LFCTV blooper reveals Luis Suarez has signed a contract extension at Liverpool

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By Tim Treacy

A head-scratching moment occurred at Liverpool FC today regarding striker Luis Suarez’s contract situation at Anfield. At 9AM EST (2PM GMT) today LFCTV broadcast the news that Suarez had signed a contract extension at Liverpool, however the broadcast seems to have been a premature announcement.

LFC fans all over the web started tweeting, facebooking, and blogging the news immediately. The news came as a huge relief to Liverpool fans as Suarez has constantly been linked with a move away from Anfield this summer by some British tabloids.

Luis Suarez of Liverpool FC

At around 9AM EST (2PM GMT) LFCTV’s ‘LFC Now ‘ a 60 second news bulletin led with the words, “Liverpool today confirmed Luis Suarez has signed a new long-term contract with the club.

It then went on to say “The Uruguayan forward committed his future to the Reds by putting pen to paper on a deal on Tuesday afternoon. Following his involvement at the Olympics with Uruguay, Suarez returned to Melwood on…”

The broadcast then stalled, revealing the LFCTV equivalent of the blue-screen-of-death seen on computers from time to time, apologising for a temporary fault.

LFCTV quickly stopped the Suarez story from airing but the news was already out.

Suarez joined Liverpool from Ajax in January 2011 for £22m and he has scored 21 goals in 52 games for the Reds. It is thought that Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers is keen to keep Suarez at LFC and it is also believed that it is Rodgers’ intention to build a winning team around the talented Uruguayan.

Video courtesy of Danny Wilson on Twitter.

UPDATE: As of 1PM EST (6PM GMT) today, LFC announced that Luis Suarez has indeed signed a new long-term contract with the Reds. The earlier broadcast was clearly a PR blunder of the good kind!

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About Tim Treacy

Tim Treacy is Community Manager of LFC Boston, Editor of The Red Letter, and one of the founding members of the supporters club. He is from the Curragh of Kildare, Ireland, famous for its horse racing, and Ireland’s oldest Golf Course. He has been supporting Liverpool all his life. He moved to Boston from Ireland in 2006 to pursue a PhD in Music and Social Media at Boston University. Tim is a graduate of the RIAM, NUI Maynooth, and twice graduated from the University of Limerick. Tim has worked as a teacher and lecturer from primary through third level education; as a community developer; as a community manager; in project management; in event management; and in marketing and social media. Tim is also a professional pianist and organist and performs weekly in Boston, MA. As well as writing for and editing the The Red Letter, as Community Manager of LFC Boston, Tim is responsible for growing the club locally in Boston and nationally across the USA through all media. He has appeared internationally on television and radio stations such as CNN, LFCTV, ESPN, NESN, Sky Sports, FOX, MSNBC, RTE, ITV, BBC, and Public Television in the United States representing Liverpool FC. He has also interviewed on the topic of LFC for magazines and newspapers such as Forbes Magazine, Wall Street Journal, Sports Illustrated, USA Today, Boston Globe, New York Times, The Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Houston Chronicle, The Guardian, and the Irish Times among others.

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