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The Irish Sun
2 days ago
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- The Irish Sun
Sky Sports forced to apologise as Ashley Young's Ipswich team-mate is caught in rude act in background of interview
SKY SPORTS was left red in the cheeks after a rude act was caught in the background of an interview with Ashley Young. Young was being interviewed about his 3 Experienced full-back Ashley young was doing an interview for Sky following his move from Everton to Ipswich Town Credit: Getty 3 Eagle-eyed viewers noticed the rude act occurring in the background of Young's interview with Sky Sports Credit: Sky Sports News 3 Sky Sports were forced to apologise for any offence caused by the gesture Credit: Sky Sports News Play Dream Team now! Play The Sun Dream Team ahead of the 2025/26 season Free to play Over £100,000 in total prize money Play in Mini Leagues against your mates Submit a team for Gameweek 1 to enter £5,000 prize draw As the former Things only got stranger, as another player reached over and appeared to spank the bare skin that had been exposed with his hand. Sky Sports did not see the funny side of the matter, and issued an apology on air after spotting the rude gesture. "Earlier this hour, we interviewed Ashley Young live on Sky Sports News. READ MORE ON FOOTBALL "We'd just like to apologise if anything you saw within that segment caused offence during our live broadcast." Ipswich fans will hope the unusual team bonding methods will help them bounce back to the Premier League after their relegation last season In the interview, 40-year-old Young opened up about the circumstances that saw him leave the CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS Most read in Championship "It was difficult, I was disappointed not to be offered a new contract [at Everton]. "But that is behind me. Everton and West Ham to fight it out for Douglas Luiz "I have got to come here now and produce the goods on the pitch. "Age is nothing but a number, and I will keep going as long as my body can take."
Scottish Sun
2 days ago
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- Scottish Sun
Sky Sports forced to apologise as Ashley Young's Ipswich team-mate is caught in rude act in background of interview
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) SKY SPORTS was left red in the cheeks after a rude act was caught in the background of an interview with Ashley Young. Young was being interviewed about his recent move to Ipswich Town by Sky Sports when the camera caught more than anybody expected. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 3 Experienced full-back Ashley young was doing an interview for Sky following his move from Everton to Ipswich Town Credit: Getty 3 Eagle-eyed viewers noticed the rude act occurring in the background of Young's interview with Sky Sports Credit: Sky Sports News 3 Sky Sports were forced to apologise for any offence caused by the gesture Credit: Sky Sports News Play Dream Team now! Play The Sun Dream Team ahead of the 2025/26 season Free to play Over £100,000 in total prize money Play in Mini Leagues against your mates Submit a team for Gameweek 1 to enter £5,000 prize draw Play via Dream Team's app or website today! As the former England international discussed his fitness, a player in the background, donning the number two shirt, appeared to lower his shorts and expose his bum in the direction of the camera. Things only got stranger, as another player reached over and appeared to spank the bare skin that had been exposed with his hand. Sky Sports did not see the funny side of the matter, and issued an apology on air after spotting the rude gesture. "Earlier this hour, we interviewed Ashley Young live on Sky Sports News. READ MORE ON FOOTBALL HE'S THE GUEYE Man Utd hijack Brentford bid for wonderkid days after snaring £71m Mbeumo "We'd just like to apologise if anything you saw within that segment caused offence during our live broadcast." Ipswich fans will hope the unusual team bonding methods will help them bounce back to the Premier League after their relegation last season In the interview, 40-year-old Young opened up about the circumstances that saw him leave the Toffees and make the switch to the Championship club. CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS "It was difficult, I was disappointed not to be offered a new contract [at Everton]. "But that is behind me. Everton and West Ham to fight it out for Douglas Luiz "I have got to come here now and produce the goods on the pitch. "Age is nothing but a number, and I will keep going as long as my body can take."
The Sun
2 days ago
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- The Sun
Sky Sports forced to apologise as Ashley Young's Ipswich team-mate is caught in rude act in background of interview
SKY SPORTS was left red in the cheeks after a rude act was caught in the background of an interview with Ashley Young. Young was being interviewed about his recent move to Ipswich Town by Sky Sports when the camera caught more than anybody expected. 3 3 3 As the former England international discussed his fitness, a player in the background, donning the number two shirt, appeared to lower his shorts and expose his bum in the direction of the camera. Things only got stranger, as another player reached over and appeared to spank the bare skin that had been exposed with his hand. Sky Sports did not see the funny side of the matter, and issued an apology on air after spotting the rude gesture. "Earlier this hour, we interviewed Ashley Young live on Sky Sports News. "We'd just like to apologise if anything you saw within that segment caused offence during our live broadcast." Ipswich fans will hope the unusual team bonding methods will help them bounce back to the Premier League after their relegation last season In the interview, =40-year-old Young opened up about the circumstances that saw him leave the Toffees and make the switch to the Championship club. "But that is behind me. "I have got to come here now and produce the goods on the pitch. "Age is nothing but a number, and I will keep going as long as my body can take."
The Guardian
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
The modern-day Stanley Matthews? Ashley Young, Ipswich and longevity
In the good old days when pitches consisted purely of mud, shorts were short and facial hair on footballers was ubiquitous, players had to eke out every single second of a career. Each new contract got thirtysomethings a step closer to becoming a pub landlord, every penny mattering in an era where players were not made for life. Medical support and fitness routines were not what they could have been; making it into your fifth decade as a professional was quite difficult with a barrelled chest and self-healing injuries. Often it was only the goalkeepers able to reach their 40s with the hope of carrying on, as John Burridge and Kevin Poole will tell you. Ashley Young, however, has no excuse. Not only is he an outfield player who has been making millions per season for around the past 20 years but he still wants to carry on playing the sport. Football Daily assumes he was probably able to put down the cash on the Dog and Partridge during his Watford days, where he made his professional debut in 2003, the week when Where Is The Love? by the Black Eyed Peas was top of the hit parade. Since then he has been managed by Sean Dyche but still loves football and wants to continue at Ipswich, where he's signed a one-year deal, aged 40. 'Ashley has had a fantastic career and his achievements speak for themselves,' parped head coach Kieran McKenna, 39. 'He has maintained an extremely high level of professionalism and competitiveness throughout his career and he is still playing at a very good level. We feel his leadership and experience will be valuable to the group this season and he is very hungry to contribute on and off the pitch.' Portman Road is used to old-timers watching the sunset go down in East Anglia. John Wark finished his career at Ipswich at the end of his third spell with the club. The Escape to Victory star was 39 at the time but he looked roughly 25 years older than Young, who, rather sickeningly, does not seem to have aged at all since his teenage years, which might explain why he wants to continue being in the public eye. And who could forget Mick Burns's appearances for the Tractor Boys at the ripe old age of 43 years 219 days, when playing against Gateshead in January 1952? Fellow wing wizard Stanley Matthews carried on until he was 50, having admittedly lost some of his best years to a world war, which might explain why he wanted to keep going. Young has also suffered, missing the odd month or two to knee, ankle and groin knack but the winger-turned-full-back has a dream to chase down and surpass his heroes Graham Alexander and Tony Ford. The duo spent the majority of their careers in the historic county of Lancashire, at Preston and Rochdale, rather than Manchester United and Everton. Alexander made 833 league appearances before calling time at 40, while Ford made 98 more, eventually hanging up his boots at 42. Young is currently on 563, so requires roughly another 10 seasons to catch them up and equal Matthews for the truest test of longevity. Then, hopefully, he can take over the running of legendary north London drinker The Faltering Full-back. 'So for the girls, this time, as a friend and a fellow footballer, I want them to just go and enjoy this final – they play incredible football and they deserve to be there. As a human being I just want them to go out and just enjoy the game of football' – Keira Walsh with some very admirable sentiments ahead of the Euro 2025 final. Spain's 2023 World Cup win was, of course, overshadowed by the actions of Luis Rubiales in the aftermath. 'Re: Maurice Mandale's letter [Wednesday's edition]. My old Sunday league team once went on an end-of-season tour to Madrid, but the opposition for our second game failed to turn up. With temperatures in the mid-30s and an inviting bar only a sliced goal-kick away, we did what any self-respecting English team abroad would do, and played a game among ourselves. We picked the sides using the time-honoured 'dads v lads' formula, with the younger half of the squad facing off against the older. Imagine our delight when we found the dividing line fell in the 20-minute window between the births of the twin brothers on the team' – Andy Korman. 'Re: the North [letters passim]. Everyone knows it starts at The Neck and ends in the Land of Always Winter. In the middle of it lies Winterfell, where Sean Bean lives' – George RR Mar Jane Beer. 'Re: Ken Muir's letter. I lived in South Kensington and I can safely say that it is in west London. I'm also a West Ham fan, and that is in east London. So, yeah' – Steve Hibbert. 'In Oxford there is a South Parade, which is north of the city's North Parade. Hope this settles the matter' – Dan Levy (not that one). 'May I be one of at least 1,057 correspondents to point to the existence of the town North in South Carolina' – Jason Steger (and no others). If you have any, please send letters to Today's winner of our prizeless letter o' the day is … Andy Korman. Terms and conditions for our competitions, when we run them, are here. A double dose of pod action as Women's Football Weekly looks at Spain's dramatic Euro 2025 win over Germany and Sunday's final against England. Football Weekly Extra also reflects on the latest Euros action, plus transfer talks and what to expect from Thomas Frank's Tottenham this season. Listen wherever you get your pods. An inquest has found that George Baldock died in an accident in his own swimming pool in Athens, with no drugs or alcohol in his system. Jess Carter has thanked England fans for their 'unbelievable support' after revealing she had been racially abused on social media. 'No one is more disappointed in some of my performances than what I am, but the colour of my skin has got nothing to do with that,' said Carter. In more encouraging scenes that remind us of Steve Buscemi with a skateboard, England fans are being backed to 'bring the absolute vibe' to St Jakob-Park on Sunday. Hugo Ekitiké has sealed his big-money move to Liverpool and in a shock twist, rejected a late attempt by Manchester United to hijack the transfer. At least United have got Marcus Rashford's wages off the books, after the Englishman confirmed his loan switch to Barcelona. Sadly, Japanese fans hoping to catch a glimpse of Rashford on Barcelona's east Asia tour are to be denied. Barça have cancelled Sunday's pre-season friendly against Vissel Kobe in Tokyo, alleging 'serious contractual breaches' by the promoter. Arsenal have got their man in Viktor Gyökeres and are also poised to confirm the signing of Cristhian Mosquera from Valencia for an initial €15m. Fun and Games in South America dept: Neymar had a heated exchange with a Santos fan after his late goal was ruled out in the 2-1 home defeat to Internacional. The 33-year-old was seen remonstrating with a supporter after his stoppage-time leveller was ruled not to have crossed the line. It's been a difficult return to his boyhood club, with Neymar sidelined by injury, illness and suspension as Santos battle relegation. Lionel Messi and Jordi Alba face a suspension for skipping the MLS All-Star game, which wasn't very Grow The Game of them, huh. Alexander Isak has not travelled with his Newcastle teammates for their pre-season friendlies in Asia … due to a 'minor thigh injury'. Reports suggest Isak has told Newcastle he wants to explore a move away from the club. And Marc Brys has denied he has quit as coach of Cameroon despite the country's football federation confirming his exit, as the Belgian said his email was likely hacked and his alleged resignation letter did not come from him. Latest from Big Sir Jim Ratcliffe's plans for a new Manchester United stadium includes hopes of staging the Women's World Cup final in 2035. Build it and they will come? Yeah, about that: reports suggest anyone wishing to attend United games on a regular basis, what FD readers might term a 'season ticket', will have to pay up to £4,000 for a 'personal seat licence' before next paying for an actual season ticket. What a swizz! But they're common practice in the United States, it is said. So that's OK. Elderly FD readers may recall the 'bonds' schemes of the early 1990s which were about as popular as this wheeze is likely to be. So far it's just an idea being explored as is BSJ's plan of getting the government to pay at least some of the overall estimated cost of £2bn. Britain's former richest man won't be paying the full whack himself, you know. Top Reds, even those who think dear old Old Trafford actually just needs a lick of paint and a Changing Rooms-style refurb, better get saving for 2031-32, when BSJ and Lord Coe, his project manager, unveil the new place and United kick off their latest promotion campaign. Nick Ames has been busy. This piece asks if England's haphazard winning machine can curtail Spain's Euros party, while our roving reporter has also been speaking to fans scrambling to find a ticket for Sunday's final. Despite Messi's absence, the MLS All-Star game entertained plenty. But that may no longer be enough, writes Alexander Abnos. In the latest edition of Moving the Goalposts, Sophie Downey explains what has changed for England and Spain since their last tournament meeting in the 2023 World Cup final (Clue: a lot). Manchester United need a new midfielder more than they need a new striker, writes Daniel Harris. Tom Garry documents Michelle Agyemang's journey from ballgirl to England superstar, while Jonathan Liew has tried to get to the bottom of what exactly Wiegman-ball is. Starters v bench: Suzanne Wrack explains the big selection decisions facing England and Sarina Wiegman in the Euro 2025 final. Sophie Downey dissects Spain's win over Germany and why the individual brilliance by Aitana Bonmatí eventually trumped the power of collective. It's that time of the summer when football and cricket cross over. The summer used to be exclusively reserved for cricket so many a sportsman played both. Chris Balderstone, pictured here as a Huddersfield player in 1964, played two Tests for England against the brilliant West Indies team of 1976, having played for Doncaster, Queen of the South and most famously as the schemer in the Carlisle team that played a single, 1973-74, season in the old First Division and led the entire Football League after three matches. As a cricketer, he played for Yorkshire initially before moving to Leicestershire, playing into his 40s as a batsman and left-arm spinner alongside David Gower, Peter Willey, Phil DeFreitas and Jonathan Agnew. 'Cricketers might think they're pretty hard but they're not compared to footballers,' Balderstone once said. A true sporting all-rounder later became an umpire before dying aged just 59 in 2000.
BBC News
6 days ago
- Sport
- BBC News
New signing Young praises 'winner' Mckenna
New Ipswich Town signing Ashley Young says the fact head coach Kieran McKenna is "a winner" encouraged him to 40-year-old moved to Portman Road on a one-year deal on Wednesday after he was released by Everton at the end of last is set for his first season as a Championship player in two decades after winning promotion to the Premier League with boyhood club Watford in 2005-06."He's a winner and you see that on the training pitch," Young said of McKenna."On the sidelines at the games, I get to see that day in, day out. He was a massive pull."Obviously, I worked with him at [Manchester] United. I knew his beliefs, I knew what he wants to do with the club, I've seen what he's done with this club as well."It was a disappointment last season but speaking to him before even joining up I knew I wanted to come play under him."I know how passionate he is about football and what he wants to achieve and that is to get back to the Premier League."
