The announcer of the game of the day, Gary Lineker, laughed as sexual noises from a YouTube prankster interrupted the live broadcast of the show. There was a porn clip showing Lineker getting ready presented Wolves’ upcoming game against Liverpool in the Football Association Challenge Cup. A frantic search of the studio turned up a hidden cell phone, and YouTube prankster Daniel Jarvis claimed to be behind the stunt on Tuesday’s show. (Read Also: FIFA charges Argentina for “unpleasant behaviour” during Qatar World Cup Final)
The BBC apologized to any viewers who were offended. But Lineker, who later tweeted a cell phone photo showing him “taped to the back of the TV”, said he didn’t think anyone would have anything to do sorry for. He called it a “nice joke” and said: “For the Sabotage it was quite funny. “Malice ensued as Lineker recorded the program in a studio at Wolverhampton’s Molineux Stadium presented alongside.
The experts- Paul Ince and Danny Murphy were speaking on BBC Two News night later on Tuesday. Lineker explained that he initially thought a video had been sent to one of the experts’ phones showing the accidentally left it behind. But it was “too loud,” he said, noting that whenever producers isolated themselves from the studio to show a music video.
The noise stopped immediately. So he concluded that someone watching them on TV activates them remotely.
When asked by News night how loud the sound effect was in the studio, the station said it couldn’t hear what the producers were saying to him in his headphones. Making it “pretty difficult” before the game to continue.
At one point he had to explain to viewers what he thought was going on and said, “I think someone is typing something on someone’s phone. “I don’t know, if you heard it at home. “As the broadcast of the game itself began – and Studio knew they had 45 minutes before Lineker and the experts returned to cover the first half of the game to discuss – a detailed search has begun.
It wasn’t long before Lineker was able to share a statement on Twitter, posting a photo of a cell phone on Twitter and three laughing emoji’s after the word. “Well no, we found this taped to the back of the kit.“ The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
The BBC has released an official statement stating. – “We apologize to any viewers who were offended by tonight’s live football match. The announcer also confirmed that the BBC is investigating the incident.
