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Listen: A Chinese commentator got sacked for snoring through Real Madrid versus PSG
Published 20:01 6 Nov 2015 GMT
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Sleeping on the job.
It's probably perfectly fine if you're a mattress tester, a sleep technologist or whatever job Homer Simpson did in the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant. But when you're supposed to be commentating on the Champions League you really shouldn't be catching 40 winks. Not just any game either, it was the huge clash between Real Madrid and PSG - but somehow Chinese pundit Dong Lu managed to doze off. He was supposed to be giving moment-by-moment commentary on the game for LeTV in China (which did actually air at a horrifically early 3.45am). But about 20 minutes into second half he nodded off...and you can actually hear him snoring away on the live coverage. Needless to say TV bosses didn't need to sleep on any decision to sack him, and he was given the boot straight after the game, according to ITV. https://twitter.com/itvfootball/status/662677468109742080Explore more on these topics:
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