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BBC pundit Alan Green slammed for being unable to pronounce name of Real Madrid star Marcelo

Related Topics: Real Madrid FC, BBC, Match of the Day

Broadcaster Alan Green was slammed on social media and criticised by Match of the Day colleagues during a blundering return to the BBC on Wednesday evening.

Green, who has been working as the in-house TV commentator for Atlanta United in the USA's Major League Soccer, was given the showcase Tottenham v Real Madrid Champions League match for his comeback on Radio 5 Live.

But Green caused immediate upset by wrongly pronouncing the name of Real Madrid's Marcelo, arguably the world's best-known left back, calling him 'Mar-chelo' rather than 'Mar-selo'.

BBC broadcaster Alan Green was criticised by colleagues for his pronunciation of Marcelo
BBC broadcaster Alan Green was criticised by colleagues for his pronunciation of Marcelo

Among those to be hugely unimpressed were Match of the Day mainstay Steve Wilson, who tweeted — obviously referring to Green — 'You'd have thought after more than 10 years playing for Brazil and Real Madrid everyone would know how to say Marcelo's name.