FORMER BARCELONA DEFENDER Eric Abidal is on TV duty at tonight’s Champions League semi-final in Turin.
The Frenchman, working for Qatari-owned beIN Sports, joined Spaniards Michel Salgado and Luis Garcia, as well as Andy Cole for Juventus v Real Madrid.
Unfortunately, he seems to be a little confused about which former Manchester United striker is in his company…
Just so you know, Eric: That’s Dwight Yorke on the left and the other guy is Cole.
Was there not a commentator recent reprimanded for something like this for mixing up a few city players?
Dont you know…Its only deemed racist if the person making the comments are white. Thems the rules apparently
Champagne Charlie Nicholas on a Soccer Saturday show a few months ago. He said he couldn’t tell the difference between Ferando and Toure since they look the same from a distance. Had to make an apology after although he was fairly sheepish.
Was it not Fernando and Fernandinio? Same hair cut, same size, same position and they happen to be both black. I felt sorry for him.
he was right though,don’t know how that’s racist
Yeah it was Charlie Nicholas getting mixed up between Fernando and Fernandinho. Had all these pundits not been introduced to each other at some stage!? Did Abidal not hear someone referring to Andy by his name?