JOHN TERRY has slammed David Baddiel for using his name for “cheap laughs” over the Match of the Day controversy.
Comedian and Chelsea fan Baddiel made light of the ongoing dispute between Gary Lineker and MOTD.
Several presenters revealed they would not be replacing Lineker on the show including Mark Chapman.
So in an attempt to be witty Baddiel put John Terry’s name forward in a jibe at the former Blues captain infamously standing in to lift the Champions League trophy in his kit in 2012 despite not playing in the final.
Baddiel, 58, quipped: “I wonder if, somewhere, John Terry is practicing using an autocue.”
Terry, 42, reacted angrily to the joke and used an emoji to label Baddiel a clown.
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The ex-England captain replied saying: “Don’t use my name for a cheap laugh on social media!”
Several names have been linked with replacing Lineker including former MOTD2 presenter Colin Murray.
But after a boycott led by Ian Wright and Alan Shearer the BBC have decided to air Match of the Day without a presenter, pundits and even commentators.
Some fans called for BBC Sport’s Emma Louise Jones to replace Lineker.
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Jones has also presented for Leeds TV in the past and for BBC Radio 5 Live.
Jermaine Jenas, Alex Scott, and Micah Richards all refused to fill in amid the chaos.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
