Jill Scott hits back at trolls who say she shouldn't commentate men's football

Former professional footballer Jill Scott has revealed that she receives 'stick' for commentating men's football.

The former England and Manchester City midfielder, 36, took to Loose Women today - less than 24 hours after commentating on the England Men's Euros qualifier against Italy.

Despite a series of successes in the world of football, including winning the Euros last year, Jill has been subject to a stream of hateful comments online.

The former Lioness revealed that she receives spiteful messages from people who claim she is not qualified to commentate the men's game.

Leading the Loose Women panel, host Jane Moore asked Jill: 'Even with all of your experience, do you get stick for being a woman commentating on football?'

'I'd like to say no, but yes you do,' she replied.

But Jill has built up a resilience against negativity, which began at the age eight when she was playing football in her hometown of Sunderland

'When it comes to men's football people are like "you've never played the men's game, so what do you know?"'

But Jill explained that for her 'football is football',  regardless of whether it's a male or female game, on the condition that 'you know what you’re talking about'.

The former Lioness, who lives with her fiancée, Shelly Unitt, drew on the example of Ian Wright- a male pundit who commentates the women's football games' - and does a 'very good' job at it.

Despite a strong mindset, Jill actively avoids social media, particularly X - formerly known as Twitter, because it typically breeds negativity around career.

She explained: 'I don’t look for validation on social media, I think it should come from friends and family.

'I think I’ve just learned over the years to listen to the people that matter.'

But the former