The Major League Soccer presenter who was engaged in the Bukayo Saka and Florian Balogun saga has revealed what truly transpired.
During their preseason tour in the US, Arsenal destroyed the MLS all-stars 5-0, with new star Kai Havertz scoring a goal.
Saka, who had 15 goals in all competitions last season, failed to find the back of the net. However, after the game in Washington, he went viral on social media.
Following the triumph, the England international chatted with MLS reporter Jillian Sakovits, with a clip apparently claiming she mistook him for Balogun.
A video emerged online of Sakovits speaking to Balogun, addressing him as Saka.
However, the VP of Content Production for the MLS has jumped to her defence, revealing it was a mistake from the production team.
The Twitter user shared a clip of the actual interview between Sakovits and Saka, accompanied with the caption: “For the internet weirdos … @JillianSakovits knew who she was talking to.
“(For those accounts that want to make fun of the error from the truck production, fine. That’s part of the internet. But this video is the reality.)”
For the internet weirdos … @JillianSakovits knew who she was talking to.
(For those accounts that want to make fun of the error from the truck production, fine. That’s part of the internet. But this video is the reality.) pic.twitter.com/z9G6AyEjrK
— Mark McClure (@mrkmcclr) July 20, 2023
“As people who watched are aware, in yesterday’s #MLSAllStar game I had the absolute pleasure of speaking to both Folarin Balogun & Bukayo Saka of @Arsenal,” she tweeted.
“I understand the American soccer narrative is an easy punching bag, but let’s all be better. The game is about to explode here. We are ready, hope you are too.”
The Gunners resume their US tour on Saturday when they play Manchester United.
They also play Barcelona before returning home for the Emirates Cup against AS Monaco.
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