Northern Ireland boss Kenny Shiels apologises for saying 'women are more emotional than men'

Northern Ireland boss Kenny Shiels has issued an apology for his comments in the wake of his team's 5-0 World Cup qualifying defeat to England. Speaking about his side conceding goals quickly after one another, Shiels said he felt the reason was that women «are more emotional than men».

Ad/> The 65-year-old's words were met with criticism across the game, with ex-England keeper Siobhan Chamberlain calling them «bizarre». Women's World Cup Qualification UEFAEngland on brink of World Cup qualification after beating Northern Ireland18 HOURS AGO In an online statement released on Wednesday, Shiels wrote: «I wish to apologise for my comments made in the post-match press conference last night.

I am sorry for the offence that they have caused. »Last night was a special occasion for the women’s game in Northern Ireland and I am proud to manage a group of players who are role models for so many girls, and boys, across the country.

«I am an advocate for the women's game and passionate about developing opportunities for women and girls to flourish.» I want to play on into my forties — Ramos 'It's the mouth that kills the fish' — Simeone silent in face of Guardiola barbs Chelsea showed fight but their season goes down as a failure The result left Northern Ireland unable to qualify for the World Cup next year. Speaking after the game at Windsor Park, Shiels had said: «I felt [England] were struggling a bit at times to open us up until the psychology of going 2-0 up in the women's game.

»I'm sure you will have noticed if you go through the patterns — when a team concedes a goal, they concede a second one in a very, very short space of time. "[It happens] right through the whole spectrum of the women's game, because girls and women are