BT Sport host Jake Humphrey was forced to apologise after Chelsea legend Gianfranco Zola swore live on air just minutes into the broadcaster's coverage of the Blues' trip to West Ham.
Zola, 55, joined Rio Ferdinand and Joe Cole in the studio for the Premier League leaders' game in East London, but Humphrey had to apologise for the Italian said the word 'bulls***' on air.
After showing a montage of Zola's best goals for Chelsea - including several direct free kicks - Ferdinand lavished praise on his co-pundit.
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The Chelsea legend said that preconceptions of his natural footballing ability were 'bulls***'
He said: 'None of that was accidental.