Premier League committees investigating Richard Scudamore’s sexist emails
The Premier League audit and remuneration committee will meet Monday to disuse the conduct of the Premier League chief executive, with an FA board convening Tuesday.
Multiple committees will meet over the next two days to investigate the controversial emails sent by Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore. The emails were published by the Sunday Mirror on May 11, and pressure has been building on the league to take action against Scudamore.
On Monday, the PL audit and remuneration committee, chaired by Chelsea chairman Bruce Buck, will meet. That will be followed on Tuesday by a meeting of the FA Inclusion Advisory Board.
Scudamore apologized for the statements made in the emails that included derogatory terms about women, sexual innuendos and jokes about “female irrationality.” Many feel that an apology is not enough, with a growing number of people calling for Scudamore to step down, or be removed by the league.
The league’s title sponsor, Barclays, expressed its disappointment with Scudamore last week, and even British Prime Minister David Cameron has chimed in, telling BBC Radio 5 live that a member of his cabinet would not survive if he’d sent emails like Scudamore.
“No, I don’t think they would. We have to set and keep high standards in politics. I have tried to enforce that in my own party over a number of years. I haven’t seen the specific emails, but people should treat everybody else with respect.”
The emails were released publicly by Rani Abraham, a former personal assistant to Scudamore. She said she felt “humiliated, belittled and disgusted” by the messages.
