Triple M host Marty Sheargold departs after being condemned for comparing Matildas to ‘year 10 girls’

Parent company Southern Cross Austereo says programming should meet expectations of its audience' and it's clear this is a moment for reflection and review'

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Triple M host Marty Sheargold is departing the network after being condemned for comments he made about the Matildas.

Sheargold, a broadcaster and comedian, said on his Drive show on Monday that he would rather hammer a nail through the head of [his] penis" than watch Australia's national women's football team in next year's Asian Cup. He also asked: Got any men's sport?"

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