Sky Sports viewers baffled as Man City Treble winner joins NFL pundits for Super Bowl coverage
SKY Sports viewers were left scratching their heads when a Man City Treble winner joined the Super Bowl coverage.
Regular host Neil Reynolds was joined by regular pundit Phoebe Schecter, Ndamukong Suh, and Ryan Fitzpatrick for the NFL showpiece.
But, before the action between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles kicked off, one Spanish Euro 2024 winner stunned American football fans by joining the Sky crew in their studio.
“Well, first of all I am very happy to be here and spend this time in this atmosphere,” he told Reynolds.
“It’s a sport we try to follow in Europe. For me, especially the last years, I have been following.
“It’s so good to be here at such an incredible event that I really admire.”
But fans were rather baffled to see the player, who scored the winner in the 2023 Champions League final, on the Sky Sports round table in New Orleans.
One posted: “Why’s Rodri analysing the Super Bowl on Sky lol”
And another wrote: “wtf is Rodri doing on Super Bowl coverage loooool”
A third fan commented: “Why is Rodri on the panel for the Super Bowl?”
Others were frustrated to see the star joining the experts.
One fan wrote: “Yo, @SkySportsNFL, I cannot tell you enough how no one wants to hear what Rodri has to say about the Super Bowl.”
And another viewer joked: “Rodri is at the Super Bowl to explain the Ballon d’Or robbery”
Real Madrid were left furious when Rodri was chosen as Ballon d’Or winner over Vinicius Jr, to the point that the club boycotted the ceremony.
Rodri is currently sidelined after suffering an ACL injury against Arsenal earlier in the season.
The Ballon d’Or winner has been a huge miss for his side, who have struggled this season in the league and Champions League.
However, City are optimistic the midfielder could be fit before the end of the season.
He has been named in the club’s Champions League squad for the knockout stages.
And according to Spanish newspaper AS, he has been accompanied to New Orleans by two rehabilitation workers so as not to miss a day of his recovery routine.
Boss Pep Guardiola wants to keep the door open for him to do that – even though City would have to go deep in the competition for him to be even in the frame.