Sports broadcaster beIN Sports swiftly responded too backlash over sexist commentary made during a Ligue 1 broadcast, suspending commentator Daniel Bravo following Saturday’s match between Paris FC and Olympique de Marseille. The incident underscores a broader industry reckoning with issues of gender bias in sports coverage, prompting immediate action from the network’s editor-in-chief, Florent Houzot. Bravo’s comments, directed toward Paris FC’s director of women’s football, Gaëthane Thiney, were replaced Sunday by Luis Fernández during La Liga coverage.
Luis Fernández stepped in to commentate on Sunday’s La Liga match between Athletic Bilbao and Real Sociedad, replacing Daniel Bravo who was suspended by beIN Sports following sexist remarks made during Saturday’s match between Paris FC and Olympique de Marseille. The move came swiftly after Bravo’s comments drew criticism.
Bravo had said, “I get the impression she was talking lingerie,” while critiquing Gaëthane Thiney, the director of women’s football at Paris FC, during the broadcast. Florent Houzot, the editor-in-chief of beIN Sports, confirmed earlier on Sunday that Bravo had contacted Thiney and issued an apology.
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