Micah Richards suffered wardrobe malfunction minutes before Match of the Day went live

Micah Richards suffered a wardrobe malfunction minutes before starring on – forcing him to hide a hole in his shirt.

The bubbly former , Aston Villa, and England star has appeared as since his retirement from football in 2019, and has since 2021 in addition to .

Known for being in his day, Richards' buff physique proved to be his downfall over the weekend as he prepared to go on air alongside peers and Alan Shearer.

Just as Richards entered the studio minutes before going live, colleague Shearer pointed out the fated hole underneath the 36-year-old’s armpit - and there was no time to change.

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Speaking on podcast, Lineker began proceedings by stating: “We were all together yesterday [Saturday], weren’t we? For Match of the Day, it was a long one because it was remembrance weekend, and we didn't go on until after 11 p.m. Micah, would you like to tell us what happened to you just before we went on air?”

Richards obliged, explaining: “Basically, I went to my dressing room; when I say dressing room, I don’t want to make out we’ve got some lush dressing room. I mean, is obviously brilliant to work for, but it's more like a changing room.

“I’ve gone there, I've put on me spray, I’ve ironed my gear, looking fantastic, if I do say myself; as soon as I get to the studio, I just see Alan [Shearer] grinning. I'm like, ‘What’s he grinning at now?’

“He said, ‘You’ve got a hole in your top’, and I think obviously he was pulling my leg, and he said, ‘No, I’m being serious’. I pull it up, and I’ve got a massive hole – I couldn't move! I was so self-conscious it was horrible."

Richards, who is often so animated during coverage, had to remain incredibly still due to the blunder - a fact Lineker comically went on to point out.

“I saw you, because you normally do quite a lot of mannerisms with your arms and stuff, but you had a big split underneath your armpit of your shirt,” Lineker added. “It was so close to the show you didn’t even have time to get another shirt.”

“That's what happens when you’ve got guns like that, Micah,” Lineker concluded before co-host Shearer laughed when dubbing Richards ‘the Hulk.’

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