Ian Wright hits out at ‘stinking-mouthed racist’ response to Sky Sports pundit sackings

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Former Arsenal and England striker Ian Wright has condemned “stinking-mouthed racists” who claimed that Sky’s decision to sack three of their Soccer Saturday pundits was made in order to add more black and female presenters. “Can someone answer me this: what does Micah Richards, Alex Scott, Sol Campbell, Clinton Morrison or any other black pundit have to do with Sky’s decision to get rid of these guys? “Keep their names out of your stinking unbrushed-teeth mouths.” The former England striker paid tribute to the departing trio, but he asked why Sky’s decision to ‘evolve’ their coverage should trigger responses aimed at the colour of someone’s skin who is not related to the matter. “I saw I was trending today in relation to a brilliant & institutional Sky Sports TV show that I’ve never even been on,” said Richards, who is currently working on a new Sky documentary that will investigate the rise of racism in football and be released in November.