Looks to me like someone has cloned areas to cover the score overlays that were present in the original.
You can see a line in the top right of the manipulated image - http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2236/5733655921_b28748984b_o....
Which matches the position of the score banner shown on the original - http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5101/5734289061_34f76398e9_b....
Unlikely this was done 'accidentally'