{"id":845966,"date":"2025-05-05T13:12:36","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T18:12:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/05\/paul-merson-ran-to-the-toilet-in-the-ad-break-the-other-saturday-and-he-clearly-didnt-realise-how-short-the-break-was-i-had-to-cover-his-match-for-him-inside-socc\/"},"modified":"2025-05-05T13:12:36","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T18:12:36","slug":"paul-merson-ran-to-the-toilet-in-the-ad-break-the-other-saturday-and-he-clearly-didnt-realise-how-short-the-break-was-i-had-to-cover-his-match-for-him-inside-socc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/05\/paul-merson-ran-to-the-toilet-in-the-ad-break-the-other-saturday-and-he-clearly-didnt-realise-how-short-the-break-was-i-had-to-cover-his-match-for-him-inside-socc\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Paul Merson ran to the toilet in the ad break the other Saturday and he clearly didn\u2019t realise how short the break was \u2013 I had to cover his match for him!\u2019 Inside Soccer Saturday with Clinton Morrison"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Former Republic of Ireland striker Clinton Morrison enjoyed a 19-year playing career that took in 11 stops and more than 750 appearances for club and country.<\/p>\n

From European football with Crystal Palace<\/a>, right down to stints with non-league Redditch United and Mickleover Sports at the end of his career, Morrison<\/a> was an infectious personality on the pitch.<\/p>\n

This character trait is serving him well in his second act, as the 45-year-old is now more familiar to contemporary audiences as one of the most popular pundits on Sky Sports\u2019<\/a> Soccer Saturday.<\/p>\n

Morrison on covering for Merson<\/h2>\n
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Clinton Morrison on Sky Sports duty <\/span>(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Morrison began his role as a regular pundit on Soccer Saturday in September 2020 and is a regular alongside the likes of Paul Merson<\/a>, Michael Dawson and Mike Dean, as the programme that began in 1998 continues to keep fans up-to-date on each week\u2019s Saturday 3pm kick-offs, with plenty of merth along the way.<\/p>\n

Merson is the longest-serving analyst on the show with his tenure closing in on the 20-year mark, with the former England<\/a> and Arsenal<\/a> playmaker responsible for many of the programme\u2019s funniest moments over the past two decades.<\/p>\n

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A shot of the Sky Sports studio <\/span>(Image credit: Sky Sports)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And Morrison is quick to mention Merson when FourFourTwo <\/em>ask him how much he is enjoying working with the team.<\/p>\n

\u201cOh, it\u2019s a lot of fun,\u201d he says. \u201cI\u2019m pretty sure that comes across on the television.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe have a fantastic team and each show flies by. It can be chaotic at times.<\/p>\n

\u201cMerse [Paul Merson] ran to the toilet in the ad break the other Saturday and he clearly didn\u2019t realise how short the break was \u2013 I had to cover his match!<\/p>\n

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Morrison during his stint at Exeter City in 2016 <\/span>(Image credit: Michael Steele\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re also caught with food in our mouths plenty of times, but I think the viewers enjoy seeing that side of it all.\u201d<\/p>\n

Soccer Saturday will complete its 26th season in the coming weeks and it\u2019s clear that Morrison and company will continue to do their thing for plenty more years to come.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Read More<\/a>Margarett Culton<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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