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Gary Neville Faces Backlash Over Controversial Comments

10/6/2025

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Gary Neville, Sky Sports pundit, faces backlash and boycott calls until action is taken against him after a LinkedIn video blaming 'angry middle-aged white men' for societal division.
Remarks followed the killing of two Jewish worshippers by a Syrian-born terrorist in Manchester.
Critics, including MPs, say he is out of touch and hypocritical for previously benefiting from the same demographic.

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Gary Neville, Sky Sports pundit, faces backlash and boycott calls until action is taken against him after a LinkedIn video blaming 'angry middle-aged white men' for societal division.
Remarks followed the killing of two Jewish worshippers by a Syrian-born terrorist in Manchester.
Critics, including MPs, say he is out of touch and hypocritical for previously benefiting from the same demographic.