US EditionWSL sorry after influencer drops ball and makes lude jokes during draw
WSL Football apologized after TikTok host GK Barry's repeated sexual innuendos and a draw error disrupted the Women’s League Cup live stream, angering Tottenham and other clubs.
- On Tuesday night, WSL Football streamed the quarter-final and semi-final draw live on its TikTok page, hosted by influencer GK Barry and Portsmouth midfielder Ella Rutherford.
- WSL’s decision to use influencers aimed to broaden its audience, recruiting GK Barry to connect with younger viewers and conducting rehearsals and briefings before the live TikTok broadcast.
- GK Barry made a string of on-air innuendos during the draw, pulled one ball out, replaced it, and an adjudicator confirmed it was the same ball; she also said, `What do we think of Tottenham?`
- Tottenham Hotspur have demanded answers and sought footage of the broadcast, and WSL Football apologised directly to Spurs for the remark, while Spurs officials met amid concerns over the draw’s integrity as of Wednesday morning.
- No official replay exists, though clips are circulating online, and the incident has undermined WSL Football’s attempt to engage younger viewers during the Women’s League Cup draw.
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