Keys then added: "He's got 60 people around him. There was an internal investigation to try to find out where the four clips had come from but it could not track down the responsible party. We dont blame her at all. That week, Francis would continually make the seven-minute walk across the campus, through the car park, from the Sky Sports building to Sky HQ, to meet with Darroch. ? Richard Keys and Jamie Redknapp exchange pic.twitter.com/xnER7uAzNa. This time, Sky came down hard. How best to look back on all this 10 years later? Who ultimately then becomes the master of discipline? How dare the opposition try to win? It was a set-up, of course it was. Keys, Gray and Allardyce talk football, or are they talking about something else? But although Arsenal's fans, That isnt anyone., Richard Keys has actually blamed Arteta for a Tottenham fan kicking Ramsdale. Newcastle booked their Authorities told the Spanish daily El Pais that Aubameyang was hit and forced to open a safe where the couple kept jewellery. Its headquarters in Osterley, Keys and Grays own domain, was besieged by journalists from other organisations. What Richard (Scudamore) said and did blew us out of the water! Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. 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. And the Gunners faithful have ridiculed and mocked Keys in equal measure, creating the seasons most delicious mutual hatred. But it was also clear that Arsenal wanted a longer-term manager to completely revitalise their club. I do think, in general, were more embracing, Keys says. But they made capital out of it. Jesus. Keys: Somebody better get down there and explain offside to her (Massey)., Gray: Yeah, I know. In June 2013 it was confirmed that Al Jazeera had agreed a contract with former Sky Sports football presenters, Richard Keys and Andy Gray. They both present from Doha in Qatar and present football including the Premier League, UEFA Champions League, and FA Cup. To make sure you never miss out on your favourite NEW stories, we're happy to send you some reminders, Click 'OK' then 'Allow' to enable notifications, .css-1diosym{color:black;}@media (prefers-color-scheme:dark){.css-1diosym{color:#fff;}}Published9:43,20 February 2023 GMT@media (prefers-color-scheme:dark){.css-jirzs7{color:#72B97D;}}| Last updated9:43,20 February 2023 GMT. Despite all that, Keys isn't having it. 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. Sky Sports is a very different place now. It is hard to forecast whether the Germans will feel moved to serve up diplomatic retaliation in the form of a conspiracy theory of their own as the World Cup progresses but both countries ambassadors are advised to keep a bag packed for the duration of the tournament. She had been due to officiate a League Two game between Crewe Alexandra and Bradford City on the Tuesday night. WebSky Sports presenter Richard Keys has had a makeover to ensure he stands up to the unforgiving scrutiny of high definition TV. Not Keysie. Instead, Martin Odegaard equalised with a deflected strike before Gabriel made amends by bundling home the winner five minutes from the end. Francis shadowed Vic Wakeling, the man who made Sky Sports what it was, before taking over the main job in 2009. Keys made his first but by no means last reference to the dark forces he believed were at work against him. What has happened to the once-great British Airways? Richard Keys thinks Manchester United are effectively playing with ten men when they include Wout Weghorst in the team. And Ancelotti did leave Everton up sh*t creek without a paddle when he left for Spain last summer. pic.twitter.com/Gq2mXRUFUm, Richard Keys (@richardajkeys) April 23, 2022. In Richards universe, Arteta is responsible for global warming, the cost of living crisis and the decisions of dim-witted supporters. Kudos to @NDJ_Official for shutting him down. Can you get full marks on our ultimate 2000s Premier League quiz? This was Keys and Grays territory and if you were on it, you knew it. Probably. 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. I don't know why Pep can't get his head around it. It depends who you ask. On Soccer AM, the flagship Saturday morning show, Kelly Cates hosts Premier League football. 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 Er no, and that includes George Best hes never let us down. Well done @GeoffShreeves Still the master in the tunnel. 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. Even for him, this has to be a new low, which says a lot given what he did to his family. The former Sky Sports anchor is of the view that if the Marsch appointment does not work then the proposed full buyout of Leeds by the 49ers will look very different. 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. Richard Keys has been left red-faced following his suggestion that Pep Guardiola should turn to Sam Allardyce for defensive help after Manchester City thrashed I used to knock a ball about, but very badly. And if hes not behaving himself, then its likely that others in his team are not going to either. Get City news for FREE sent directly to your inbox! Hes just like Guardiola there. I was being fed a huge amount of guff from His anti #Arsenal agenda is sensational. They put Allardyce's West Brom to the sword on Wednesday, scoring four first-half goals to effectively end the game as a contest before adding one more in the second half. Richard Keysand Andy Gray are now living in Qatar and working for beIN SPORTS. But my view of that respect was always the case. Seven Arsenal players Piers Morgan has ripped into & how they bit back. 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That evening, the Mail On Sunday newspaper published a story that the pair had been recorded making sexist comments about assistant referee Sian Massey after a controversial but ultimately correct offside decision. He said that he and Gray bumped into Massey recently and that they all laughed over the incident.. So it was not long into Francis tenure that he was presented with this, a stream of evidence of his two biggest names making deeply inappropriate comments when they did not know they were being filmed. However, presenter Richard Keys who slammed the players and manager for celebrating their win. But as Keys left the Talksport office, he knew his time was up. The thing that upsets me is that Arteta, particularly, there is better ways to deal with it than that.. It really wasnt. So one member of the team asked whether they could have a life-sized stuffed elephant in their studio for the duration of the show, to never once be mentioned during the three hours on-air. 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). It was the same building that held Skys legal, HR teams and the office of Sky chairman James Murdoch. Kenny Dalglishs Liverpool had won 3-0 at Wolverhampton Wanderers in the lunchtime kick-off, broadcast live on Sky Sports, the coverage fronted as always by Keys and Gray. Those guys operate on a different level. I can describe whats happened and he can say what its like to do it. 2023 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. FROM REPORTER ONthe Wolverhampton Express & Star to the envy of all football fans as the front man for Skys football coverage Richard Keys has done well. WebWho does Richard Keys work for? 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. WebRichard Keys (born 23 April 1957 in Coventry) is an English sports presenter with a career starting in 1976 when he moved initially to London. "Youre playing with ten men most weeks if hes in," he vented. pic.twitter.com/48uOSvWIJx, Disappointed this wasnt just 3 minutes of Laura Woods taking Richard Keys apart to be honest. Sky Sports had become the story. If this goes wrong theyre sunk and that 2024 buyout takes on a very different look.. What have Watford gone and done theyve turned to an expert. But this sort of thing does seem to be big in China. It was a set-up, of course it was, Keys told The Athletic. The guy who celebrated the most was Michael Owen when Beckham scored that equaliser, and he was seen by everyone because wed hidden a camera in the studio. Richard Keys believes Manchester United are currently playing with '10 men' despite their fine form under Erik ten Hag. He joined in 2019 after nine years at The Independent. Beckhams equaliser against Greece at Old Trafford got me out of my seat. Theyve won nothing. It was nothing to do with Sian. I felt for Arsenal fans nothing to celebrate on deadline day. But, with Arsenal struggling at the wrong end of the Premier League table, Keys used his extensive managerial experience to offer Arteta some advice on player management. 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. Wendy Toms, the first female assistant referee in the Premier League, was derided as well, while West Ham United vice-chair Karren Brady came under fire. Still in his 30s, he had been the executive producer of Sky Sports cricket coverage before switching to football. 22nd January 2023. Didnt realise there was different celebration types! pic.twitter.com/FI2SvkcXTZ, Just re-watched it and Richard Keys does indeed refer to Bernd Leno as Jay Leno. The pair now ply their trade in Doha, youll recall, with Keys personal blog offering a mixture of completely missable biggame analysis, and sledgehammer sympathy for those of us left behind in the yesterdayville of Blighty. Looking back now, Keys says he was not thinking clearly and that he should have just said, Come on, for goodness sake, no harm intended. The way Richard sees it, this latest assault on the Qataris is bordering on hysteria and racism. An alternative view from Sky Sports insiders is that it would never have made sense for any business, never mind a PLC, to torch its own reputation by leaking to the world four separate examples of its stars inappropriate behaviour. Richard Keys and Andy Gray. It was largely, Say sorry, keep saying sorry, you cant over-say sorry. "He did before. Does anyone know if Hammond supports one? As well as being a major investor in womens sport, Sky Sports has provided a platform for a new generation of women in producing and presenting roles. As Arsenal kept winning, and Arteta kept bouncing around on the sidelines like a kangaroo thats just necked a tube of Smarties, Keys continued his one-man crusade against the root of all world evil. Well, so it was in my case! The feel has changed over the last decade, away from its 1990s blokiness towards something more modern. 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. But people, in every respect, are more careful and more gentle. Ben White as well who was over there, he said. They were really drilling me with the sort of things I should say. Ive turned that to my advantage now so, if there are a few of us going to play golf, Ill play with him because when hes on your side, everything will go your way. 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. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. This is The Arsenal a classy outfit like the coach out of control. Marsch took over at RB Leipzig last summer, but only lasted in the job at the Bundesliga club until December, when he was sacked. pic.twitter.com/PYqrpFvb9s, Richard Keys (@richardajkeys) September 4, 2022. If England are playing, he is genuinely neutral. It was like there was a murderer on the loose, says one insider, and bodies kept being found.. Dont forget, neither of us were caught behind an open mic, he says. But they havent won the [Premier League] title tonight. Saturday, January 22, 2011. Can you believe that? Anyway, the latest post from the most recognised sports presenter internationally [source: Richard Keys], seems to constitute the latters first formal engagement on behalf of his new homeland. Sky Sports knew the damage this incident would do to its coverage in the immediate term. His final gambit was arranging an appearance on Talksport radio that afternoon. Arsenal have insulted Mesut zil by not letting him into the 25 man Premier League squad according to @richardajkeys, Watch https://t.co/hkoevnV6B4#beINPL #ARSLEI HD11 pic.twitter.com/ULiTkWLnhK, beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS_EN) October 25, 2020. City had had a shaky start to the season, and were stunned 5-2 by Leicester City at the end of September. I love the TV business and I love the people who work in and around football. That may be a sign of the times at West Ham, I dont know). Ray Goff, Georgia (AP-1, UPI-1) He has not been back since. Try a week on us. Authorities said at least four men entered the players home and then escaped in a car. @richardajkeys suggests the manager they should have signed! Its sad to witness. . Keys and Gray had been there for 20 years but they still glowed with the fame of the job. They had accumulated so much credit and fame and power that they looked untouchable at the pinnacle of British sports broadcasting. I think it was quite successful, not only for him but I think he enjoyed it there. So, when Keys attempted to backtrack slightly after his Fulham rant, the former Netherlands midfielder held the knitted puppet to account in characteristic style. Last week, when she ruled a full-speed Timo Werner just offside in the Leicester vs Chelsea game and was vindicated by the technology, she was widely praised for getting such a difficult call correct. He took aim at Wout Weghorst's role since arriving on loan from Burnley last month. Richard Keys has gone in two-footed on Gabby Agbonlahor, seemingly for no reason, starting a war of words with the talkSPORT presenter. Despite his immense career, Ozil was little more than a Fortnite enthusiast by October 2020 and Arteta was intent on freezing the playmaker out of his first team squad. Pen was soft but he shouldve taken Holding off. Sky had to work hard to find replacements: David Jones hosted instead, with Jamie Redknapp and Eidur Gudjohnsen providing punditry. Keys arrived at Talksports then office near Londons Waterloo station, by himself. These guys are serious about everything they do, he explains of his impeccable overlords, adding that he has found them a delight to do business with. Keys and Gray, seen here in 2012, have continued to work together after leaving Sky Sports (Photo: Tim Whitby/Getty Images). 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. This is all wrong, he says. However, presenter Richard Keys who slammed the players and manager for celebrating their win. Soon after Keys and Gray left, Soccer AM decided to quietly do away with its Soccerette segment, believing it no longer had a place in 2011. , The infamous smash it? Photograph: Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images, Sunday Timess allegations of widespread chicanery in the 2022 World Cup bid process. While Andy Gray, unexpectedly cast as the voice of reason, opined his feeling that the bridges were burnt between Arteta and Ozil, Keys somehow resisted the urge to speculate on how Sam Allardyce wouldve dealt with the situation. 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