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Joe Hart's Infamous Ball Boy Meltdown in Manaus
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Mo's mention of the infamous clip opens the floodgates. Hart explains the context in full: it's the 93rd minute in the sweltering heat of Manaus, England are 2-1 down against Italy, Andrea Pirlo has just bent in a free kick that wobbled six different ways, the whole stadium is admiring it, and the ball boys — excited to be at a World Cup — are nowhere near handing the ball back. Hart's head goes completely. He screams 'give me the f***ing ball', kicks the advertising hoardings, and then — crucially — doesn't see it happen in real time. He only watches the clip back afterwards and is horrified to realise he was screaming at a 10-year-old child. [1] — Joe Hart "It was the 93rd minute in Manaus. England were 2-1 down against Italy. Pirlo's knuckleball free kick had gone in and the ball boys were soa…" 25:49 The panel loves it. 'Goalkeepers are all mad,' Hart concludes — echoing his own earlier observation with more evidence than he perhaps intended. Gary signs off the episode, promising the next one will cover the England game.
Joe Hart's infamous 'give me the f***ing ball' outburst at a ball boy occurred in the 93rd minute of England's 2-1 defeat to Italy in Manaus at the 2014 World Cup.
