Micah Richards 'banned' from CBS Sports segment which left the entire panel in tears by the end

Micah Richards was banned from taking part in a CBS Sports segment during their live coverage of the UEFA Champions League.

On Tuesday night, the Champions League returned as the likes of Arsenal, Machester City, Bayern Munich and Paris Saint Germain are all in action.

At the Estadio Olimpico Lluis Companys, Barcelona welcomed French side Brest, who have made a surprising start to the campaign as they currently sit seventh in the table.

Prior to kick off, CBS Sports presenter Kate Scott jokingly banned Richards from taking part in a segment which was focussed on Brest.

She said: "We are going to do a segment about Brest but unfortunately we do feel that you have consistently proven that you can't stay professional in these segments where we are talking about Brest.

"We would just like to ask if you will be comfortable with staying silent whilst we do this segment. We think it's for the best." You can watch the footage below.

They really banned @MicahRichards from this segment and it's probably for the Brest 🤷‍♂️ pic.twitter.com/kxHTEbATLQ

— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) November 26, 2024

Richards responded to Scott: "Come on Kate, I can do this!"

To which Scott replied: "We really think it is for the best. Not a word, just silence, invincible, no laugh, is that okay? Can we agree?"

When Richards asked: "You can't trust me?", Scott said: "We can't, experience has taught us not to trust you in this area. Sorry."

The segment continued with a few jokes at the expense of the French team, which left the likes of Thierry Henry and Jamie Carragher in laughter.

One of the jokes included Scott asking: "Who likes Brest?"

After both Henry and Carragher put their hands up, the former Liverpool man said: "I like the shape of them." Which left Richards trying not to burst out laughing as the camera panned to the former Manchester City defender.

On the pitch, Barcelona went ahead after just 10 minutes thanks to a penalty from Polish legend Robert Lewandowski.