Rachel Riley will not present Sky Sports’ Friday Night Football next season following her controversial comments about Tottenham Hotspur’s failed title challenge last month.

The Countdown presenter has opted to walk away from the high-profile role alongside Jeff Stelling after being left out of Sky’s coverage of the biggest match of the season when Chelsea clinched the Premier League with a victory at West Bromwich Albion on May 12, seven days after her criticism of Tottenham.

Sky were willing to offer Riley a new contract after her initial 12-month deal came to an end, but she has decided to pursue other opportunities. The 31-year-old revealed she had been subjected to “hideous personal abuse” on Twitter after describing Tottenham’s 1-0 defeat to West Ham United as