Johannes B. Kerner
Michael Ballack and Johannes B. Kerner were in the middle of a live broadcast when Kerner's cell phone rang. He answered the phone.
Michael Ballack and Johannes B. Kerner were in the process of analyzing the highly controversial penalty scene in the extension of the EM semifinals between England and Denmark when Kerner's cell phone rang. That reports “RTL”.
“You go on, that's Patrick Ittrich, I'll answer it for a minute, go ahead and tell”, Kerner said in the live broadcast on “Magenta TV”. “Patrick, someone has to intervene,” said Kerner into his phone. Patrick Ittrich is a German referee and an expert for “Magenta TV” at the European Football Championship.
“El Capitano” Michael Ballack moderated on his own until Kerner stepped back to the moderator's table and conveyed: “Well, he says, 'You know how the UEFA line is at the moment.' I can only say: common sense of football, I think against it “. When asked whether he would have whistled, Ittrich said: “No”.
