Graeme Souness, 70, reveals he ‘will never retire’ as a pundit despite Sky Sports exit
LIVERPOOL legend Graeme Souness has vowed to ‘never retire’ from football punditry.
The 70-year-old three-time European Cup winner agreed to leave Sky Sports last April.
Souness worked for the Premier League broadcaster for over 15 years and fought back tears during his final appearance.
But this week he explained that it is getting harder to be a pundit in modern football.
He argued that there’s a balancing act between using the right words while still being honest and critical when it is required.
The Scotsman has not retreated in that regard as he continues to offer his famously candid assessments on talkSPORT.
He was on pundit duty for ITV’s FA Cup coverage of Manchester United’s dramatic 4-3 win over rivals Liverpool.
And he will be at the Euros for Scotland’s opener against hosts Germany.
He told The Telegraph: “I will never retire.
“I will be retired when the phone stops ringing. I know we have to be very careful with what words we choose now, but you must be as honest as you possibly can, consistently.
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“And just be real. That is becoming more and more difficult for the guys who are doing it now.”
He disagreed with the notion that pundits should be required to have achieved it all in order to analyse the top level.
He added: “That is like saying Arsene Wenger or Jose Mourinho shouldn’t have been great managers.
“There are people I will listen to. There are people I think ‘no, you have nothing I’m going to learn from you at all’. That is only me.”
Last month, he told Simon Jordan on their podcast that his radio and charity work has kept him busier than ever.