In a weird case of prank, obscene noises have been broadcast throughout the BBC’s reside protection of an FA Cup match, apparently by way of a cell phone {that a} prankster had hidden within the studio. The incident occurred because the broadcaster’s present aired forward of the FA Cup match between Wolverhampton and Liverpool on the Molineux Stadium on Tuesday.
The noise interrupted protection introduced by former England striker Gary Lineker earlier than the match.
Well, we discovered it taped behind the set. As sabotage it was fairly amusing. pic.twitter.com/ikUhBJ38Je
— Gary Lineker 💙💛 (@GaryLineker) January 17, 2023
Lineker later posted a photograph of a cellular phone on Twitter that he stated was “taped behind the set” contained in the stadium.
Lineker stated, “It was quite amusing as a sabotage.”
“We apologize to any viewers who were offended during our live coverage of football this evening. We are investigating how this happened.” – BBC spokesperson
– BBC Press Office (@bbcpress) January 17, 2023
The BBC appeared much less fazed, and launched an announcement saying: “We apologize for any inconvenience caused to viewers during our live coverage of football this evening.”
A self-proclaimed YouTube prankster calling himself “Jarvo” tweeted that he was behind the stunt, and posted a video exhibiting him calling a telephone to activate the sound.
Jarvo, whose actual identify is Daniel Jarvis, was banned for 2 years from all sporting occasions in England and Wales in October after operating onto the pitch and manhandling England batsman Jonny Bairstow throughout a cricket Test match between England and India in September 2021. was banned for.
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