GRAEME SOUNESS has announced he will retire from punditry following Liverpool’s win against Tottenham.
Sky Sports confirmed that Souness would be standing down from his role at the end of the current Premier League season.
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The Scot will be ending his 15-year association with the broadcaster but did reveal he has plans for his next move which will be announced soon.
Speaking about the decision to hang up the microphone, he said: “I’m going to miss you guys, the guys behind the scenes, our makeup girl, I’ll miss you all.
“You know, for me, I decided that football management wasn’t for me anymore. I had the wrong temperament for it, the wrong personality.
“And then I was given the opportunity to do this and it’s been magnificent. It’s just been the most fantastic time for me, because I love football, I care about football and I worry about it going forward.
“But in Sky’s hands, it’s in good hands, safe hands, and I think over the years we’ve created a Premier League with great detail and I think we look after football very well.
“But for me personally, I’ve got the buzz of live football coming to some fantastic games and some fantastic stadiums and some great events.
“I think I owe 100 apologies to people, but we haven’t got time for that.
“I think people at home obviously don’t always agree with us, but it’s been great guys it really has.
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“And it’s great right now to be amongst friends and nothing goes on forever, but I’ve got a lot of things coming up, I’m involved in my DEBRA charity and on the 27th of this month I’ll announce the challenge I’m getting involved in.
“But it’s been great so thank you to everyone.”
Fans reacted on social media to the news with many making reference to the pundits many times criticising former Man United star Paul Pogba.
One tweeted: “Pogba breathes a sigh of relief.”
A second joked: “I know him as the guy that loathes Pogba.”
A third added: “Pogba will be looking to get back to the prem asap
While another paid homage to the former Liverpool manager, and wrote: “By far the best pundit.”
A fifth fan said: “Can’t say I always agreed with Souness, but can’t fault his Passion and Perspective on the game.
“Sky sports will be a lesser place without his input. Happy 70th birthday next week and all the best for the future.”