The ubiquity of Gary Neville means football lovers in the United Kingdom are relentlessly exposed to the former Manchester United defender’s opinions.
There are plenty who disagree with what Neville has to say on footballing affairs, but the Sky Sports pundit and commentator dabbles in an array of fields.
His post-playing career certainly hasn’t been dull, with a failed managerial stint at Valencia perhaps the most infamous of Neville’s exploits. He’s also a co-owner of Salford City, a proficient property developer in Manchester and documented endorser of the Labour party.
And it’s Neville’s politics that have riled up many, to the point that three were arrested at Salford’s Moor Lane on Saturday in a supposed protest against the club’s co-owner. Here’s why Neville was the target.
