Graeme Souness reveals he is LEAVING Sky Sports after 15 years with the broadcaster… as the outspoken pundit hails his ‘fantastic’ journey after getting emotional send-off from colleagues

  • Souness confirmed he will be leaving Sky after Liverpool’s 4-3 win over Spurs
  • The former Scotland international has spent 15 years as a pundit on the network
  • The decision to part ways was mutual as Souness’ contract was due to expire  

Graeme Souness has announced he will be leaving Sky Sports after serving as a pundit on the network for well over a decade. 

The former Scotland international announced he will be stepping down from his role during the live broadcast of Liverpool’s 4-3 win over Tottenham on Sunday evening. 

Souness joined Sky 15 years ago and was given an emotional send-off by his colleagues after Kelly Cates confirmed he had taken part in his final broadcast.    

‘I’m going to miss you guys, the guys behind the scenes, our make-up girl, I’ll miss you all,’ Souness said on air. ‘You know, for me, I decided that football management wasn’t for me any more. I had the wrong temperament for it, the wrong personality.

‘And then I was given the opportunity to do this and it’s been magnificent. It’s just been the most fantastic time for me, because I love football, I care about football and I worry about it going forward.

Sky Sports have confirmed that Graeme Souness will be leaving after 15 years as a pundit

Sky Sports have confirmed that Graeme Souness will be leaving after 15 years as a pundit

The ex-Scotland international hailed a 'fantastic journey' after getting an emotional send-off

The ex-Scotland international hailed a ‘fantastic journey’ after getting an emotional send-off 

The often outspoken Souness will step down from his punditry duties with immediate effect

 The often outspoken Souness will step down from his punditry duties with immediate effect

‘But in Sky’s hands it’s in good hands, safe hands, and I think over the years we’ve created a Premier League with great detail and I think we look after football very well,’ he continued. 

‘But for me personally, I’ve got the buzz of live football coming to some fantastic games and some fantastic stadiums and some great events. I think I owe 100 apologies to people, but we haven’t got time for that.

‘I think people at home obviously don’t always agree with us, but it’s been great guys it really has. And it’s great right now to be amongst friends and nothing goes on forever, but I’ve got a lot of things coming up, I’m involved in my DEBRA charity and on the 27th of this month I’ll announce the challenge I’m getting involved in.

‘But it’s been great so thank you to everyone.’

Souness departed Sky by mutual consent as his contract with the broadcasters was due to expire at the end of the season. 

Sky Sports’ director of football Gary Hughes added: ‘We will miss Graeme’s no-nonsense approach in the studio – matched only by his playing style.

‘The insight and winning mentality he brought to our viewers as a result of his years’ of experience as both a player and a manager has been invaluable to our coverage. We wish him all the best for the future.’

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Post source: Daily mail

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