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Aston Villa take legal action against Jamie Carragher over podcast remarks

Aston Villa have announced plans to sue pundit Jamie Carragher following insults made during a discussion about manager Unai Emery.

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Aston Villa announced plans on Friday to launch legal proceedings against television pundit and former player Jamie Carragher. According to Yahoo Sports and Goal.com, the Premier League club took action following a dispute involving comments made about manager Unai Emery. [4][7][8]

Yahoo Sports reported that the dispute arose after Carragher linked Emery to Manchester United and aimed an expletive tirade at Aston Villa supporters on a podcast. According to reports from Yahoo Sports and The Sun, the Sky Sports pundit told fans to shut up during the broadcast. [4][8][10]

Aston Villa reacted furiously to what they termed unacceptable insults made by Carragher, Yahoo Sports and Goal.com reported. The club stated it will pursue legal action regarding the comments. [4][7][8]

Separately, Sky Sports News reported that Aston Villa manager Unai Emery acknowledged the team has work to do ahead of upcoming fixtures against Barcelona and Manchester United. Flashscore and Sports Mole reported that Emery stated the Premier League remains the priority for the club. [1][9][11]

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In short

  • Aston Villa plan to take legal action against former player and pundit Jamie Carragher.
  • The dispute follows remarks Carragher made on a podcast linking Unai Emery to Manchester United.
  • Unai Emery stated that Aston Villa must prioritise the Premier League ahead of matches against Barcelona and Manchester United.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

  1. [1]Aston Villa latest: Emery admits work to do ahead of Barcelona and Man UtdSky Sports News, 3d ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]Man Utd, Emery and ‘shut the **** up’ - Why are Aston Villa suing Jamie Carragher?LiveScore, 3d ago
  3. [3]Man Utd, Emery and ‘shut the **** up’ - Why are Aston Villa suing Jamie Carragher?FootballTransfers.com, 3d ago
  4. [4]Aston Villa launch legal action against Jamie Carragher over 'unacceptable insults' after Sky Sports pundit tells fans to 'shut the f*** up' in Unai Emery to Man Utd rantYahoo Sports Top, 4d ago
  5. [5]Man Utd target Barcelona's Lopez - Saturday's gossipYahoo Sports Top, 4d ago
  6. [6]Man Utd target Barcelona's Lopez - Saturday's gossipBBC Sport Front Page, 4d ago
  7. [7]Aston Villa plans to sue ex-player for 'unacceptable insults' on podcastYahoo Sports Top, 4d ago
  8. [8]Aston Villa launch legal action against Jamie Carragher over 'unacceptable insults' after Sky Sports pundit tells fans to 'shut the f*** up' in Unai Emery to Man Utd rantGoal.com, 4d ago
  9. [9]Aston Villa team news: Unai Emery reveals 'priority', delivers surprise praise for new signingSports Mole, 4d ago
  10. [10]Jamie Carragher tells Aston Villa fans 'shut the f*** up, you'll never be Man Utd' as he tips Emery to replace CarrickThe Sun, 4d ago
  11. [11]Emery says Aston Villa must prioritise Premier League with Barcelona game loomingFlashscore.com, 4d ago
  12. [12]Fabrizio Romano names manager Man Utd want to replace Michael Carrick - it's NOT Eddie HoweTEAMtalk, 4d ago

Background

  1. [13]Aston Villa F.C. on Wikipedia
  2. [14]Barcelona on Wikipedia
  3. [15]Ray Emery on Wikipedia

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 15 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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