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Journalist Karen Carney found herself at the center of a scandal in England for her comment on Leeds’ performance. The former soccer player, who currently works for Amazon Prime, expressed her opinion after the victory of Marcelo Bielsa’s team over West Bromwich with 5: 0.
“They run more than anyone, which is commendable. The only thing that worries me is that Leeds may fail at the end of the season. We saw that a few years ago. To be honest, I think Leeds got a promotion.” “I don’t know if they would have entered the Premier League if it weren’t for the pandemic hiatus that allowed the team to rest,” Carney said.
His words elicited a response from Leeds. The club responded with a post on Twitter, which was not lacking in irony. To the quote “They won a promotion due to COVID-19” an emoticon expressing doubt was added, and it was also recalled that in fact the team finished 10 points ahead of second in the classification.
🤔 “Promoted due to Covid”
🙂 Won the league by 10 points
👋 Hello @primevideosport pic.twitter.com/Ctz18sksZA– Leeds United (@LUFC) December 29, 2020
Many described the club’s post as a manifestation of sexism. The world’s best footballer for 2019, Megan Rapino, who is the face of a number of causes related to gender equality, supported Carney, and former Leeds Rio defender Ferdinand called for the tweet to be removed on the club’s website. . Instead, Carney herself deleted her Twitter account.
“I take full responsibility for the publication in question. I find these comments disrespectful to our club and especially to the fantastic work of the players and the coaching staff during the last two seasons in the Championship,” said Leeds President Andrea Radritzani.
Karen Carney, 33, has 144 appearances and 32 goals for the England team. He ended his football career in 2019.
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