Micah Richards breaks CBS golden rule live on air in awkward Thierry Henry chat

CBS Sports pundit Micah Richards was told off by host Kate Abdo after breaking the broadcaster’s golden rule during their Champions League coverage. The pair alongside Thierry Henry and Jamie Carragher were discussing the night’s upcoming matches before getting sidetracked and turning attention to their own contracts.

The former Liverpool defender first put Abdo in the spotlight by informing viewers that she had signed a four-year extension with the broadcaster in June. “You’re all right, you’ve signed,” Carragher said, though the conversation swiftly became awkward after Carragher and Abdo debated over which of them repeatedly brought up their deals with CBS.

Richards then aimed a pointed look at Henry, forcing the Arsenal and Barcelona icon to reply with: “Why (are) you looking at me like this?” To which the former Manchester City man explained: “I didn’t say anything. Are you signed and sealed, or is the ink not dry yet?”

Their laughter soon turned to silence when the presenter attempted to steer the conversation away from their contract negotiations, as Abdo cut in by saying: “You know they’ve specifically asked us to steer clear of the contract talk on air?”

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“Oh really?” Richards responded, before noting the serious expression on Abdo’s face after breaking the golden rule not to discuss contracts on TV and added: “Moving on swiftly…”

Henry and Carragher continued to chuckle away as Abdo put the quadruple back on their primary focus, the evening’s Champions League games as the experts covered Paris Saint-Germain and Borussia Dortmund’s wins over Barcelona and Atletico Madrid respectively.

They have formed a dynamic envious of many broadcasters, able to navigate between jovial banter throughout the group and concise analysis, with Stateside football fans overjoyed at the high standard of their coverage.

However, doubts have been raised over whether the four will stay together on CBS. Abdo penned a new deal at the start of the season but after Henry returned to management with France’s Under-21s and Under-23s, he admitted that with his contract up this year a discussion will be necessary before pledging his future to punditry.