Gary Neville squirmed on his HIGNFY hosting debut as Ian Hislop took him to task over his decision to commentate for beIN Sports.
, in the HIGNFY hotseat for the first time, was asked to defend his decision to work for state-owned broadcaster beIN Sports at the World Cup this winter.
“You know David Beckham, don’t you? He’s going, isn’t he? How much is he being paid?” panellist Paul Merton asked Neville.In an attempt to move the discussion on, Neville turned to Ian Hislop, editor of the Private Eye and long-time panellist, and askied if “it’s coming home?” But Hislop refused to back down, insisting: “The other option is you stay at home and highlight the abuses. You don’t have to take the Qataris’ money. It’s just not a very good defence.”
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