But during the broadcast, Redknapp found the plastic ear piece he was using couldn't be dislodged from his ear. Crew members at the Stratford based BT Sport studio attempted to free the item, even pulling on it with pliers, before he was taken to a nearby hospital to have it released medically. (Image: BT Sport)Redknapp, 72, was unhurt by the incident and even returned to continue his punditry later on. “I came in and they put an earpiece in me and I took it out, but a piece of it broke off and got stuck in my ear," Redknapp said. "So I ended up in the ­local hospital trying to get it out because as the guys were trying to get it out, the deeper they were pushing it in.

Source: Daily Mirror October 28, 2019 22:18 UTC