Super Bowl: from the deflated balls to the nipple in the air, the biggest scandals in history

Throughout history, there were several events that marked the scandal super bowl. From controversial arbitrations, cumbersome boards, discovered traps or events that occurred in the halftime show.

One of the most remembered was in February 2013 when the Super Bowl XLVII Edition at the New Orleans Superdome, the iconic stadium that eight years earlier had been used as a refugee center from Hurricane Katrina.

The final was there Baltimore Ravens versus San Francisco 49ers. Everything was going normal and the Ravens led 28-6, but in the third quarter the power went out unexpectedly. Much later it was learned that the problem apparently originated from a failure in the equipment that operated the people in the stadium, as the rest of the city had had no problems.

Janet Jackson and her bare chest

In 2004, one of the most remembered episodes occurred: the “nipple gate“, as it became known. Janet Jackson, Michael’s sister, starred in it. It was during the halftime show, just when she was singing the song “Rock your body” with Justin Timberlake. At the end of the song, when she sang to the line, “You’ll be naked by the end of this song,” she took off part of her wardrobe, and for a second or two, 140 million people around the world saw her nipple.

The fact has not gone unnoticed: the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of the United States has received 540,000 complaints and the NFL has suspended the agreement with MTV for the production of the event. The television network defended itself by saying it was a “locker room malfunction”.

“Deflagate” by Tom Brady

Tom Brady is considered by many to be the Contractor greatest in all of American football history. He is almost a hero of this sport. This does not mean that if the figure has suffered a stain that time will not erase. The “Deflagate”, in 2015touches it closely. The Super Bowl championship that year was played by Seattle Seahawks with the New England PatriotsBrady’s team.

Before the final, the blue-and-whites had to play for the standings against the Indianapolis Colts. And in that game it was discovered that the team of patriots he had deflated the balls during the first half to make Brady’s job easier. The punishment was not so severe: the player was suspended for four games and received a dollar fine. What was no longer the same was his public image.

The index finger that made Madonna angry

In 2012, in Indianapolis, singer MIA appeared as Madonna’s partner along with Nicky Minaj at Superbowl halftime show He performed at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. In the middle of the performance of “Give Me All Your Lovin'”, the woman raised her middle finger and launched the universal “fuck you” to the audience, which caused a scandal. Social networks burned, gave all attention to the fact and very little Madonna, which greatly angered the “Material Girl”.

The NFL, meanwhile, is suing MIA for $16 million.

A controversial arbitration

For many, the Super Bowl XL officiating between Pittsburgh Steelers and Seattle Seahawks, January 25, 1981, it was the worst ever. The Steelers won 21-10 and since then the public has turned massively to think they were favored by the judges’ decisions. The Seahawks lost a total of 161 penalty yards, when factoring in the penalty yards (70) the team had advanced on the play (91).

The theft of Tom Brady’s shirt

During Super Bowl LIMexican journalist Mauricio Ortega (former editor of La Prensa newspaper) stole the shirt that Tom Brady had worn during the game against the Philadelphia Eagles. Taking advantage of the celebrations, the journalist sneaked into the locker room and stole the garment. His plan had a somewhat absurd flaw: it was filmed by countless cameras that followed his raid until his escape. This began a publicized manhunt, involving the judicial systems of Mexico and the United States.

When they broke into Ortega’s house, they found another shirt Brady used in the super cup 2015 (which the player has decided not to report) and a pair of shoes and helmet Von Millerof the Denver Broncos. The incident caused futures security measures to be tightened Super Bowl.