Sky Sports Pundit Gary Neville Banned from Nottingham Forest's City Ground

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Former Manchester United full-back Gary Neville has been denied access to the City Ground, the home of Nottingham Forest, due to rising tensions between Neville and the club's owner, Evangelos Marinakis. Neville, who has been a vocal critic of Marinakis' behavior, will not be able to commentate on the Premier League fixture between Forest and Chelsea on Sunday. The decision has sparked a reaction from Neville and his fellow Sky Sports pundit, former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher, who had been in talks with Marinakis to commentate on the game.

Key Takeaways:

  • Gary Neville has been banned from the City Ground by Nottingham Forest after he was denied accreditation and access to the stadium as a co-commentator for the Premier League fixture against Chelsea.
  • Neville has been a vocal critic of Forest's owner, Evangelos Marinakis, and has described his behavior as "scandalous" in the past.
  • Neville will now present the Super Sunday coverage from the Sky Sports studio in West London, rather than the City Ground, alongside a commentary team sent to the City Ground.
  • Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher had held talks with Marinakis to commentate on the game, but has now reaffirmed that he will not be attending the fixture if Neville is not allowed access to the stadium.
  • Carragher revealed that Marinakis told him to "Fk off" when he said he wouldn't attend the game if Neville was not allowed in.

Statistics:

  • 14 years: The length of time Neville has been a co-commentator for Sky Sports.
  • 50 years: The age of Gary Neville.
  • 47 years: The age of Jamie Carragher.
  • 2-2: The scoreline of the recent game between Nottingham Forest and Leicester City, which Marinakis stormed the pitch for.

Sources:

  • " NRL: News, Results, Fixtures, Scores " by Daily Mail and The Guardian