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Richard Keys Faces Backlash Over Post Claiming Credit for Gabby Logan's Sky Job

The veteran presenter calls the criticism a misreading of a tribute to Terry Yorath.

Overview

  • Keys wrote on X that Terry Yorath was "the reason I GOT GABBY A JOB AT SKY," saying he did not know Gabby Logan at the time but knew her father.
  • Users on X condemned the message, with widespread criticism highlighting a perceived boast and sexism.
  • Keys responded that his words were "ENTIRELY misinterpreted," saying he was expressing affection for Yorath and praising Logan's career.
  • He resigned from Sky about 15 years ago after derogatory off-air remarks about assistant referee Sian Massey-Ellis with colleague Andy Gray, and he now broadcasts for beIN Sports in Qatar.
  • Logan has previously recounted in her autobiography that Keys and Gray discussed sex and pregnancy within earshot while she was pregnant.