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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Kieran Jackson

Former Arsenal player pulls out of TV punditry role for Champions League final

Samir Nasri has pulled out of working at the Champions League final as a TV pundit after PSG fans “insulted his mother” at a previous match in the competition.

Ex-Arsenal midfielder Nasri, who played for the Gunners between 2008 and 2011, was set to work pitchside for French channel Canal+ at the biggest match in club football on Saturday night in Budapest.

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