Ad men bottle it

Hats off to the Newcastle supporter on the Football 365 discussion forum who noticed a glitch in that cheesy new Coca Cola ad…

Hats off to the Newcastle supporter on the Football 365 discussion forum who noticed a glitch in that cheesy new Coca Cola ad that shows an emotional Newcastle dad taking his young son to his first game at St James's Park.

When the two take their seats in the ground the lad, gobsmacked by it all, takes a swig out of his Coca Cola bottle while dad looks on proudly. Problem? You're not allowed bring bottles in to English football grounds.

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Mary Hannigan

Mary Hannigan

Mary Hannigan is a sports writer with The Irish Times