Matt Le Tissier has revealed the reasons he believes he was sacked by Sky Sports, admitting he became 'unpopular' with bosses at the broadcasting giant. Le Tissier, 56, was dismissed in August 2020 alongside fellow Soccer Saturday panellists Charlie Nicholas and Phil Thompson, and later blamed the decision on his refusal to wear a Black Lives Matter badge and his opinions on the Covid pandemic.
![[Le Tissier (second from left) was dismissed alongside fellow Soccer Saturday panellists Charlie Nicholas (right) and Phil Thompson (second from right) in August 2020]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/11/10/93987483-0-image-a-2_1736590144837.jpg)
The former Southampton striker was also accused of putting lives at risk after sharing anti-vaccine conspiracy theories in 2021 and was later met with a fierce backlash on social media after spreading contentious views on the war in Ukraine. Le Tissier also posted a thread questioning the legitimacy of 9/11, a stance that led to his former colleague Jeff Stelling labelling the post 'total and absolute b*******'.
![[He later pinned the decision on his controversial opinions on BLM and the Covid pandemic]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/11/10/93987481-0-image-a-3_1736590148867.jpg)
He has since conducted several interviews on his departure but is no longer under an NDA, a development he claims now allows him to criticise the company. And, speaking on the Disrupters podcast, Le Tissier once again addressed his axing. Matt Le Tissier has revealed the reasons he believes he was sacked by Sky Sports.
![[Le Tissier spent 15 years with the broadcasting giant but says is now free to criticise them]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/11/10/93987485-0-image-m-6_1736590173356.jpg)
Le Tissier (second from left) was dismissed alongside fellow Soccer Saturday panellists Charlie Nicholas (right) and Phil Thompson (second from right) in August 2020. He later pinned the decision on his controversial opinions on BLM and the Covid pandemic.
![[He was accused of putting lives at risk after sharing Covid-19 conspiracy theories in 2021]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/11/10/93987479-0-image-a-4_1736590156738.jpg)
