The Banter 2.0 era is upon us — football coverage for the social media age. This was summed up by Carragher's awkward exchange this week
When Micah Richards isn’t laughing, you know you’re in trouble. Jamie Carragher’s dig at Kate Abdo, lobbing a verbal grenade appearing to jokingly suggest that she wasn’t faithful to her partner Malik Scott, made for tough watching. If you watched it on CBS Sports Golazo during its coverage of against Porto in the , you’ll instantly recall the cringe. You may have screwed up your face, you may have covered your eyes, you may have put your t-shirt over your head, Fabrizio Ravanelli style.
The jousting was nothing new, it’s a key part of the show, but is it OK? Is it acceptable? Even if it was an in-joke, is this what we want from our broadcasters? Or is it just a crossing-the-line moment that was completely inevitable when it seems like presents and pundits are encouraged to produce ‘banter clips’ that will go viral on social media? “The format of our show is pretty lighthearted,” . “I’m just really determined to make good TV. Kate can push and some people want to be pushed.
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