BRITISH football fans are dreaming of switching over to US channel CBS for the Champions League final.
Viewers on this side of the pond weren’t impressed by BT Sport’s coverage as Manchester City beat Inter Milan in Istanbul.
And they were especially envious of their American counterparts after seeing clips of Kate Abdo and Co.
BT Sport presenter Jake Humphrey fronted the UK coverage on Saturday evening.
He was joined by pundits Rio Ferdinand, Joleon Lescott, Mario Balotelli, Steven Gerrard and Cesc Fabregas.
Host Seema Jaswal was also a part of the broadcast alongside journalist James Horncastle and ex-Man Utd man Owen Hargreaves.
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But it was widely slammed on social media as British viewers sought out the CBS Sports show – presented by Abdo and featuring hilarious pundits Thierry Henry, Jamie Carragher and Micah Richards.
One person wrote on Twitter: “Anyone know where I can watch the CBS coverage, BT is garbage.”
Another replied: “After seeing the BT Sport line up, do CBS stream the final for free on YouTube as well?”
One quipped: “Disappointed that CBS had Kate Abdo, Henry, Carragher and Richards while the UK is stuck with Jake Humphrey.”
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A fourth responded: “How the hell do we get the CBS coverage of the Champions League instead of the f*****g dross BT Sports serve up?
“Seriously, this is f*****g torture.”
And a fifth said: “I wish I had CBS Sports 😔. I bet they’re having bags of banter at the moment and we’re stuck with the bores on BT.”
Earlier on in the evening, Carragher poked fun at the BT coverage by claiming they had roped in the likes of Balotelli and Fabregas in an attempt to improve their coverage.
Alongside a picture of the rival broadcasters’ teams, he tweeted: “BT Sport are not happy with their normal crew @rioferdy5 so they’ve brought outsiders in to try & compete with @CBSSportsGolazo 👀😂.”
Balotelli then hit back, replying: “Jamie Carragher, bad player, wonderful hater @Carra23, who cares.”
And Ferdinand responded: “Liberties 😂😂😂😂”
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
