The BBC has been forced to apologize for uttering the phrase “Manchester United is rubbish” on its breaking news ticker.
The words appeared between 9am and 10am on Tuesday morning (Tuesday evening AEST) during the updates of the current French Open tennis tournament. It took the network more than two hours to recognize the badge, blaming it for a training error.
“A little while ago, some of you noticed something quite unusual in the ticker scrolling to the bottom of the screen with news, commenting on Manchester United,” the host said. “I hope Manchester United fans are not offended by this,” he added, explaining that behind the scenes, someone was training to learn how to use the ticker and text the ticker.
“So they were just writing random stuff, not really. This comment came up, so sorry if you’ve seen it and you’re offended and you’re a Manchester United fan, but it was definitely a mistake. It wasn’t meant to appear on the screen, so that’s what happened. We just thought I’d better tell you. “
United finished their worst campaign in the Premier League era earlier this week, finishing sixth and 13 points clear of the Champions League. His last game was a 1-0 defeat to Crystal Palace, with new coach Erik ten Hag watching from the stands at Selhurst Park in south London.
Meanwhile, the Boehly-Clearlake consortium, which agreed on terms to acquire Chelsea for £ 4.25bn ($ 7.5 billion) earlier this month, passed the Premier League owners and directors test. say the league on Tuesday, paving the way for the club’s acquisition. .
Screenshot of BBC news ticker saying Manchester United is rubbishCredit: Twitter
The proposal also needs the approval of the British government before the consortium can complete the acquisition, with a week before the club’s current operating license expires on 31 May.
“The board has applied the Premier League (OADT) owners and directors test to all future directors and has taken the necessary due diligence,” the league said in a statement.