Former England and Manchester City defender Micah Richards says his father, Lincoln Richards, died shortly before he went live for BBC coverage of England’s World Cup semi-final against Argentina. Richards, 38, was part of the BBC punditry team in Atlanta alongside Wayne Rooney and Joe Hart for the Wednesday broadcast. According to Richards’ account on Instagram, he received the news moments before going on air, and the death was unexpected. He continued working during the programme, with Richards describing his father as his “biggest fan” and someone who rarely missed watching his games as a child and during his professional career. After the broadcast ended and England were eliminated from the tournament, Richards shared a tribute post. The outlets report he said his father would have wanted the show to go on, and he expressed condolences to his siblings and wider family as they remember Lincoln. The reports align on the timing of the news, the fact that Richards was on-air as a BBC pundit, and that he paid tribute afterward.
Micah Richards learns of father’s death moments before BBC World Cup live appearance
Former England and Manchester City defender Micah Richards says his father, Lincoln Richards, died shortly before he went live for BBC coverage of England’s World Cup semi-final against Argentina. Ric...
- Micah Richards says his father, Lincoln Richards, died unexpectedly.
- Richards learned of the death shortly before he went on air for BBC coverage.
- He was a BBC World Cup semi-final pundit in Atlanta with Wayne Rooney and Joe Hart.
- England are eliminated by Argentina in the match referenced by the reports.
- Richards posts a tribute on Instagram after the programme ends, calling his father his biggest fan.
Richards was part of the BBC punditry team on Wednesday night (Picture: James Gill – Danehouse/Getty Images) Micah Richards has revealed he learned of the tragic death of his father Lincoln just moments before live on air for BBC’s coverage of England’s World Cup match against Argentina.Former Manchester City and England defender Richards was part of the BBC’s punditry team in Atlanta alongside Wayne Rooney and Joe Hart on Wednesday evening.Richards worked through the broadcast as the Three Lions were eliminated from the World Cup, revealing the news shortly after the show went off the air.‘Not long before going on air today, I received the awful news that my father Lincoln had passed away,’ Richards wrote on Instagram, alongside a picture from his childhood. Get exclusive analysis of England v Argentina Make sense of the drama with Metro's free daily newsletter. Sign up now. ‘His death was unexpected, and he has left us all too soon.‘He was my greatest fan. He barely missed a game my entire life. He would take me wherever I needed to go when I was a kid and he was the proudest parent possible during my professional career. It was so rare for him to not be by my side.‘I know how much watching England World Cup games means to everyone at home, and how the experience bonds families together across the generations, like nothing else. I know, particularly as a proud old-school Yorkshireman, dad would’ve wanted the show to go on this evening. And so it did. https://www.instagram.com/p/Da1Lb7os9iD/ ‘Thinking of my siblings and all my wider family today as we remember my father Lincoln, my hero and inspiration.’More to follow Comment now Comments Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google Add as preferred source
2 hours agoRichards, 38, wrote an emotional post on Instagram shortly after the BBC programme ended. He had been working as a pundit for the BBC's broadcast of the match live from Atlanta.
2 hours agoRichards, 38, wrote an emotional post on Instagram shortly after the BBC programme ended. He had been working as a pundit for the BBC's broadcast of the match live from Atlanta.
2 hours agoMicah Richards pays tribute to his father Lincoln, who died shortly before the BBC pundit went on air for England's World Cup semi-final defeat by Argentina.
2 hours agoMicah Richards pays tribute to his father Lincoln, who died shortly before the BBC pundit went on air for England's World Cup semi-final defeat by Argentina.
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