'Best defence on show this evening': Riot police called in to protect football pundits
RIOT police were drafted in last night to protect football pundits after protesters – some armed with explosives – attacked TV studios in Rio’s Copacabana beach.
Around 300 thugs went on the rampage during Brazil’s game against Croatia on Thursday wrecking home broadcaster Globo’s facility and pelting the nearby ITV studio with missiles.
We did try to explain to them that none of this is our fault at ITV Sport
Presenter Adrian Chiles said: “We did try to explain to them that none of this is our fault at ITV Sport.”
The BBC’s Gary Lineker later tweeted a photograph of the police and wrote: “Best defence on show this evening, right outside the TV studios.”