John Barnes will make Thursday's first-round draw with fellow former England player Ray ParlourAfter being held in Bangkok and Ho Chi Minh City in the past two seasons, this year's Carabao Cup first-round draw will take place in a London supermarket. But for all the simplicity of the format, things don't always go to plan....Sir Rod StewartWhen Sir Rod Stewart conducted the 2016-17 Scottish Cup fifth-round draw, organisers must have been hoping he'd add a bit of stardust to proceedings. It's probably the most talked about Scottish Cup draw in history, and Sir Rod's antics may have even inspired others to take on the task with similar gusto. Carabao Cup confusionEmmanuel Petit (left) was invited as a guest to complete the drawThe Carabao Cup first-round draw in 2017 was staged in Bangkok and was intended to be broadcast over a live Facebook feed. World Cup shamblesMedia playback is not supported on this device Chaos and confusion at the 1982 World Cup drawDraw drama is certainly not a new phenomenon.

Source: BBC June 18, 2019 14:37 UTC