Ben Shephard is not a professional footballer and his tackling skills are telling proof of just that fact.
The
Tipping Point and
Goals on Sunday presenter lined out for an England XI during the annual Soccer Aid match and embarrassingly saw red early in the second half.
In all honesty, Shephard was lucky not to be given his marching orders in the first half when he scythed down Edgar Davids in a horribly dangerous tackle on the halfway line.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRhiOg0xK2g
But the red card was flashed minutes after the break when Shephard took out Dimitar Berbatov who was running clean through on goal.
Legendary Manchester United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel was on punditry duty for ITV and he didn't hold back in his criticism for the television star for his behaviour in charity matches in the past.
“This is out of order," Schmeichel said.
“These guys like Edgar Davids and Ronaldinho they come here, travel a long way and play for nothing.
“That’s not the way you treat anyone and it’s a bad, bad tackle. It’s not the first time Ben Shepherd has done this. He did it against Maradona 10 years ago three times.”
