SKY SPORTS stunner Katharina Kleinfeldt was left red-faced on Saturday after a pitch-side blunder.
The 32-year-old presenter suffered an on-air nightmare after Eintracht Frankfurt’s 4-1 demolition of Werder Bremen.
Sky SportsKatharina Kleinfeldt was left embarrased after a complete mix-up[/caption]
Sky SportsAn exchange of jerseys after the game meant that she congratulated the wrong player[/caption]
She mistakenly congratulated the wrong team’s player during a live post-match interview.
Her unlucky target was Bremen skipper Marco Friedl who had just been thrashed only to be told by Kleinfeldt that “we won 4-1 today”.
The moment was pure TV gold as Friedl blinked looked down at his shirt and stifled a laugh.
Then came the awkward reply: “I am a Werder Bremen player”
A clearly rattled Kleinfeldt touched Friedl’s shoulder, apologised profusely and stumbled through a flurry of “sorrys” as the camera kept rolling.
She admitted: “I’m really just… Marco, sorry. This is my fault.”
The confussion was down to the fact that Friedl had swapped shirts after the final whistle – slipping into the jersey of former Bremen teammate Michael Zetterer, who recently moved to Frankfurt.
That was all it took to throw the Sky presenter off her game.
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Kleinfeldt, who is dating Dortmund sporting director Sebastian Kehl, 45, was quick to own up to the mistake.
She confessed: “The situation is very unpleasant and annoying.”
“I interviewed Marco before the match on the bus afterwards, I saw the Frankfurt jersey and for a moment I just… got it completely wrong.
“I hope Marco can smile about it after a few days.”
Social media exploded with reactions to the clip – some cringing, others cackling.
Marco Friedl the Werder Bremen captain was mistaken for an Eintracht Frankfurt player
RexGoalkeeper Michael Zetterer recently moved to Eintracht Frankfurt[/caption]
One user joked: “Give that woman VAR – she needs a second look.”
Another said: “Friedl handled it like a legend.”
To her credit, Kleinfeldt didn’t hide just hours later she was back on the box, cool as ever co-hosting Doppelpass on Sport1 alongside Florian Konig.
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