It’s about the little things in life. With La Liga making a one-off return to the old scorebug for their retro weekend, it had us reminiscing about all the scoreboards we’d spent time with over the years.
When the feature was first introduced to live football broadcasting by Sky’s David Hill in 1992, his boss described it as ‘the stupidest thing I’ve ever seen’. But thankfully, Hill ignored calls from his bosses to delete the box from the broadcast, and since then, they’ve developed in unimaginable ways.
During USA ’94, the bug was not only convenient for telling the score, but it was also convenient for getting high-paying sponsors’ screen time during the broadcast.
Across major European competitions, the bugs have become synonymous with the leagues they represent, often even more recognisable than the players on the pitch.
You can walk into a sports bar anywhere in the world and recognise the roar of the Premier League lion from the deep blues and greens of Ligue 1 in an instant and know that you’re exactly where you need to be.
Life is full of simple pleasures, but just like with door handles, cup holders and your first love, you don’t appreciate scorebugs until they’re gone…
It’s about the little things in life. With La Liga making a one-off return to the old scorebug for their retro weekend, it had us reminiscing about all the scoreboards we’d spent time with over the years.
When the feature was first introduced to live football broadcasting by Sky’s David Hill in 1992, his boss described it as ‘the stupidest thing I’ve ever seen’. But thankfully, Hill ignored calls from his bosses to delete the box from the broadcast, and since then, they’ve developed in unimaginable ways.
During USA ’94, the bug was not only convenient for telling the score, but it was also convenient for getting high-paying sponsors’ screen time during the broadcast.
Across major European competitions, the bugs have become synonymous with the leagues they represent, often even more recognisable than the players on the pitch.
You can walk into a sports bar anywhere in the world and recognise the roar of the Premier League lion from the deep blues and greens of Ligue 1 in an instant and know that you’re exactly where you need to be.
Life is full of simple pleasures, but just like with door handles, cup holders and your first love, you don’t appreciate scorebugs until they’re gone…
