BBC v ITV: who won the UK’s battle of the World Cup 2026 broadcasters?

Danny Murphy’s decision to start talking about his deceased cat will haunt the rest of his career while Christina Unkel’s referee analysis was no-nonsense and to the point ...
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It’s not a ‘green box’. But the BBC’s World Cup studio has sparked a curious row

The BBC has opted to station its World Cup staff in Salford rather than at the tournament Matt Slater/The Athletic As national humiliations go, this was not the Suez Crisis but when BBC Sport ...
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ITV is beating the BBC in battle of the World Cup broadcasters

ITV's World Cup punditry team is eclipsing the BBC's ITV Sport “You can see it’s difficult to break down Cape Verde,” said USWNT manager Emma Hayes, standing by a blackboard, chalk in hand. “One of ...

‘It was crap’: Wayne Rooney’s candour helps BBC in World Cup final TV battle

BBC scored a late goal in head-to-head with ITV over the World Cup by being in the stadium for the final ...
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FIFA World Cup 2026 – How to follow England v Norway across the BBC

Catch all the action from England's quarter finals match across the BBC England's World Cup journey continues on Saturday 11 July, when the Three Lions face Norway in a blockbuster quarter-final with ...