The Scotsman

Football pundit in clear over ‘accent’

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TV watchdog Of com has assessed complaints that football pundit Ian Wright mocked Roy Keane’s accent and said that the “exchange was intended in good humour”.

Viewers complained about former England striker Wright on IT V’s World Cup Live coverage of the England versus Croatia game.

Wright mocked how exRepublic of Ireland midfielder Keane pronounced the word “final”.

Of com assessed the complaints but decided not to launch an investigat­ion.

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