“Across the whole summer we’ll be bringing people across the UK together as we showcase the best of British sporting storytelling.” — Philip Bernie, Interim Director of BBC Sport
May 22 – Broadcasting favourites Gary Lineker, Gabby Logan, Mark Chapman and Alex Scott lead coverage across the BBC’s Euros presentations. Broadcasting will come from the studio in the heart of Berlin with live match commentary from all ten host cities across Germany including Hamburg, Berlin, Gelsenkirchen, Dortmund, Leipzig, Dusseldorf, Cologne, Frankfurt, Stuttgart and Munich.
Brand new for Euro 24 is the launch of the BBC iPlayer Euros channel. The BBC iPlayer Euros Channel will be the place-to-be for all football fans who will find build up content including special features and matches from the Euros archive spotlighting the greatest games from the tournament. During the tournament fans can watch 27 live matches, and it’ll also be home to additional analysis, mini highlights, home nations camp reports and new highlights programme Euros Breakdown with Alex Scott which will delve deeper into the biggest matches providing exclusive match reaction and insights around the most exciting matchups.
Representing England and Scotland in the studio are former England internationals, Micah Richards, Wayne Rooney, Alan Shearer, Rio Ferdinand, Frank Lampard, Ellen White and Joe Hart. David Moyes, James McFadden, and Rachel Corsie will represent Scotland across our coverage.
Joining the team in the studio will be two-time European Championship winner and legend of the game, former Spanish midfielder Cesc Fabregas. Brentford manager Thomas Frank will also join us in the studio for England v Denmark as well as some other group matches. Ashley Williams, who captained Wales during their remarkable semi-finals run in 2016 also joins the team.
Reporting on the England camp throughout the tournament is Kelly Somers. Eilidh Barbour will be with the Scotland team.
On TV commentary duties there’s Guy Mowbray, Robyn Cowen, Vicki Sparks, Steve Wilson, Steve Bower and Jonathan Pearce. Joining them on co-comms are Jermaine Jenas, Danny Murphy, Martin Keown, James McFadden as well as Alan Shearer who will be in the commentary box for England’s opener against Serbia on 16 June.
The BBC will have first choice of the quarter-finals and will also show live games featuring some of the biggest teams in Europe including current holders Italy, World Cup runners-up France versus the Netherlands (21 June), Spain, Belgium and Portugal plus two group games featuring the hosts Germany.
Highlights programmes hosted by Alex Scott and selected match replays will be available most evenings on BBC One and BBC iPlayer for those that missed the action or want to relive it all over again.
All BBC games will be broadcast on BBC One or BBC Two, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app.
As well as the exciting live action, there’ll be plenty of additional programming to spotlight the most tantalising tales off the pitch. Fans can tune into two documentaries following current and former stars. Mbappe is an exploration of France star Kylian Mbappe’s journey from tough Paris suburbs to the pinnacle of football. It features fascinating insight from former French legends Thierry Henry and Hugo Lloris, current manager Didier Deschamps and legendary former Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger who bring to life both Mbappé’s career-changing struggles and his phenomenal successes. Mbappe is available to watch on demand on BBC iPlayer and to listen to on BBC Sounds.
There will also be a special feature on Three Lions legend and BBC Euros pundit Wayne Rooney. Rooney 2004: World At His Feet is the definitive story of the 12 days that changed Wayne Rooney’s life forever. Told firsthand, 20 years on, Wayne reflects on the highs and lows of Euro 2004 in Portugal, a tournament that saw 18-year-old Rooney catapult himself into international superstardom. Rooney 2004: World At His Feet will be available on iPlayer on 1 June, and on BBC One on 15 June at 10.30pm.
BBC Sport journalists will be covering England and Scotland’s progress in their news coverage, with dedicated teams reporting across all platforms throughout the tournament, from BBC Breakfast to BBC News at Ten, and to their flagship sports news programme Sportsday on the BBC News channel. As well as servicing audiences across the UK, they will also be telling the story of the tournament to football fans across the globe via the World Service and the BBC News Channel. There will also be coverage of the tournament for younger viewers who can tune into Newsround on CBBC and iPlayer, as well as coverage from BBC News Serbian who will provide updates on England’s Group C rivals.
On CBBC and iPlayer, younger viewers can tune in the Jamie Johnson Watchalong for England’s important second group game against Denmark on the 20 June.
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The wait for UEFA Men’s Euro 24 in Germany is nearly over, with BBC Sport set to bring fans unrivalled access to all the action, analysis and entertainment across TV, BBC iPlayer, Radio, BBC Sounds and Online. Kicking off with the Men’s Euros, BBC Sport is the home of sport this summer, bringing people across the UK together showcasing the best of British sporting storytelling.
Gary Lineker, Gabby Logan, Mark Chapman and Alex Scott lead comprehensive coverage across TV and radio, and will be joined by a host of England, Scotland and European stars including the likes of Alan Shearer, Frank Lampard, Cesc Fabregas, Micah Richards, Rio Ferdinand, Ashley Williams, Ellen White, Rachel Corsie and James McFadden.
Several exciting names from the world of football make their Men’s Euros BBC punditry debut including Wayne Rooney, Joe Hart, Thomas Frank and David Moyes.
Danny Murphy, Martin Keown and Jermaine Jenas will be up on the gantry providing expert analysis as co-commentators.
The BBC will show England’s first two group games against Serbia on 16 June and Denmark on 20 June on television as Gareth Southgate’s squad begin their bid to go one step further than they did in Euro 2020. The BBC will also show Scotland’s group games against Switzerland on 19 June and Hungary on 23 June following their impressive qualifying campaign where they only suffered one loss.
Football fans can follow coverage of a massive opening weekend with live match commentary of the opening fixture Germany vs Scotland on BBC Radio 5 Live, with the first BBC televised game coming on Saturday evening when defending champions Italy take on Albania live on BBC One.
Kelly Cates and Steve Crossman will join Mark Chapman in fronting 5 Live’s wall-to-wall daily programmes, with coverage of all 51 Euros matches. BBC Football correspondent John Murray leads the radio commentary team.
Brand new for Euro 24 is the launch of the BBC iPlayer Euros channel, the go-to destination for all football fans who will find build up content including special features and matches from the Euros archive spotlighting the greatest games from the tournament.
BBC Radio 5 Live’s Football Daily podcast will be essential Euros listening every day on BBC Sounds, featuring world class analysis, insight and behind the scenes interviews from across Germany.
Philip Bernie, Interim Director of BBC Sport says: “BBC Sport is ready to deliver another highly anticipated football tournament at the start of what is an incredibly exciting summer of sport. With comprehensive unrivalled coverage and world class analysis of the Euros across TV, radio and online, fans can expect the very best from BBC Sport as the action unfolds in Germany. Across the whole summer we’ll be bringing people across the UK together as we showcase the best of British sporting storytelling.”
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