Jill Scott has moved to downplay any suggestion of tension with Roy Keane, insisting their exchanges are simply 'a bit of banter'. The pair regularly appear on The Overlap alongside Jamie Carragher, Gary Neville and Ian Wright.
Scott, the former Manchester City midfielder, recounted a charity match where Marlon Harewood 'absolutely smashed' them, prompting Keane to quip: 'And what was the game like?' The remark drew laughter and a mock reprimand from Ian Wright. Piers Morgan later weighed in on social media, warning Keane he risked being 'cancelled' by the 'snowflake woke brigade'.
Speaking exclusively to Mirror Football, the 39-year-old Lioness clarified the true nature of her relationship with Keane. 'Obviously, we're good friends,' she said. 'So I feel like we can have a bit of banter and stuff like that. But yeah, obviously everybody loves Roy there.'
Scott, who earned 161 England caps, revealed she is trying to persuade Keane to join her at Soccer Aid 2026 at the London Stadium in May. 'I keep trying to get him to do Soccer Aid, actually,' she said. 'Hopefully can team up with some of The Overlap guys because it would be great for them to be involved again.'
