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The BBC's coverage of Liverpool's FA Cup replay encountered some issues, with Gary Lineker left red-faced.

As sabotage goes it was quite amusing,” Lineker tweeted, along with a picture of the offending phone. Another added: "Most incredible thing I’ve ever witnessed on live tele". READ MORE: [Liverpool takeover latest as Qatar Investment Authority break silence on investment plans](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liverpool-takeover-latest-qatar-investment-26001410) [pornographic groaning could be heard as they attempted to present the build-up ahead of kick-off](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/bbc-liverpool-wolves-prank-breaking-26003883). [The Reds](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/all-about/liverpool-fc) were at Molineux tonight as they looked to book their place in the fourth round, with the BBC covering the game live.

BBC's coverage of Liverpool's FA Cup replay at Wolves was embarrassingly interrupted by loud porn noises. Shortly after the programme started, the noises ...

We had a screamer of a goal which was kind of the tone of the whole show in some ways. VAR broke due to the power cut. I don't think anyone cared for the game. 'Porn on the BBC. I could hardly hear what they said when the thing was going on. The BBC have issued some sort of apology, I know not why.

Gary Lineker struggled to keep a straight face while pornographic noises interrupted coverage of the FA Cup clash between Wolves and Liverpool.

It was one of the biggest news stories of our time - and it's still not over. With fresh revelations from our Number 10 sources, in their own words, listen to the inside story... which was not the only one we’ve had tonight.”

The BBC's coverage of Wolves versus Liverpool in the FA Cup was marred by a humiliating blunder when porn noise began to play loudly on air.

We are investigating how this happened.” Lineker posted a photo of a phone with a caption, 'Well, we found this taped to the back of the set. The cause of the audio has since been discovered with Lineker taking to Twitter to reveal what was playing the explicit noise.

BBC coverage for Wolves vs Liverpool in the FA Cup was pranked before kick-off.

Lineker then tried to speak to Alan Shearer, who is on co-commentary duty, as the noise played again. Advertisement

Match of the Day host and former Barcelona striker Gary Lineker has made a light-hearted tweet poking fun at Lionel Messi by comparing the duo's ...

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YouTube comedian Daniel Jarvis has claimed he was behind the prank, with the BBC apologising and pledging to investigate.

Jarvis is already well known for a string of other stunts including numerous pitch invasions that have landed him in hot water. which was not the only one we’ve had tonight.” “As sabotage goes it was quite amusing.”

BBC's coverage of the FA Cup third round replay between Wolves and Liverpool was hijacked by the infamous viral sex moans clip, which was repeatedly played ...

He took to Twitter to reveal the culprit while viewers were in hysterics at what they'd just seen. In the video, he can be seen speaking to someone on the phone before calling another device. Lineker looked around the studio in disbelief before chuckling to himself as he said: "I don't know who's making that noise." He joked with pundit Danny Murphy: "Will you stop making those noises Danny." After the game had got underway it emerged someone had planted a phone to play the clip over and over. And infamous pitch invader Jarvo69 soon posted a video on YouTube taking credit for the sabotage.

The BBC coverage of Wolves vs Liverpool was interrupted by sexual noises. · Gary Lineker red-faced at sex noise prank on Match of the Day · Related articles.

Lineker had been joined in the studio by Paul Ince and Danny Murphy with Alan Shearer on commentary duties. The noises started shortly after the show began and repeatedly played throughout the build-up with studio staff unable to find out what was causing the noise. The pre-match coverage was beset by issues as the mobile loudly played the noises throughout the first 15 minutes with those in the studio left baffled.

Gary Lineker has taken to Twitter to explain the source behind the porn noises that were repeatedly heard during the BBC's FA Cup broadcast on Tuesday ...

— Gary Lineker 💙💛 (@GaryLineker) “Well, we found this taped to the back of the set. Well, we found this taped to the back of the set.

The BBC's live coverage of an FA Cup tie between Wolves and Liverpool was plagued by an apparent pornography prank on Tuesday evening in the UK.

I don’t know whether you heard it at home.” Lineker later tweeted a picture of a phone, which he said had been taped to the back of the set in an apparent act of sabotage. It’s toasty in this studio, it’s a bit noisy as well.

There was an outright bizarre moment during the BBC's build-up to Wolves vs Liverpool, with THAT infamous porn noise being heard talking over Gary Lin.

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Host Gary Lineker shared a picture on Twitter of a mobile phone that he said had been "taped to the back of the set" after the prank at Wolves' Molineux ...

which was not the only one we've had tonight." I don't know whether you heard it at home." We are investigating how this happened," a spokesman said. Liverpool scored the only goal of the first half, and during the half-time analysis, Lineker said to Ince and Murphy: "Harvey Elliott's goal was a screamer... He later revealed on Twitter that the sound had come from a hidden mobile phone that had been "taped to the back of the set". Host Gary Lineker shared a picture on Twitter of a mobile phone that he said had been "taped to the back of the set" after the prank at Wolves' Molineux stadium.

Not long after BBC broadcaster Gary Lineker's FA Cup coverage was interrupted by sex noises on Tuesday, prankster Daniel 'Jarvo69' Jarvis claimed ...

Jarvis then gatecrashed the Stade de France to celebrate with [Real Madrid](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/real-madrid-cf)'s players after they beat [Liverpool](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/liverpool-fc) 1-0 in last year's [Champions League](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/champions-league) decider. "Players and sporting officials do not know whether a person crossing the boundary is intent on doing them physical harm," said the judge while handing down his sentence. Jarvis was found guilty in September of 2022 after pitch invading at The Oval during England's Test match with India. Jarvis defended himself, telling court he never intended to disrupt the match. The pitch invader's past pranks have included running onto the turf during England cricket Test matches. [lined up for the national anthems](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/youtube-prankster-jarvo-69-strikes-25337714) at the Principality Stadium for [Wales](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/wales-rugby-union-team)' autumn clash against the All Blacks, dressed in full [New Zealand](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/new-zealand-all-blacks-rugby-union-team) kit. The former England striker couldn't help but crack up as passed the mic to Alan Shearer over at Molineux, while the legions of viewers watching at home were left in stitches by what had transpired. "Here we are," introduced the jokester on-camera. "We have set up a phone with a loud sex noise in the BBC studio at the Wolves vs Liverpool FA Cup replay." [England](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/england-cricket-team)'s 2021 summer Test series against [India](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/india-cricket-team), decked out in full [cricket](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/cricket/) gear and pads on one occasion. [Liverpool](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/liverpool-fc)'s third-round replay against [Wolverhampton Wanderers](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/wolverhampton-wanderers-fc) when a [chorus of sex sounds played](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/breaking-liverpool-bbc-porn-noise-28981124) over the [BBC](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/bbc) host. [statement from the BBC](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/bbc-statement-sex-noises-facup-28981458).

The BBC has apologised after its live FA Cup broadcast was interrupted by a pornographic prank.

which was not the only one we've had tonight." I don't know whether you heard it at home." We are investigating how this happened," a spokesman said.

Coverage of Liverpool's FA Cup third round replay away at Wolves was overshadowed for television viewers by a particularly embarrassing moment for the BBC ...

"Here we are," introduced the prankster on-camera to his millions of viewers. We are investigating how this happened." I could hardly hear what they said when the thing was going on." As pranks go, it was a good one and credit to them. Comment [below](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/lineker-bbc-porn-prank-liverpool-28982074#comments-wrapper) It was funny I thought." "When it started, I did recognise that sound. [Lineker](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/gary-lineker) was trying to bring in colleague Alan Shearer for further analysis before kick-off. "It was so loud I couldn't hear anything that either Danny Murphy or even when I spoke to Alan Shearer. It's certainly got nothing to apologise for. "If you told me this morning that tonight I’d be on Newsnight talking about a porn scandal I would have been terrified," the 62-year-old explained. "It added to the whole game actually.

Gary Lineker saw the funny side of the prank played on him by YouTuber Jarvo 69, making multiple gags throughout the BBC's FA Cup coverage after he'd been ...

But later in the broadcast he went on to make light of the situation with multiple gags. Later in the night he made another comment. I meant on the pitch." Despite viewers finding the incident utterly hilarious, the BBC were forced to apologise. [Liverpool](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/latest/liverpool-fc) beat Wolves 1-0 in the televised third-round replay on Tuesday (January 17) night thanks to [Harvey Elliott's first-half wonder goal](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/harvey-elliott-proves-doubters-wrong-28981082). But the action was overshadowed by a pre-match [prank from YouTuber Jarvo 69](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/breaking-jarvo69-bbc-sex-lineker-28981175), who had planted a phone in the studio to play the infamous viral sex moans clip.

Gary Lineker said a phone "taped to the back of the set" was to blame after viewers heard porn noises.

The BBC issued an official statement which read: "We apologise to any viewers offended during the live coverage of the football this evening. It was not long before Lineker was able to share the explanation on Twitter as he shared a picture of a mobile phone on Twitter and three laughing emojis alongside the words: "Well, we found this taped to the back of the set." Asked by Newsnight how loud the sound effect was in the studio, the broadcaster said he was unable to hear what any of the producers were telling him in his earphones, making it "quite difficult" to carry on with the pre-match build-up. But it was "too loud", he said, and he noticed that every time the producers cut away from the studio to show a video clip, the noises immediately stopped. But Lineker, who later tweeted a picture of the mobile phone he said was "taped to the back of the set", said he thought there was nothing to apologise for. Calling it a "good prank", he said: "As sabotage goes it was quite amusing."

During the pre-match build-up ahead of Liverpool's FA Cup third-round replay with Wolves, Lineker was joined by former Premier League midfielders Paul Ince and ...

It was quite hard to continue the pre-match build-up in a serious way when it was going on in the background. It was quite difficult to deal with during the pre-match build-up. It was so loud that I could hardly hear what the pundits were saying. "But thankfully it was just something that happened in the studio. When interviewed by Newsnight after the game, Lineker took a light-hearted view on the incident and questioned the need to say sorry. [Gary Lineker](/latest/gary-lineker) claims that the [BBC](/latest/bbc) have got 'nothing to apologise for' after a carefully-constructed prank saw Tuesday night's live Match of the Day coverage interrupted by sex noises.

The BBC presenter did admit that the whole show was a bit of a "screamer".

Credit to them, it was funny I thought.” When the match started, Gary also tweeted out a picture of the guilty device which was taped to the back of the set. Gary joked: “We had a screamer of a goal, which was kind of the tone of the whole show, I suppose.” Gary also pointed out that in a sense, it “added to the whole game actually, I don’t think anyone cared, the match wasn’t that special”. “It was quite difficult to cope with during the pre-match build-up, so then I thought maybe it had gone to one of the pundits’ phones, and then I thought, ‘no it’s too loud,’ then obviously worked out it was a prank.” “Thankfully, it was just something that happened in the studio.”

Gary Lineker has saluted the "funny" sex noise prank which stole the show during last night's FA Cup television coverage and admitted he could not ...

“I know the BBC have issued some sort of apology - I know not why! “I thought maybe it had gone to one of the pundits’ phones but it was too loud.” "I have to say I think it was funny,” Lineker added.

Gary Lineker later found that the noises during the BBC FA Cup Wolves v Liverpool build-up had come from a phone hidden in the studio.

For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the [Radio Times View From My Sofa podcast](https://www.radiotimes.com/audio/podcasts/). "It was deafening. I know the BBC have issued some sort of apology – I know not why. We've certainly got nothing to apologise for," he added. "As sabotage goes, it was quite amusing," he added. somebody's sending something on someone's phone I think – a joke."

The presenter fell foul of YouTube prankster Daniel Jarvis, known as Jarvo, who said he taped a mobile phone to the back of a chair in the Match of the Day ...

We had a screamer of a goal which was kind of the tone of the whole show in some ways.” More than 350,000 people have watched the video posted by the prankster, who tweeted: “Yes, it was me that pranked the BBC Match of the Day with the sex Phone :) The video coming soon!” He has also posed as New Zealand and Japanese rugby players during national anthem line-ups, and gatecrashed the Stade de France to celebrate with Real Madrid players after they beat Liverpool 1-0 in last year’s Champions League final. He added: “It was quite hard to carry on the pre-match build-up and take it seriously when this was going on in the background.