If you tuned into BBC One or social media last night you will have seen one of the greatest things to ever happen on live television. While Gary Lineker was hosting coverage of Wolverhampton Wanderers’ FA Cup third round replay against Liverpool at Molineux, the presenter was suddenly interrupted by a porn noise that blew up the internet.
Lineker didn’t know what to do but maintained his professionalism to carry on as normal despite wanting to burst into uncontrollable laughter. It got even funnier when during the match itself Alan Shearer joked about the sound emanating from Danny Murphy’s phone.
It was a moment that will go down in history as one of the greatest pranks of all time and YouTuber Daniel ‘Jarvo’ Jarvis has already claimed responsibility for it.
It is not the first time that pranking has found its way into football. Here are some of the all-time classics.
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James Maddison dampens Demarai Gray’s spirits
Leicester City midfielder Maddison and a handful of his teammates got bored in a hotel back in 2018 and decided to play a prank on Gray. While filming their prank, they filled up a bucket of water and barricaded it against the winger’s door before knocking and sprinting away. Gray answered the door only for his floor to get covered in water. And as he rushed out to catch the perpetrators the door shut to lock him out of his room.
Mason Mount scares Declan Rice
Everyone knows that Premier League stars Mount and Rice have been friends for years ever since they were in the Chelsea academy together. The pair share a strong bond and it appears both love to play tricks on one another - what's a lille prank among best friends? In this example that went viral, Mount woke a sleeping Rice only to get an incredible response which showed the West Ham midfielder looking to be in absolute terror.
Sean Dyche impersonator gets Grant Holt interested in a move to Burnley
In one of football’s greatest pranks, a man who can pull off a convincing impression of then-Burnley boss Sean Dyche rings the agent of former Premier League striker Grant Holt to talk to them about a potential fake move to Burnley. The agent speaks to his client and replies that the player is interested in talking to ‘Dyche’. The impersonator has a call with Holt and convinces him to join Burnley in the summer. The forward must have been crushed when he found out it was all a hoax.
John Beresford made to look like a clown
When former Premier League defender Beresford joined Barnsley in 1986, his new teammates decided to mess with him as part of his initiation. The players told him that a team reception would be fancy dress and he arrived dressed as a clown while it was a black tie event - and the Mayor of Barnsley was in attendance.
Jose Mourinho receives a prank call while staying at a hotel
Web designer James Smith managed to get through to then-Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho's room while he was staying at the Forest Pines Hotel in Lincolnshire. Smith, pretending to be the hotel's manager, told Mourinho how 'noisy' his players were, prompting an apology from the Special One. Smith and his mates were then heard chanting "We pranked Mourinho!" down the end of the phone.
