Jamie Carragher had to make an unexpected exit from CBS Sports’ Champions League coverage on Wednesday night, with host Kate Scott confirming he was taken ill.

The Anfield icon was part of the pre-match build-up, but as the broadcast shifted back to the studio post-half-time, Carragher was notably absent and needed time off-screen to recuperate.

Carragher, sitting alongside Thierry Henry, Micah Richards, and anchor Kate Scott earlier, had taken his usual spot on the panel, evaluating that evening's games.

Throughout the earlier segments of the show, Carragher actively participated and even recounted an amusing encounter with an Arsenal-supporting train conductor during his commute from Liverpool to London.

Jamie Carragher forced to leave CBS studio early after the Liverpool legend fell ill midway through Champions League coverage	Jamie Carragher provides health update after Liverpool legend was forced to leave CBS studio early having fallen ill midway through Champions League coverage	Jamie Carragher sent home by CBS Sports midway through show as explanation given

However, during the half-time interval, as the panel reconvened, it became apparent that Carragher wasn’t present, prompting the host and fellow pundits to question his whereabouts before Kate Scott informed viewers the former defender was feeling under the weather, albeit not seriously ill.

Earlier, Scott had light-heartedly remarked on Carragher’s return to the panel after witnessing his former team’s elimination from the Champions League, likening it to coming back with a 'tail between his legs'.

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Carragher was absent from the CBS Sports coverage when it returned at half-time

I am Kate Scott and I am once again joined by Thierry Henry and Micah Richards.

"Tonight, just like the story of the prodigal son

Jamie Carragher, back in the chair".


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