BBC Sport - Football - Is sexism still rife in football?: "The off-air criticism of assistant referee Sian Massey by Sky Sports presenters Richard Keys and Andy Gray has made it hard not to sense a touch of deja vu.
Four years ago, the-then Luton Town boss Mike Newell was fined £6,500 by the Football Association for a similar transgression.
He claimed that Amy Rayner's role as an assistant referee during one of his team's matches was 'tokenism for the politically-correct idiots' after she did not award a penalty for his side.
Newell apologised and was eventually sacked by the club for another outspoken incident.
However, the latest outburst - where Keys and Gray claimed Massey needed to learn the offside rule - has reignited the debate on whether sexism is rife in football.
Additionally, the high-profile pair also mocked West Ham vice-chairman Karren Brady's claims in a newspaper column that it is still prevalent.
'See charming Karren Brady this morning complaining about sexism?' Keys said to his colleague. 'Yeah. Do me a favour, love.'
That off-the-cuff statement probably answers the question almost immediately."
Tuesday, 25 January 2011
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