Eni Aluko’s former England teammate Steph Houghton has leapt to the defence of Ian Wright and his ‘unbelievable’ support of women’s football. Aluko sparked a major backlash after claiming Arsenal legend Wright was ‘blocking opportunities’ for female pundits,

Steph Houghton, who co-hosts a podcast with Ian Wright but played alongside Eni Aluko for England, has backed the former as fallout from latter's controversial comments roll on

Former England striker Eni Aluko has apologised to Ian Wright after she stated that male broadcasters such as him risked blocking female pundits from working in the women’s game. Wright has been a vocal supporter of women’s football and features regularly as a pundit on match coverage in the United Kingdom and elsewhere.