there will be a fresh video leak next week though…
I personally think it’s all just part of their plan to gradually work one of them back in the UK broadcasting landscape before ultimately working both of them in to front their Champions League coverage!
Andy Gray is a disgrace. If his comments had been racially, ethnically, or religiously motivated instead of gender-based, no one would stand for it. Discrimination like this shouldn’t be tolerated.
Calm your t!ts down, woman.
Hey Frill Artist, you think you’re funny but you sound like a complete loser. Are you a little man with huge inadequacies? That’s what I’m guessing. Jonathan’s above critique applies to this website as well. To the editor: are you going to tolerate it when someone posts something racially offensive? Because it looks like you tolerate misogyny. And look that word up caveman Frill Artist, because that’s what you represent.
The avatar explains it all with him
I agree with Paul… BT is setting up a return for Gray and Keys for their Champions League coverage. I for one would welcome it… Andy is the pundits pundit an te best colour guy in the business hands down. I only wish he would be paired again with Tyler.
Will we get Andy on the Fox broadcast?
Chris, thanks for the Billy Duffy link! I would have missed it otherwise
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Good for BT sticking to their decisions. He did nothing wrong.
I don’t see how the FCC allows the biggest cable company to purchase the second biggest cable company.
A dull dinosaur of a pundit. Past it much like the MOTD crew.
Well done Roy for not bringing back Terry. He is proven poison in an England squad. Sounds like he about to end Cole’s England career too. Ashley has been a tremendous servant but it’s Baines time now.
England are going inthis World Cup with an underrated but together squad. We might just be the surprise package of the tournament.
Yeah you may surprise people and pick up a point or two in the group stage.
We will send Italy packing and get out of the group. Team USA is going three and out.
Men In Blazers think the US Men’s National Team are going to win the World Cup.
Course wer going 3 and out; i dont snort the USA koolaid powder. But so are england.
Does this mean that Fox will have Gray as commentator for their coverage of the Arsenal-Liverpool game on Sunday?
Yes, unless they spring a surprise on us.
So fox is putting the two big fa cup matches on fox sports 2, what a disgrace fox has become, both of the big matches should be on over the air fox.
On Saturday, FOX Sports 1 is showing NASCAR from Daytona. On Sunday, they’re showing college basketball on FOX Sports 1.
Fox could have shown both the Manchester City-Chelsea and Arsenal-Liverpool games on their main Fox channel. On Saturday they have a basketball game that begins at 4pm and on Sunday they have NASCAR that begins at 1pm. So they could have shown both on their over-the-air regular Fox channel.
I was going to say Andy Gray brings a bit of passion to the booth, but the feminists on this board might take it the wrong way.
How is this possible chris ? World wide commentry will hear the world feed commentry in the cup. I guess its martin tyler and matt jackson. I think this are the rules. Bt coverage is only on uk. World wide coverage are world feed team.
We got Andy Gray on the commentary for the Everton-Stevenage FA Cup game a few weeks ago. In the States, at least, we heard it.
To be fair i didn’t have the chance to listen gray since famously he left sky which we were hearing his championsleague commentry. I think he is better than micheal owen having heard him pltv team analaysis team.