Sunderland manager David Moyes is under mounting pressure after he was asked by the FA to explain his threat to slap a female reporter.
Moyes, 53, was forced to apologise to Match of the Day interviewer Vicki Sparks for telling her off camera: ‘You still might get a slap even though you’re a woman. Careful the next time you come in.’
The former Manchester United boss is facing disciplinary action from the FA for the remarks which followed the goalless draw at home to Burnley on March 18. Moyes is refusing to resign and Sunderland were standing by him despite widespread condemnation from the shadow Sports Minister and women’s groups.