Jamie Carragher couldn't resist making another joke about Kate Abdo and her new husband Malik Scott as the Champions League returned to CBS Sports on Tuesday night.
CBS got their coverage underway for Liverpool's clash with AC Milan, which ended in a 3-1 win for the Premier League side, with presenter Abdo making a major announcement at the start of the show.
Joking that she had just signed an "exclusive contract", Abdo confirmed she had tied the knot with boxing trainer Scott this summer and would be taking his last name.
"I did sign an exclusive contract this summer... with my new husband," she told viewers, drawing a huge reaction from Liverpool legend Carragher and his fellow pundits Thierry Henry and Micah Richards.
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CBS then showed images of their wedding, including the couple exchanging vows and Scott carrying his new wife.
Noticing the relative lack of guests at the intimate wedding, Carragher said: "Where's all your friends?"
Abdo, 43, took the joke well and the panel got up to hug her but things then took a slightly more awkward turn.
As Carragher went to embrace Abdo, he joked: "Malik's not here, is he?"
His comment left Richards and Henry in stitches, but Abdo looked less impressed. She let out an awkward chuckle while looking off camera, before sitting back down.
It's not the first time Carragher has made a risky joke at Abdo's expense, infamously claiming that the presenter was "not loyal" to Scott during CBS Sports' coverage of Arsenal's clash with Porto last season.
His comment had followed jokes on social media about Abdo's friendly relationship with Henry.
During the live show, a stunned Abdo fired back at Carragher: "What? How can you even say that?," while Henry and Richards smiled awkwardly.
Abdo dealt with the comments in expert fashion the following evening, comparing Carragher to an annoying family member.
She later told iFL TV that she was left "feeling a little bit hurt" by Carragher's "obnoxious" joke., while Scott threatened to show up "in a physical manner" if the former defender upset his partner again.
But the matter was later put to bed when Scott confirmed Carragher had apologised to both him and Abdo in person for his comment, with the group pictured together at a meal shortly after the incident.
"It was not something I lost any sleep over because I noticed the way Kate handled it was very, very well, and Jamie was just being Jamie and I have no problem with him," he said to Lord Ping.
Topics: Kate Abdo, Jamie Carragher, CBS Sports, Champions League, Football, Liverpool
Rory O'Callaghan