See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred SourceBy BEN NAGLE, US SPORTS EDITOR Published: 20:27 BST, 12 June 2026 | Updated: 21:37 BST, 12 June 2026
USA legend Alexi Lalas has left World Cup viewers stunned after calling Fox colleague James Corden a 'w****r' live on TV.Lalas, who played 96 times for his country, is one of the network's main analysts for the tournament, but he could find himself in hot water on just the second day following a remarkable faux pas.During the build-up to the day's first game between Canada and Bosnia, main Fox host Rebecca Lowe steered the crew towards a promo for Corden's new late-night World Cup show After Hours.'Can we talk about James Corden for a second?' she asked the panel, which comprised Lalas and two soccer legends, Thierry Henry and Zlatan Ibrahimovic.Lalas was the first to chime in, but it's fair to say nobody expected the comment he then produced in front of millions of TV viewers.'Oh! What do you guys call them?' Lalas began, before adding: 'Full kit w****r right?' Alexi Lalas, right, stopped the Fox broadcast in its track with a shocking slur at James Corden Lead host Rebecca Lowe and analyst Thierry Henry couldn't believe what Lalas had saidAll three of his colleagues were immediately stunned by the comment, with Henry staring down the camera in shock.Lowe, sensing the need to steer the conversation back to normality, then replied: 'Okay... lucky we're on American television, because the W word on British TV...'The host, who also fronts NBC's Premier League coverage in the US, is correct that foul language is more accepted on American shores. The clip quickly went viral on social media across the globe.Lalas' comment referenced a derogatory British slang phrase that refers to someone who dons a full kit despite not playing in a match.In a segment on the first episode of the show on Thursday night, Corden appeared in a full Team USA training kit for a visit to the team's training base ahead of the World Cup. It is not yet clear exactly how many viewers were watching the faux pas live, but Fox's day-one coverage of the tournament at a similar time hit a peak of 6.3 million viewers. Corden appeared in a full Team USA kit in a segment on the first episode of his Fox show Corden, above with his wife Julia Carey, is hosting a late-night World Cup talk show on Fox
