# @dailymailsport on TikTok

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.tiktok.com/@dailymailsport/video/7604600612273032470
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/55660245-dailymailsport-tiktok
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- **Posted:** 2026-02-08T20:54:19.000+00:00

## Caption

Eni Aluko has called for women's football to be 'gatekept' as she reiterated her view that male pundits, such as Ian Wright, are blocking opportunities in the game. Aluko had sparked controversy last April when she claimed former Arsenal and England forward Wright needed to be aware of 'how much he's doing in the women's game'. The ex-England women's star suggested that Wright's presence has made it tougher for female pundits trying to find a spot in the industry.  Aluko later apologised publicly to Wright, who responded by saying he could not accept her apology. She later revealed she had attempted to apologise privately and admitted her comments had been 'a mistake'. Despite initial doubts amid the controversy, Aluko was confirmed as part of ITV's punditry line-up for last summer's Women's Euros, which saw England beat Spain in the final. Wright was not included on ITV's initial line-up, but served as a pundit for both the semi-finals and final. Speaking on the 90s Baby Show, Aluko expressed frustration at both the presence male pundits Wright and Nedum Onuoha, who were part of the ITV and BBC punditry teams for the final, respectively.     'Last year at the Women's Lionesses final, I'm sat in the stands, I wasn't on it for ITV for the final,' Aluko said. 'Farah Williams was next to me. Farah Williams has 170 caps for England. 'The two broadcasters that had the rights, ITV, BBC. On BBC, you've got Ellen White, Steph Houghton and Nedum Onuoha. No offence to Nedum Onouha, nothing against him, I don't know whether he played for England or not. You're on the main panel for the final for England Women. 'Let's go over to ITV, I'm in the stands with 105 caps, so you have got two women with 290 caps, something ridiculous right. Right ITV, it's Ian Wright, Emma Hayes and Kaz Carney. 'So out of six spots, two have gone to men, meanwhile you have got 290 (caps) sitting in the stands. I have never done a final and I am probably going to struggle to think of any woman, female pundit, who has done a men's major final. 'I am talking about as a pundit, so something is not right there. Why are people like me and Faz (Fara) not there. It is nothing against Ian and nothing against them, I am just saying broadly speaking we need to be aware of that.' #enialuko#ianwright#womensfootball#football#long

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- **Views:** 177,500
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## Tags

enialuko, football, womensfootball, long, ianwright

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