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THE BBC apologised yesterday after reporting on a soccer ace accused of sexual offences — in front of a picture of an innocent Premier League star.
An image of Raheem Sterling, 27, remained on screen as host Mike Bushell moved on to the unrelated story concerning another Prem star.
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He appeared to be stopped by a producer as he told of an unnamed player who had not been suspended, despite being arrested on suspicion of rape.
The picture of Sterling — in the news after his £50million move from Manchester City to Chelsea — then flashed off the screen, the BBC Sport title card returning.
Directed by a producer through his earpiece, Bushell said of the rape story: “We don’t know the team, we don’t know the player.”
BBC News quickly apologised on air.
It said: “Owing to a technical error the wrong picture appeared in connection with the story of a Premier League player arrested over alleged sexual offences.
“A picture of a different and wholly unconnected player was shown. We apologise.”
We revealed last week that a player in his late 20s had been arrested in North London on suspicion of rape before being re-arrested over two more alleged attacks against a different woman.
The star, who is due to play at the World Cup in November, cannot be identified for legal reasons but it is definitely not Sterling.
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