Euro 2024 draw ceremony disrupted by social media prank

Unexplained moaning noises disrupted the draw ceremony for the European Championship in men’s soccer on Saturday and competed for attention with the team names being read out on stage.

The interruption, which seemed to sound like sexual noises, was clearly heard for several minutes on the ceremony broadcast from a concert hall in Hamburg.

A Brit-ish prankster claimed credit on social media for the stunt and posted footage of himself making cell phone calls to activate a ringtone in the venue which has excellent acoustics.

A later clip posted to the social media site X, formerly known as Twitter, appeared to show the prankster inside the venue during a rehearsal for the hour-long Saturday evening event.

It was the latest security lapse at a high-profile event of UEFA, which declined to comment.