Announcer Removed From World Cup For Wild On-Air Mistake

Orientul Mijlociu

The commentator's bizarre gaffe was determined to be "unacceptable." Turkish state broadcaster TRT has removed a commentator from its World Cup roster after he mixed up Iran and New Zealand teams. TRT said in a statement late on Tuesday that the commentator, identified by Turkish media as Murat Ekrem Çimen, had been withdrawn from the World Cup broadcast team in the U.S. pending investigation. It added that he would not continue to comment on matches during the tournament. According to reports

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