TV’s female pundits are out in force – but not for the big England matches

While big ticket clashes continue to elude them, the Qatar World Cup has still seen historic progress for women in football

“The boys are ready … score predictions?” tweeted the former England player Rio Ferdinand before the England–Wales match with a picture of his fellow pundits in the BBC studio.

A stream of guesses ensued, along with some chat about tactics. But one respondent gave the online equivalent to an exaggerated eyeroll, tweeting: “The boys. It’s been progress seeing all-female pundits for lesser group games, but I fear we are a long way off BBC or ITV doing this for major games, and ones featuring England.”

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from The Guardian https://ift.tt/8rGIytQ