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FIFA on track despite pandemic

Covid-19 severely disrupted football at all levels in 2020, with the cancellation or postponement of leagues and FIFA’s football tournaments around the world. Despite the impact of the pandemic on the international match calendar and global economy, FIFA says that its revenue in 2020 exceeded its revised budget. In addition, preparations for its flagship tournament, […]

March 22, 2021

UEFA: “Euro 2020 definitely this year”

Dr Daniel Koch, UEFA’s medical advisor, has said that the Euro 2020 tournament will definitely go ahead this year, and believes that fans could yet be allowed to travel internationally to the games. The tournament was postponed last summer because of the pandemic and rescheduled for June 11th to July 11th this year. “There is […]

February 25, 2021By Nik Roseveare

ITV: 8.7m watch Scotland beat England in Six Nations

A peak of 8.7 million viewers watched Scotland clinch their first Calcutta Cup win at Twickenham since 1983 on ITV on February 6th. The audience was the highest for the Calcutta Cup for at least more than a decade [higher than records going back to 2010], beating the peak of 8.6 million who watched last […]

February 8, 2021

BT Sport to air England cricket from West Indies and NZ

BT Sport has announced a host of new exclusive cricket content including England men’s and women’s tours of the West Indies and New Zealand. BT Sport will also show all men’s and women’s domestic and international cricket in West Indies and New Zealand.  BT Sport has already begun broadcasting cricket from New Zealand, including the […]

February 5, 2021

C4, Sky, BT eye England vs India Test rights

Global rights holder Star Sports, owned by Disney, is in advanced talks with several UK broadcasters for the rights to England’s four-match Test series in India which begins on February 5th. Channel 4 are among the front-runners to acquire the rights, which would see Test cricket return to free-to-air television for the first time in […]

January 29, 2021

Channel 4 to air 1966 World Cup Final

The most iconic moment in English footballing history – England’s dramatic 1966 World Cup Final 4-2 victory over West Germany – will be broadcast in full on Channel 4 on June 7th at 1.30pm. Viewers will be able to watch the entire match alongside England’s hat-trick hero Sir Geoff Hurst who will give his unique […]

June 2, 2020