Newcastle fans take over Covent Garden ahead of Carabao Cup final against Liverpool and bid to end 70-year trophy wait
CARABAO CHAOS
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FANS slammed “nonsense” ITV for apologising after an X-rated comment was heard on live TV.
The incident occurred moments before Liverpool faced Newcastle in the Carabao Cup final at Wembley.
Reuters ITV issued an apology after swearing was heard ahead of Liverpool vs Newcastle[/caption]
Both sides were cheered onto the pitch by fans ahead of kick-off.
And with the game set to get underway, Arne Slot and Eddie Howe’s men both gathered in separate pre-match huddles.
However, cameras close by the players managed to pick up some unwanted audio.
A swear word was heard by Liverpool skipper Virgil van Dijk urging his side on to victory.
He said: “We worked so hard to be here. Let’s f***ing do this together, come on.”
And moments later ITV produced an apology to anyone offended by the bad language, with fellow broadcasters Sky Sports also saying sorry live on air.
But that itself drew backlash from supporters, who felt there was no need for an apology.
One fan said: “We live in a time of wet wipes.”
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Another declared: “Stop apologising for bad language when covering sports.
“You poked a camera into a team talk, what did you expect?”
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One noted: “Utter nonsense by ITV.”
Another boomed: “If that offends you switch off the footy and watch Songs of Praise.”
One cried: “It’s not tiddly winks, people are about to watch a game full of emotions.”
Another added: “I’d have been surprised if there hadn’t been swearing!”
