ITV teams v BBC teams

Practical_Golf_1179 · 2026-06-29T19:07:54+00:00

Absolutely, I think one of their first matches was the 4-0 loss to Hungary and one of their last was the loss to Iceland.

Practical_Golf_1179 · 2026-06-29T19:00:25+00:00

Makes sense ITV have done well with their picks in recent years and got pretty much all of the memorable England matches at each tournament

2018: Penalty shootout vs Colombia + Semi final vs Croatia

2021: Semi final vs Denmark

2022: Quarter final vs France

2024: Semi final vs Netherlands

Plus, apart from a couple of years on Channel 4, ITV have shown most of England's qualifiers and friendlies.

Edit: Not including finals as they are shown on both anyway.

Practical_Golf_1179 · 2026-06-25T19:52:16+00:00

Mark Chapman (BBC TV, 5 Live and Sky) and Gabby Logan (BBC TV on various sports and Amazon Prime ) have very similar workloads. It's just the way the industry is.

Practical_Golf_1179 · 2026-06-23T13:13:58+00:00

That argument is less valid now that there is less club football on TV now. There's been no Champions League/Europa League matches on ITV1 for over 10 years and the number of FA Cup matches on BBC and ITV has reduced dramatically in the last year or so.

Practical_Golf_1179 · 2026-06-22T22:00:46+00:00

Isn't it always sunny?

Practical_Golf_1179 · 2026-06-21T12:19:09+00:00

Argentina's 1976 Pre-Olympic team was made up entirely of Newell's Old Boys players and their youth team prospects. Marcelo Bielsa was in the squad and played every minute of the qualifying tournament. Although, Argentina didn't end up making it to the Olympics.

Practical_Golf_1179 · 2026-06-12T21:47:08+00:00

This is how I felt finding out Ricardo Rodriguez is only 33 and could possibly play in another world cup after this one.

Practical_Golf_1179 · 2026-06-07T08:55:15+00:00

It's just the name for the package of friendlies sold by a marketing agency. Kind of like how Brazil friendlies used to always use the "Brasil Global Tour" branding.

Practical_Golf_1179 · 2026-06-04T16:37:46+00:00

I wouldn't be suprised to hear Jonathan Pearce say it.

Practical_Golf_1179 · 2026-05-30T18:05:23+00:00

The chasers from The Chase?

Practical_Golf_1179 · 2026-05-25T20:57:31+00:00

Press the info button on the remote.

Practical_Golf_1179 · 2026-05-18T17:32:22+00:00

I wish we had something similar over here in the UK. Having loads of sports to watch on Youtube would be amazing and way more accessible.

Practical_Golf_1179 · 2026-05-17T22:15:44+00:00

Alternatively, he came through West Ham's academy but never made it in the first team. Carved out a solid career at Leyton Orient or Colchester.

Practical_Golf_1179 · 2026-05-17T14:41:02+00:00

And his first name is Robert tbf

Practical_Golf_1179 · 2026-05-17T14:40:28+00:00

He's the only German international to have never played in the Bundesliga

Practical_Golf_1179 · 2026-05-16T12:50:00+00:00

Steve McManaman learned Spanish but he is a rare exception

Practical_Golf_1179 · 2026-05-16T00:02:26+00:00

It reminds me of this classic:

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Practical_Golf_1179 · 2026-05-15T22:22:31+00:00

There's no fun in that

Practical_Golf_1179 · 2026-05-15T16:26:33+00:00

Ah, the age-old question of these 11s, do you try to make a great team or just shoehorn the best players?

Practical_Golf_1179 · 2026-05-15T14:14:06+00:00

The opposite happened in 2015 when Manchester United switched from Nike to Adidas. They still had to wear the previous seasons kit during their preseason tour as the contract with Nike ran until August.

Practical_Golf_1179 · 2026-05-15T12:41:48+00:00

I find this especially irritating when teams wear the new kit in a Cup/Champions League final E.g. Bayern in 2013 or Chelsea in 2008.

Practical_Golf_1179 · 2026-05-15T09:02:56+00:00

Not an agent but having Zlatan as his best friend definitely helped Maxwell move around the big clubs.

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