New England women’s coach apologises

No sooner had the former Manchester United and England defender been named to his new position on Tuesday then old messages from his Twitter handle @ fizzer18 re- appeared

London, Jan. 24: Phil Neville apologised on Wednesday for the sexist tweets that have overshadowed his appointment as the new coach of the England women’s football team.

No sooner had the former Manchester United and England defender been named to his new position on Tuesday then old messages from his Twitter handle @ fizzer18 re- appeared.

They included a 2012 post that said: “U women of ( sic) always wanted equality until it comes to ● paying

In another post that same year, Neville tweeted: “Morning men couple of hours cricket be4 ( before) work sets me up nicely for the day.”

Asked why he had only referred to men in his message, a reply on the bills # hypocrites”. ● One of his tweets from his twitter handle included a 2012 post that said: “U women of

( sic) always wanted equality until it comes to paying the bills # hypocrites”.

Neville’s account said: “When I said morning men I thought the women would of been busy preparing breakfast/ getting kids ready/ making the beds- sorry morning women!”

Neville, 41, appeared to delete his Twitter account after the comments were

re- published. that they were not and are not a true and genuine reflection of either my character or beliefs, and would like to apologise.”

“I am fully aware of my responsibilities as the England Women’s head coach and am immensely proud and honoured to have been given the role. I am now looking forward to the future and will work tirelessly to try and help bring success to the team,” he added.

Neville also faced flak for a lack of experience coaching in the women’s game. — AFP