Jamie Carragher has dismissed any thoughts of retiring from his role as a football pundit, while also calling out his CBS Sports colleague Micah Richards for planning to step back in the future. The former Liverpool defender, now 48, is a mainstay on Sky Sports' Monday Night Football and CBS Sports' Champions League coverage.
Speaking on the Kickin' It show on CBS Sports Golazo's YouTube channel, Carragher said he is driven by self-improvement rather than competition with others. 'When I say I'm in competition, I want to be the best I can be to drive myself,' he explained. 'I do think I'm on the best two football shows in the world.'
Carragher, who has been a pundit for over a decade, believes his job has longevity because it is not physically demanding. 'How long can I keep going before someone thinks, 'No, they're better than them to take his job?'' he mused. He has no specific retirement age in mind, saying: 'I just keep going. It's a brilliant job.'
Richards, 37, had previously stated his goal is to retire at 45. However, Carragher is sceptical. 'Don't listen to Micah. I've heard people say this all, 'Oh, I'm going to retire.' But they're not,' he said. The exchange highlights the camaraderie between the pundits, who work together on CBS's Champions League show alongside Kate Scott and Thierry Henry.
