Sky Sports News ‘hacked’ during 3pm Premier League kick-offs as weird message sent out
Sky Sports News were at the centre of a bizarre moment during Saturday’s Premier League action.
It was another eventful afternoon of top-flight football as Manchester City won away at Nottingham Forest in the early kick-off, before there were victories for Arsenal, Brentford, Liverpool and Fulham in the 3pm selections.
Arsenal extended their lead at the top of the Premier League with a nervy three points against Brighton, but the most eye-catching moment of the day came away from the pitch.
Sky Sports have gained a reputation for comprehensive and high-quality coverage of English football, but they were briefly embroiled in a hugely strange incident on Saturday.
Sky Sports News in bizarre deleted tweet
Premier League fans have often been frustrated with Sky Sports due to their power when it comes to kick-off times, as fans have often been left in difficult situations by the timings of televised games.
However, their latest exploits on social media will surely have fans up and down the country in bemusement following a random communication from one of their official accounts on Saturday.
The Sky Sports News account posted on X at 4:30pm, and their post featured a weird message from a potential hacker alongside some computer code.
“I know it’s hacked by sold my supply,” the post read in strange fashion.
“Creator fees are enough, play it.”
The message was promptly deleted by the administrators of Sky Sports’ account, who seemingly appear to have regained full control of the account, but it certainly made for a surprise moment during the games.
Premier League fans react to strange X post
Premier League fans are often quick to jump on social media mishaps, and that was certainly the case for Saturday’s incident, as talk of Sky Sports’ post quickly spread across X.
Supporters were unsurprisingly keen to ridicule the TV company for the message, with one fan joking that they would be regetting the password that they chose to set for the account.
- @xAlexTHFC: “Sky Sports News being hacked wasn’t on my Christmas bingo card.”
A Tottenham fan also quipped that he didn’t have Sky getting hacked on his “Christmas bingo card,” as supporters from across the league were quick to pile in with laughter.
A member of the Everton faithful even suggested that it was the most entertaining thing that happened during their 0-0 draw with Burnley.
Fans have become used to seeing the Premier League run like a well-oiled machine, but for once, that wasn’t the case this weekend.