Phil Neville apologized on Wednesday for the sexist tweets that have overshadowed his appointment as the new coach of the England women's soccer team.
No sooner had the former Manchester United and England defender been named to his new position on Tuesday then old messages from his Twitter handle @fizzer18 re-appeared.
They included a 2012 post that said: "U women of (sic) always wanted equality until it comes to paying the bills #hypocrites."
In another post that same year, Neville tweeted: "Morning men couple of hours cricket be4 (before) work sets up nicely for the day."
Asked why he had only referred to men in his message, a reply in Neville's account said: "When I said morning men I thought the women would of been busy preparing breakfast/getting kids ready/making the beds-sorry morning women!"
Neville, 41, appeared to delete his Twitter account after the comments were re-published.
In a statement issued on Wednesday by his employers at England's Football Association, Neville said: "Following comments made a number of years ago I would like to clarify that they were not and are not a true and genuine reflection of either my character or beliefs, and would like to apologize.
"I am fully aware of my responsibilities as the England Women's head coach and immensely proud and honored to have been given the role. I am now looking forward to the future and will work tirelessly to try and help bring success to the team."
Neville has also faced flak for a lack of previous experience coaching in the women's game, although he has enjoyed brief stints in the backroom staffs of Manchester United, England men's Under-21s and Spanish club Valencia.
The Women's Sports trust have questioned his credentials, saying: "We are also saddened by Phil Neville's historical tweets and the lack of comment about this from the FA."
AFP/Londong
No sooner had the former Manchester United and England defender been named to his new position on Tuesday then old messages from his Twitter handle @fizzer18 re-appeared.
They included a 2012 post that said: "U women of (sic) always wanted equality until it comes to paying the bills #hypocrites."
In another post that same year, Neville tweeted: "Morning men couple of hours cricket be4 (before) work sets up nicely for the day."
Asked why he had only referred to men in his message, a reply in Neville's account said: "When I said morning men I thought the women would of been busy preparing breakfast/getting kids ready/making the beds-sorry morning women!"
Neville, 41, appeared to delete his Twitter account after the comments were re-published.
In a statement issued on Wednesday by his employers at England's Football Association, Neville said: "Following comments made a number of years ago I would like to clarify that they were not and are not a true and genuine reflection of either my character or beliefs, and would like to apologize.
"I am fully aware of my responsibilities as the England Women's head coach and immensely proud and honored to have been given the role. I am now looking forward to the future and will work tirelessly to try and help bring success to the team."
Neville has also faced flak for a lack of previous experience coaching in the women's game, although he has enjoyed brief stints in the backroom staffs of Manchester United, England men's Under-21s and Spanish club Valencia.
The Women's Sports trust have questioned his credentials, saying: "We are also saddened by Phil Neville's historical tweets and the lack of comment about this from the FA."
AFP/Londong
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