Football pundit Jamie Carragher appears on TV to explain ‘moment of madness’ that led to spitting incident
The former Liverpool captain is suspended by his employer Sky Sports and says he intends to apologise to the family again
In footage widely shown on British media, Carragher is seen winding down the window of his car and spitting at another vehicle following Liverpool’s 2-1 loss to Manchester United on Saturday.
Reports said that some of Carragher’s spit hit the face of the girl, who was sitting in the passenger seat. A male voice can be heard saying “unlucky Jamie lad, 2-1!” before Carragher spits.
Very disappointing to see Jamie Carragher spit at a man & his 14 year old daughter on the motorway. He was goaded yes, but there is no high ground that can be taken to defend him here. Don't deflect from the incident - this shouldn't happen. Super embarrassing for Carragher. pic.twitter.com/3iohYhXeKE— Adam Joseph (@AdamJosephSport) March 12, 2018
Carragher, 40, apologised to the family and later said his behaviour had been “unacceptable” although he insisted he had not seen the girl in the front of the car.
“I’ll speak to the family again. I’m sorry. I’ll apologise again today (Monday) properly,” said Carragher.
“I didn’t to be honest (see the girl), she was leant back. I wish she wasn’t involved. I hate that she was involved more than anything.”
British broadcaster Sky Sports announced Carragher – who is known for his charity work – had been suspended from his punditry job adding his actions were “well below the standards we expect of our people”.