Former Lionesses star Eni Aluko appeared on talkSPORT earlier this week following her latest comments about the opportunities she receives within broadcasting
13:56, 11 Feb 2026Updated 13:56, 11 Feb 2026
Eni Aluko hit back at comments made by Laura Woods(Image: talkSPORT)
Eni Aluko has appeared to confirm that she has decided to step away from British television amid her latest row. The former Lionesses star made headlines once again this week as she decided to take aim at ITV, as well as Ian Wright, for her lack of opportunities within broadcasting.
She then appeared on talkSPORT alongside Jim White and Simon Jordan to clarify her comments. She suggested that her decrease in opportunities is an active choice, having chosen to turn down a number of gigs.
Asked if she now believes broadcasting in the UK is an option, she said: “I think in the UK… it’s a very toxic space for me. And I’m fighting now to just even have an opinion.
“There is a feeling that I can’t say anything without the instant backlash that comes with the fact people have already decided they don’t like you.
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“I’m a fighter, I’m a resilient person and I go, ‘no, I want to say my opinion’, but I don’t feel welcome. That was my point.
“I don’t have skin in the game anymore, I’m not trying to get people out of the way so I can get in. You’ve got to recognise the environments you can thrive and really do your thing.
“I just don’t feel (that in) the UK at this moment in time. You never know what will happen in the future, but I’ll always be passionate about women’s football.”
Eni Aluko has confirmed that she has quit British broadcasting(Image: Getty Images)
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Aluko’s comments come after a scathing response from Jordan, after he was asked about her punditry abilities. He said: “As far as expertise is concerned, when I listen to her as a pundit in the times that I’ve listened to her, I don’t think that she’s particularly enlightening or illuminating or engaging or charismatic, or sometimes comes across particularly likeable.
“The language that you use, Eni, is to me steeped in a sense of entitlement. I mean, the sheer weight of the entitlement that you seem to believe that you have would re-sink the Titanic.
“I think you’ve been quite fortuitous. I think because of initiatives like DEI, they’ve allowed people to be put into positions in the men’s game that I don’t think they’ve merited and now that sort of seeds an attitude that you become a stalwart in the women’s game.”
Away from Jordan and White, Aluko has also been at the centre of a row with former colleague Laura Woods, having accused her of ‘gaslighting’.
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