Football pundit Gary Lineker declared the BBC’s tv protection of the FA Cup showdown between Wolves and Liverpool had been disrupted after specific pornographic noises had been heard through the prelude to Tuesday’s match.
BBC presenter Lineker was discussing the third-round replay in a studio at Molineux alongside pundits, Paul Ince and Danny Murphy, when audible wailing broke out within the background.
Former Tottenham star Lineker was clearly startled and struggled to not snort as he mentioned, “Would you stop making those noises, Danny?”
When the sexually charged sounds continued after an interview with Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp was aired, Lineker reduce to colleague and fellow former England striker Alan Shearer within the commentary gantry. “Somebody’s sending something on someone’s phone, I think. I don’t know whether you heard it at home,” mentioned Lineker.
Once the match kicked off, Lineker revealed the trigger, tweeting an image of a cell phone and three laughing emojis alongside the phrases, “Well, we found this taped to the back of the set. As sabotage goes, it was quite amusing.”
During the half-time evaluation, Lineker took the chance to make additional gentle of the weird incident. Talking to Ince and Murphy, he mentioned of Liverpool’s opening purpose, “Harvey Elliott’s goal was a screamer, which was not the only one we’ve had tonight.”
The stunt didn’t go unnoticed by viewers because the incident was extensively shared on social media. A BBC spokesperson mentioned on Twitter, “We apologise to any viewer offended during the live coverage of the football this evening. We are investigating how this happened.”
