Paul Scholes discovered the perils of reporting on the touchline when a stray ball hit the Manchester United legend during the warm-up at St James ' Park . Yet it could have been a lot worse for the BT Sport pundit when you compare it to others that suffered similar fates when presenting by the pitch . Sportsmail columnist Martin Keown was victim to a flying ball during his punditry duty at the Emirates in 2012 , and even manager Harry Redknapp fell foul during a training session . Paul Scholes discovered the perils of reporting on the touchline at St James ' Park on Wednesday night . Scholes reacts after the ball hits him during the warm-up for Newcastle vs Manchester United . Redknapp reacted furiously during a television interview when a ball hit the then-Portsmouth manager as he shouted : 'How can you kick that over here ? You try kicking it in the goal and you hit me ? 'Got to get some f****** brains , have n't you ? No wonder he 's in the f****** reserves . ' Speaking with FourFourTwo in 2003 , he refused to name which player he was yelling at : ' I must n't tell you the name of the player . It would n't be fair . He was on shooting practice and I was standing at the corner flag when the ball hit me – that tells you everything . ' At least that was n't in front of an audience like Sportsmail 's unfortunate columnist in January 2012 . Arsenal legend Keown got smacked in the face while on duty for ESPN by a stray ball during the warm-up for an FA Cup match at the Emirates where Leeds United were the visitors . Sportsmail columnist Martin Keown is smacked by the ball during the warm-up for Arsenal vs Leeds United . The Arsenal legend is hit as he is asked a question during his punditry duty for ESPN in January 2012 . Keown was hit by a stray ball during the warm-up but joked about it in his column for the Daily Mail later . Writing in his column for the Daily Mail days later , Keown joked about the incident : 'It was a former Spurs man who you may have seen hit me with the ball while I was on-air on Monday night . 'Alex Bruce tipped me off that his Leeds team-mate Michael Brown – the ex-Tottenham midfielder – was the culprit . At least he was apparently trying to aim at Robbie Savage , not me . ' Over to Germany , where SkySports reporter Jessica Kastrop was smacked in the back of the head by a stray shot from former Chelsea player Khalid Boulahrouz in 2010 . The footage shows the ball getting closer and closer to its victim until it knocks her forward . Kastrop said afterwards : ' I was fine eventually . Boulahrouz ran over to me straight away and apologised . ' What about in other sports ? American football has its moments , too , such as when Fox reporter Pam Oliver was hit by a Chandler Harnish throw . Thankfully she laughed it off afterwards . SkySports reporter Jessica Kastrop was smacked by a stray shot from ex-Chelsea player Khalid Boulahrouz . Michael Owen ( left ) and Steve McManaman ( right ) were others on the touchline for BT Sport at St James ' Park . Another female reporter was wiped - not by a football , however , but by a player . Even baseball reporters are n't immune . Fox presenter Sophia Minnaert was hit by a stray ball that knocked the microphone out of her hand . Afterwards she said : 'Do I get kudos for that defensive play ? I 'm fine . I 'm totally fine . ' It 's all part of the dangers of reporting on the touchline , though Scholes may consider himself lucky .
Paul Scholes was a St James ' Park pundit at BT Sport on Wednesday night . The Manchester United legend was hit by a stray ball during the warm-up . Sportsmail columnist Martin Keown has experienced the same previously . Harry Redknapp reacted furiously when he was hit by a ball in training .