RTE World Cup pundit Eamon Dunphy thought he was having a 'JR moment' when a light exploded in the RTE studios following the post-match analysis of the draw between Brazil and Switzerland.
Host Darragh Moloney was discussing a potential penalty incident with Dunphy when a light in the background of the studio blew which caused a quick jump from the former Ireland international.
Quick to react, Dunphy said that he thought he was having a 'JR moment' making reference to the shooting of fictional character J.R. Ewing in the American prime time television soap opera Dallas.
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It was an eventful day for Dunphy who also drew the ire of the increasingly Irish conscious official As Roma English Twitter account.
Dunphy said that Brazilian goalkeeper Alisson Becker could be in line for a move to Europe just a matter of weeks after RTE covered the Champions League semi-final between Becker's Roma and eventual finalists Liverpool.
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It was a regrettable faux pas for Dunphy but that's show business as he so often likes to highlight.
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