Eamonn Holmes scolded GB News co-host over dig at Lioness defeat
21.08.2023 - 23:15
/ ok.co.uk
GB News presenter Eamon Holmes has been slammed after he made a dig about the Lionesses loss to Spain in the World Cup Final on Sunday. England's Lionesses narrowly lost out to Spain 1-0 in Sydney, Australia, after a sole goal from Olga Carmona was all it took to seal the deal and give Spain their first World Cup win.
The match, which was shown live on the BBC, had millions watching it round the country with figures from the channel indicating the audience topped 14 million in the dying moments of the game.
Despite not clinching the trophy, the Lionesses have been a force of nature throughout both in their defensive strength and attacking capability.
The team have been extensively praised for how far they made in the tournament since the final whistle blew. Following their loss, the Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer suggested on X, formerly known as Twitter, that the team should be recognised "by the honours system" for making it so far at all.
But the suggestion to recognise the players in the honours system left Northern Irish presenter Eamonn giggling as he dismissed the game's importance and the team's achievements. After a segment on his show on Monday, his co-host Isabel Webster said: "I’m still so sad about it, it was such a shame." But before she was able to finish, Eamonn cut her off and said: "So it’s sad – it was a football match, they lost it, that was it, move on." Isabel then rolled her eyes at the presenter and asked if was disappointed at all by the result.
But his reply left many on social media fuming, as he said that Manchester United's defeat at Tottenham on Saturday had upset him more. In response to his comments, one person took to Twitter and said that he was a "sad and bitter little man".
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