Editing Ruud Gullit (section)

== Media career ==

[[File:Arsenal 2 Chelsea 1 (34968568976).jpg|thumb|Gullit in his role as a BBC pundit during the [[2017 FA Cup Final]]]]
In 1988,  together with the reggae band [[Revelation Time]], Gullit gained a No. 3 chart hit with the [[apartheid|anti-apartheid]] song "South Africa" in the [[Dutch Top 40]]. Previously, he had a modest hit in 1984 with the song "Not the Dancing Kind". Gullit also joined his band in front of 3,000 people at concerts in Italy, in the year he made a move to AC Milan.{{citation needed|date=July 2023}}

After his spell at Newcastle, Gullit spent several years working as a football commentator, having previously coined the term "sexy football"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.ohmynews.com/articleview/article_view.asp?no=300160&rel_no=1 |title=Sexy Football's Newest Icons? – OhmyNews International |work=ohmynews.com |access-date=28 July 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822022043/https://english.ohmynews.com/articleview/article_view.asp?no=300160&rel_no=1 |archive-date=22 August 2016}}</ref> during his spell as a [[BBC]] pundit for [[UEFA Euro 1996|Euro 1996]] while still playing professionally for Chelsea. Gullit used the term to describe teams, such as [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]] at that tournament,<ref>FourFourTwo, March 2006</ref> who played attractive football with an emphasis on the defense-penetrating pass-and-move game.

By 2006, Gullit had a talk show on Dutch TV, where he has interviewed, amongst others, [[Nelson Mandela]].<ref name="Gullit smalltalk"/> When Gullit was named winner of the Ballon d'Or in 1987, he dedicated the award to the then imprisoned Nelson Mandela. Gullit has since said in interviews that he met Mandela after he was released, and that Mandela had said to him, "Ruud, I have lots of friends now. When I was on the inside, you were one of the few."<ref name="Big Interview" />

In 2007, Gullit recalled, "Four months ago I visited [[Robben Island]] and met three guys who were cell-mates of Nelson Mandela. They remembered me dedicating my award in 1987 to Mandela and they said they couldn't believe what I had done, and were sure the football authorities would withdraw the award. That's what apartheid did to them, it made them believe injustice was a normal part of life."<ref name="Big Interview" />

Gullit also appeared as a [[pundit]] for [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] during the [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006 World Cup]] and works as an analyst for Champions League games on [[Sky Sports]] and [[Al Jazeera Sports]]. During the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]], Gullit worked as a studio analyst alongside former players [[Jürgen Klinsmann]] and [[Steve McManaman]] for [[ESPN]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espnmediazone3.com/us/2010/05/ruud-gullit/ |title=Reflections on NFL, ESPN, FinishLine.com and The New York Giants |work=espnmediazone3.com |access-date=28 July 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100614054451/http://www.espnmediazone3.com/us/2010/05/ruud-gullit/ |archive-date=14 June 2010 }}</ref> He subsequently worked as an analyst for Al Jazeera Sports during [[UEFA Euro 2012|Euro 2012]] alongside Glenn Hoddle and Terry Venables, among others.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gullit keen on Netherlands job |url=http://espnfc.com/en/news/1119438/ruud-gullit-keen-netherlands-job.html |publisher=ESPN |access-date=1 July 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120703062328/http://espnfc.com/en/news/1119438/ruud-gullit-keen-netherlands-job.html |archive-date=3 July 2012 }}</ref>

In 2013, Gullit and many other former footballers were brought into [[EA Sports]]'s ''[[FIFA 14]]'' as "Legends" cards in FIFA Ultimate Team; his card is one of the highest rated in the game.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.easports.com/fifa/news/2013/fifa-14-ultimate-team-legends|title=Football Legends Coming to FIFA 14 Ultimate Team|publisher=EA Sports.com|date=30 August 2013|access-date=17 March 2015|archive-date=7 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150207140639/https://www.easports.com/fifa/news/2013/fifa-14-ultimate-team-legends|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2014, Gullit joined BBC's ''[[Match of the Day]]'' as a studio pundit and first appeared during the [[2014–15 Premier League|2014–15 season]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/28673372|title=MOTD: Ruud Gullit, Philip Neville & Rio Ferdinand join BBC show|work=bbc.com|access-date=28 July 2016|archive-date=25 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151125185523/http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/28673372|url-status=live}}</ref>

Gullit embarked on the Heineken [[Uefa champions league|Champions League]] Trophy Tour in 2016 where he visited Vietnam with [[Carles Puyol]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thanhniennews.com/sports/gullit-puyol-to-bring-champions-league-trophy-to-vietnam-next-week-60781.html|title=Gullit, Puyol to bring Champions League trophy to Vietnam next week|date=1 April 2016|website=Thanh Nien Daily|access-date=1 September 2019|archive-date=1 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190901075155/http://www.thanhniennews.com/sports/gullit-puyol-to-bring-champions-league-trophy-to-vietnam-next-week-60781.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> For the [[2022 World Cup]], Gullit worked for [[BeIN Sports]] and has continued to do so for the [[UEFA Champions League]] coverage for the [[2022-23 UEFA Champions League|2022-23 season]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.beinsports.com/en/fifa-world-cup-qatar-2022/news/bein-sports-to-broadcast-fifa-world-cup-qatar/2006715|title=beIN SPORTS to Broadcast FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ Final on Free-To-Air and YouTube|access-date=16 December 2022|archive-date=18 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221218055226/https://www.beinsports.com/en/fifa-world-cup-qatar-2022/news/bein-sports-to-broadcast-fifa-world-cup-qatar/2006715|url-status=live}}</ref>