Suddenly a horse clip by Thomas Müller is shown
Wow, what was that about? During the Olympic football semi-final between Germany and the USA, suddenly Bayern star Thomas Müller was seen on the ARD with a horse. The surprised commentator reacted calmly, the viewers amused. The channel clarified the situation.
ARD has attributed the sudden appearance of a clip of Bayern pro Thomas Müller with a horse during the broadcast of the women's football Olympic semi-final to a "technical error". "We were recording the studio interview with Christian Kukuk during the football match and wanted to play the clip with Thomas Müller," ARD team chief Gerd Gottlob told the German Press Agency. "Due to a technical error, this clip then went on air."
During the broadcast of the match between the German team and the USA on Tuesday evening, Müller, the former national player, was suddenly seen for a few seconds performing synchronous leg movements with a horse standing in front of him. "I'm seeing Thomas Müller with a horse here now, I don't think he was supposed to be there," said commentator Stephanie Baczyk, clearly surprised. Many users on social media commented on the blunder, both surprised and amused.
Even moderator Esther Sedlaczek explained the scene again to the ARD viewers during half-time, clarifying that the clip was not planned. "Of course, horsepower is required in this game, but it wasn't planned for a horse to actually make it into the picture," said the moderator. "Esther handled this very sympathetically," said ARD team chief Gottlob.
Show jumper Kukuk had previously won Olympic gold with the horse Checker, which also belongs to Bayern pro Müller. The German women's football team missed out on a place in the final after a 0:1 defeat against the USA in extra time and will play for bronze.
The ARD team chief, Gerd Gottlob, explained that the unplanned clip of Bayern's Thomas Müller with a horse during the women's football semi-final was due to a "technical error" from the ARD Commission. Despite the unintended error, the Commission was praised for how it was handled by moderator Esther Sedlaczek and ARD team chief Gottlob.
