Ben Fordham calls out Bob Katter over Matilda's etiquette
Bob Katter and Ben Fordham were among the tens of thousands of sports fans who showed up at Accor Stadium in Sydney on Wednesday to support the Matildas in their semi-final match against England.
The two were seated close to each other by chance, with Katter sitting directly in front of Fordham for the entirety of the match.
Fordham called out Katter's lack of etiquette, after the 2GB host missed half of the game as his view was obstructed by Katter's giant Akubra, which he kept on throughout the entire game.
Ben shared a snap of his unfortunate view on Instagram, writing, “80,000 people at the Matildas and I get seated behind Bob Katter.”
People took to the comments to condemn the act calling it “rude” and egging Fordham on to nudge the hat off the Queensland politician's head.
"Take that stupid hat off Bob!!! Ben can’t see!!!" one person wrote, while other commented, "Ask him to take it off, that is so rude."
Weighing in on the controversial act during his regular Today show segment on Thursday morning, Nationals MP Barnaby Joyce called Mr Katter out for the faux pas.
“They’re there to stop you from getting melanoma, possibly keep your head warm if it is cold, but not to be worn in the house and certainly not to be worn in front of somebody because the person behind you has paid for their ticket,” Mr Joyce said.
“Bob, they want to watch the soccer, not the back of your head – take your hat off, why did you take it to the football? It was at night, wasn‘t it?”
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