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Malik Ouzia

Gary Lineker questions BBC apology for FA Cup porn prank: ‘It was funny!’

Culprit: A phone was found taped under a chair in the studio

(Picture: Gary Lineker)

Gary Lineker has saluted the "funny" sex noise prank which stole the show during last night’s FA Cup television coverage and admitted he could not understand why the BBC issued an apology over an incident.

Lineker was fronting the BBC’s broadcast of Liverpool’s third round replay victory over Wolves when the pre-match build-up was interrupted by moaning sounds, later discovered to be coming from a mobile phone hidden on set.

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