Sometimes, on-screen graphics appear in awkward places. That happened early on in the U.K. broadcast of Wednesday’s Europa League final from BT Sport, where their graphic naming announcers Darren Fletcher and Owen Hargreaves came right out of Ajax goalkeeper Andre Onana’s rear:
https://twitter.com/Jurgenology/status/867455664376889344
Perhaps that’s a commentary on Hargreaves being a former player for Manchester United, Ajax’s opponent in Wednesday’s final? In any case, it was certainly an awkward graphic placement, and a funny one. It led to some humorous further comments, too:
Nobody agreed when I said that Owen Hargreaves was nothing but hot air
— Matty Edinburgh (@MPN87) May 24, 2017
https://twitter.com/adam_camsmith/status/867465177519845376
Get that guy on Britains Got Talent #MagicFarts
— Graham Cummins (@grahamcummins29) May 24, 2017
Update: As an AA Twitter follower noted, this has happened before in the NFL:
Yo, if you guys like that one… pic.twitter.com/KC1eLlE7Lw
— its never aliens (@dfdrews) May 24, 2017
Still, this might not be quite as benevolent overall as “Rafa Benitez Is An Absolute Magician”:
https://twitter.com/connor_mcgeary/status/867454739604275201
Or NBC’s infamous turd:
Now that’s how you do graphic placement.
[@Jurgenology on Twitter]


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Andrew Bucholtz has been covering sports media for Awful Announcing since 2012. He is also a staff writer for The Comeback. His previous work includes time at Yahoo! Sports Canada and Black Press.
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