Jamie Carragher and 5 other pundits who courted controversy

#4 Andy Gray and Richard Keys

The faces of football on Sky Sports for over a decade, Richard Keys and Andy Gray were almost synonymous with the sport and presented practically every live football show that Sky broadcast, including Super Sunday, Monday Night Football and Sky’s coverage of the Champions League.

It all came crashing down in 2011, however, when the duo was hit with allegations of sexism and bullying.

First came a leaked video that showed Keys and Gray discussing the female assistant referee Sian Massey – the two appeared to be disgusted by the idea of a “female linesman” as they put it, and questioned whether she could possibly understand the offside rule. While the shockwaves surrounding this video were still being felt, further footage then leaked out.

Clips included Gray asking female presenter Charlotte Jackson to tuck a microphone down his trousers, and Keys discussing an ex-girlfriend with fellow pundit Jamie Redknapp and asking “did you smash it?” After the public were outraged by their behaviour, Sky decided to dismiss Gray, and Keys swiftly resigned days later.

Keys apologised after the incident but dismissed the clips as “prehistoric banter”, and five years later both men appeared to be remorseless, as they made a Twitter post “celebrating” the anniversary of their firing with a glass of champagne while describing the incident as a “carve-up”.