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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/sexism-row-keys-considers-quitting.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="Axed presenter Andy Gray has apologised for his part in the sexism row" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/min-sexism-row-keys-considers-quitting.jpg" alt="Axed presenter Andy Gray has apologised for his part in the sexism row"/></a></p>
<p>Sky Sports presenter Richard Keys is considering resigning after his former colleague Andy Gray apologised for his role in the football sexism row and said he was &#8220;devastated by losing the job that I love&#8221;.</p>
<p>Keys claimed &#8220;dark forces&#8221; were at work behind the scenes and hinted he could be sacked over the furore.</p>
<p>The pair were dropped after they made sexist remarks about assistant referee Sian Massey before the Premier League game between Wolves and Liverpool at the weekend.</p>
<p>Sky Sports went on to fire former top striker Gray after new evidence of &#8220;unacceptable and offensive behaviour&#8221; emerged.</p>
<p>A statement released by Gray read: &#8220;I am very sorry that certain comments made by me have caused offence. Such comments were made off-air to work colleagues, and were, of course, never intended to be broadcast.&#8221;</p>
<p>His statement continued: &#8220;Football is my life and I am devastated by losing the job that I love. I am equally upset that third parties have been dragged into this issue. I ask that the media respect their privacy so that they can continue in their roles. I have worked for Sky Sports loyally for over 20 years and I do not wish to comment further at this time.&#8221;</p>
<p>His comments came as Keys also chose to apologise publicly for his remarks. Speaking on the TalkSPORT radio station, he said: &#8220;Our prehistoric banter is not acceptable in a modern world.&#8221; He added: &#8220;We were wrong. It was wrong. It shouldn&#8217;t have happened.&#8221;</p>
<p>He said he was shocked by the &#8220;firestorm&#8221; caused by his comments but said he understood if they led to him also losing his job. &#8220;Finding myself in the middle of something like this is most, most discomfiting for me.&#8221;</p>
<p>He said he made an official apology to Massey on behalf of himself and Gray on Sunday afternoon. &#8220;She and I enjoyed some banter together. We left on very good terms. I can&#8217;t tell you any more about the conversation beyond saying she was in good spirits and I expressed my disappointment that Andy and I, misguidedly having a little fun, had got it wrong. There is no excuse anywhere for anybody to make any judgment on someone else&#8217;s ability to do a job because they are male or female, it was wrong.&#8221;</p>
<p>He said that after apologising to Massey he had asked if he could publicise that his apology had been made and accepted. The presenter said: &#8220;I was told no, and 24 hours passed by which time the world had gone mad. Now, I don&#8217;t know why I was told no, I don&#8217;t know why I was stopped from telling people that that&#8217;s what I had done.&#8221;</p>
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