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      Gary Lineker brilliantly responds to Sweden’s Euro 2020 star Alexander Isak not knowing who England legend is

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      MATCH OF THE DAY presenter Gary Lineker has reacted to Sweden star Alexander Isak calling him an ‘old player’.The 60-year-old England legend had a good chuckle about the youngster’s comments with fellow ex-professional Micah Richards.
      Alexander Isak, 21, claimed he was too young to be an expert on England legend Gary LinekerCredit: BBC
      Lineker, 60, found the youngster’s comments hilarious on Match of the DayCredit: BBC
      Following Sweden’s win against Slovakia at Euro 2020, Lineker tweeted: “Don’t think there’s much doubt that Alexander Isak will attract a lot of attention from clubs across Europe.
      “Exceptional talent.”
      A journalist noticed the England legend’s kind words and told the 21-year-old about them.
      Isak replied: “I am not that aware of him… It’s an old player working in the studio?”
      The journalist then revealed Lineker was the golden boot winner at the 1986 World Cup, although the Sweden star still didn’t seem too bothered.
      Isak said: “I wasn’t born then but I have a little bit of knowledge about him.”

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      Isak was named ‘Star of the Match’ for his performance against SlovakiaCredit: Getty

      And during BBC Sport’s live coverage of Spain vs Poland this evening, Richards asked Lineker: “Isak, he’s been talking about you, hasn’t he?”
      After watching Isak’s press conference again, the ex-Spurs striker joked: “I said really nice things about him!
      “An old player in a studio? I don’t know where to go from that.”
      Richards was loving the banter, replying: “How does it feel when no one knows you? Now you know how I feel!”
      To which the presenter laughed: “Yeah.”

      Lineker – England’s third-highest all-time scorer with 48 goals – has been Match of the Day’s main presenter since 1999, the same year Isak was born.
      The former Borussia Dortmund player has been Sweden’s talisman at Euro 2020 so far and is likely to start their final group match against Poland on Wednesday, June 23.
      He’s just enjoyed an excellent season for Real Sociedad, scoring 17 LaLiga goals last term.
      And reports suggest Arsenal are interested in signing Isak this summer.
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      BBC lose sound and images for Wales vs Turkey as viewers complain of ‘glitching’ and ‘woeful’ coverage

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      VIEWERS bemoaned the BBC’s ‘woeful’ coverage of Wales’ 2-0 win against Turkey as images and audio went down several times.The camera feed from the Baku Olympic Stadium in Azerbaijan was interrupted by ‘glitching’ during the first half, causing the screen to go blank.

      The BBC’s coverage of Wales vs Turkey was hit by several outages

      Audio and images went down during the game, but the BBC claims the feeds came from Uefa Fans at home were then treated to double vision of Gareth Bale and Co.

      And things got worse as the audio cut out entirely.

      Twitter’s football army was soon out in full force to moan about the coverage.

      One person said: “This BBC Wales/Turkey coverage is a mess.”

      Another wrote: “These cameras are shocking, feels like the 80s.”

      One tweeted: “The coverage of Turkey vs Wales is woeful.”

      Another added: “This would never happen during an England match.”

      But BBC presenter Gabby Logan claimed at half-time: “These pictures come from Uefa’s headquarters. They control the feed.”

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      ITV beating BBC in battle of the Euro 2020 broadcasters having seen more than DOUBLE amount of goals in tournament

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      ITV are thumping BBC in the battle of the Euro 2020 broadcasters having shown more than DOUBLE the number of goals.Both broadcasters have shown six games apiece with the first round of group-stage fixtures in the books.
      ITV games – including Portugal’s 3-0 win over Hungary – have featured more than twice as many goals as those shown on the BBCCredit: Alamy
      BBC games have seen just nine goals from six matches, with England’s 1-0 win over Croatia among thoseCredit: Getty
      The BBC appeared to have landed the biggest games, showing the first game of the ceremony – Italy’s 3-0 win over Turkey – and the opening ceremony.
      They also showed England, Scotland and Wales’ opening fixtures.
      But ITV have certainly been the luckier of the broadcasters in terms of excitement.
      While the six games on the Beeb have seen just nine goals shown – just 1.5 per game – ITV viewers have been treated to 19.
      That’s a staggering 3.2 goals per game.
      While the BBC has endured goal-shy matches such as England’s 1-0 win over Croatia and Spain’s 0-0 draw with Sweden, ITV have seen net-busters galore.
      In just six games, they have already shown Holland’s thrilling 3-2 win over Ukraine and Austria’s 3-1 victory over North Macedonia.
      On top of that, ITV have seen a further three games boasting three goals apiece, including Portugal’s 3-0 win over Hungary on Tuesday.

      BBC GAMES
      June 11 – Turkey 3-0 Italy
      June 12 – Wales 1-1 Switzerland
      June 12 – Denmark 0-1 Finland
      June 13 – England 1-0 Croatia
      June 14 – Scotland 0-2 Czech Republic
      June 14 – Spain 0-0 Sweden
      TOTAL GOALS = 9
      GOALS PER GAME = 1.5
      ITV GAMES
      June 12 – Belgium 3-0 Russia
      June 13 – Austria 3-1 North Macedonia
      June 13 – Holland 3-2 Ukraine
      June 14 – Poland 1-2 Slovakia
      June 15 – Hungary 0-3 Portugal
      June 15 – France 1-0 Germany
      TOTAL GOALS = 19
      GOALS PER GAME = 3.2

      Next up for the BBC is the Group B clash between Finland and Russia at 2pm.
      After that, Wales face Turkey at 5pm in their second Group A showdown.
      ITV have just one game on Wednesday – the 8pm kick-off between Italy and Switzerland.
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      How many children does Gary Lineker have?

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      FORMER England footballer and BBC presenter Gary Lineker is a father to four sons shared with his ex-wife Michelle Cockayne. George, Harry, Tobias, and Angus are all sons to the broadcaster, who recently announced that he was leaving BT Sport as their Champions League presenter.
      Gary Lineker (centre) with sons (from left to right) Angus, Harry, George and TobiasCredit: Splash News

      The England football legend, 60, joined the channel in 2015 but quit after the Champions League final last month to follow his beloved Leicester City in Europe next season with his sons.
      How old are Gary Lineker’s sons?

      George – 29
      Harry – 27
      Tobias – 25
      Angus – 23

      Gary’s eldest son George is co-founder of YourBusinessNumber, a service that allows people to separate work and personal life by providing a business number.
      And last week George and dad Gary were snapped enjoying a spot of lunch before Lineker senior began presenting duties for the BBC’s coverage of Euro 2020.

      Lineker’s second eldest Harry works as a producer, while youngest Angus is currently a business development manager.
      The BBC presenter shared a picture of him and his four sons together at the beginning of April enjoying a spot of lunch after some Coronavirus restrictions were lifted.
      The five of them are reportedly very close to each other, and will travel Europe together next season to follow Leicester’s Europa League campaign, only the sixth time the Foxes have featured in a European competition.

      Lineker with sons George and Tobias

      Gary Lineker is fronting the BBC’s coverage of Euro 2020, and also presents the BBC’s coverage of the FA Cup, major football tournaments and BBC Sports Personality Of The Year.
      The 60-year-old is also host of Match of the Day, a programme he first presented over twenty years ago in 1999.
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      BBC announce 11.6m TV viewing figures for England’s Euro 2020 opener with Croatia long with record iPlayer viewers

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      ENGLAND’S Euro 2020 opening clash with Croatia set a new BBC record after its audience peaked at 11.6 million viewers.The Three Lions got off to a winning start at Wembley on Sunday with Raheem Sterling scoring the only goal of the game.
      BBC have announced 11.6m viewers tuned in to watch England beat Croatia on SundayCredit: Getty
      The match was streamed 3.9 million times on iPlayer, a new record according to the Beeb.
      An average 10.2m people tuned in to watch it live on BBC One.
      The audience peaked at 11.6m, which was a 79 per cent share of available viewers.
      England’s first group game was also streamed a further 600,000 times on BBC Sport online.
      That means around 4.5m streamed the clash on BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport online combined.
      That total number of viewers yesterday was still some way off the peak audience of 26.5m that watched England go out of the World Cup in 2018 on ITV.
      The overall TV match average for the semi-final defeat to Croatia was 24.3m, while ITV also said there were a record 4.3m requests to watch it online on ITV Hub.
      Yesterday’s viewing figures were also short of the 12.8million who watched the Line Of Duty finale last month – making it the most watched drama episode since records began.
      The incredible climax managed to rack in 56.2 per cent of the UK’s TV audience.
      Leicester City’s 1-0 win over Chelsea in last month’s FA Cup final was watched by a peak audience of 9.1m viewers on BBC.

      BT Sport’s coverage of the Champions League final between Manchester City and Chelsea reached 8.7m viewers across their TV channel and its digital platforms in May.
      Sky One recently revealed this month’s Friends reunion special brought the channel its biggest audience ever of 5.3m viewers.
      Meanwhile, the last ever Game of Thrones episode back in 2019 was watched by 5.789m million, making it the Sky’s biggest series finale of any show ever. 
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      Chelsea’s FA Cup final loss draws 124 BBC complaints for pundits being biased in favour of Leicester

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      THE BBC’s coverage of this month’s FA Cup final has drawn 124 complaints from viewers complaining about the punditry being biased in Leicester’s favour.Brendan Rodgers’ Foxes beat Chelsea 1-0 to lift their first-ever FA Cup thanks to a second-half screamer from Youri Tielemans.
      The BBC’s coverage of the FA Cup drew 124 complaints over a perceived ‘Leicester bias’Credit: EPA
      Match of the Day host Gary Lineker wildly celebrated Youri Tielemans’ winner vs ChelseaCredit: Times Newspapers Ltd
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      But some viewers were left unimpressed by the punditry, suggesting it was skewed in Leicester’s favour.
      The broadcast was hosted by ex-Leicester striker Gary Lineker, with former Chelsea defender Ashley Cole joining Ian Wright and Alan Shearer in the studio.
      Guy Mowbray led the commentary alongside ex-Tottenham and England midfielder Jermaine Jenas.
      Ahead of the game, many neutrals had been throwing their support being Leicester in protest of Chelsea.
      The Blues were infamously one of the Premier League’s ‘Big Six’ who signed up for the European Super League, before quickly withdrawing after an epic fan backlash.
      It’s not clear who complained to the BBC or what particular moments left them irked.
      While not broadcast live, footage of Foxes fan Lineker wildly celebrating Tielemans’ strike was shown by the Beeb.
      However, pundits across the world – including Rio Ferdinand and Wright – have been praised by viewers for showing their passion with animated reactions to goals from Manchester United and Arsenal down the years.
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      Following Leicester’s win, Clive Tyldesley gifted Lineker his framed matchday notes.
      The commentator has produced versions of his handwritten pre-match research from the biggest games he has covered, for fans to buy.
      And after Rodgers’ side ended their 137-year wait to lift the oldest cup competition in football for the first time, Tyldesley gave fan Lineker a special momento.
      It includes the match details, starting XIs, benches and coaches for Chelsea and Leicester alongside their squad numbers, goals scored, ages and pre-game facts ready to pull out live on air.
      Lineker, 60, revealed the present on Twitter and thanked Tyldesley.
      He wrote: “So, this just arrived in the post. What a lovely surprise. Very thoughtful of you @CliveTyldesley. Thank you.”
      Lineker, born and raised in Leicester, made his Foxes debut in 1979 and went on to play 216 times for the Midlands giants, scoring 103 goals.
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      ITV announce blockbuster Euro 2020 team including Gary Neville, Roy Keane and Graeme Souness in battle with BBC

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      GARY NEVILLE, Roy Keane and Graeme Souness are among the top pundits who will provide the analysis for ITV’s Euro 2020 coverage.A raft of big names have been hired by the broadcaster ahead of their two England group games.
      ITV have unveiled their punditry team for Euro 2020
      The Three Lions will have former stars Ian Wright, Ashley Cole, Eni Aluko and Andros Townsend in the studio to chew over the action, along with Chelsea Women’s boss Emma Hayes.
      ITV are scheduled to broadcast England’s huge clash with Scotland on June 18 with Souness joined by Scott Brown and John Collins on the panel.
      Joe Ledley and Robert Earnshaw have been signed up to provide insight on Wales’ final group game versus Italy, live on the channel on June 20.
      Nigel de Jong, Patrick Vieira and Nadia Nadim are also on board with Ally McCoist, John Hartson and Lee Dixon among the co-commentators.
      Sam Matterface, Clive Tyldesley, Joe Speight, Seb Hutchinson and Tom Gayle make up the lead commentary team.
      Former Premier League referee Peter Walton, well known to viewers of BT Sport, will drop in with his officiating expertise.
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      And Mark Pougatch, Seema Jaswal, and Reshmin Chowdhury will host from the studio accompanied by reporters Gabriel Clarke, Michelle Owen and Raman Bhardwaj across the 11 host cities.
      ITV have missed out on the Euro 2020 opener between Turkey and Italy on Friday, June 11 but show their first match 24 hours later as Belgium face Russia.
      A total of 27 games will be exclusive to the channel, including England’s games against Scotland and the Czech Republic.
      ITV also has first pick of the semi-final ties plus France versus Germany and Croatia’s group closer with Scotland.
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      Italy vs Switzerland – June 16, 8pm
      England vs Scotland – June 18, 8pm
      Portugal vs Germany – June 19, 5pm
      Italy vs Wales – June 20, 5pm
      Czech Republic vs England – June 22, 8pm
      Croatia vs Scotland – June 22, 8pm

      The final will be shown live on both ITV and the BBC.
      Last week, the Beeb announced their punditry team for their share of the tournament.
      Alex Scott, Thierry Henry, Alan Shearer and Cesc Fabregas are among the names on board alongside Gary Lineker.
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      Emotional moment Dan Walker chokes back tears as he says goodbye to Football Focus after 12 years

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      MUCH-LOVED presenter Dan Walker failed to hold back the tears as he said goodbye to Football Focus after a decade on the show.The 44-year-old has been in the hot-seat of the long-running BBC show since 2009 but presented it for the final time earlier today.
      Dan Walker struggled to hold back the tears as he said goodbye to Football FocusCredit: BBC

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      And as he said his thanks to viewers and the production team at the conclusion, it all proved to be a bit much for the Crawley-born TV personality.
      Walker said: “This show has been so important to me. I’ve worked on Focus actually nearly half my life.
      “I’ve presented it for more than a quarter of it and there’s so much about it I will miss.
      “I could still take you to the exact point I was standing when I was offered the job in 2009 and I’ve had so many happy memories since.
      “It’s always been a real privilege to sit in this chair and I’ve worked alongside some amazing people.”
      Beginning to choke up, Walker then went on to thank everyone who has worked behind the scenes on the show during his tenure.
      He continued: “I mean just today we’ve got Carl, Russ, Jenny, Tony, Dominic, Dave and Will, our floor manager, who you saw there in the studio.
      “Helen and Sarah are leading the team in the gallery and our vision mixer Caroline who I think has worked on all but one programme this season.
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      Dan Walker on Football Focus back in 2009Credit: BBC
      Dan Walker has presented Football Focus on BBC since 2009Credit: BBC

      “I could go on and list everybody who works so hard every week.
      “My Saturdays I don’t think will ever be the same, you know, Focus has provided the rhythm to my week for well over a decade.”
      Former England Women’s star Alex Scott will take over the role of presenter next season.
      And the man she is replacing said: “I really want to wish Alex all the best in this chair.
      “I’m sure she’ll take the show to new heights, she improves everything that she ever works on she’s brilliant.”
      Alex Scott will take over the presenting duties on Football Focus from next seasonCredit: PA
      “Finally to all the people who have sent in emails and messages and stopped for socially distanced chats over the last few weeks, it’s been lovely and truly inspiring.
      “So, enjoy the Euro’s, have a wonderful summer and for the final time thank you very much goodbye.”
      Walker then broke down in tears as huge cheers could be heard from the crew in the studio.
      Despite leaving the show following 12 years, he will remain at the Beeb and continue as presenter on the weekday morning show BBC Breakfast.
      His emotional goodbye soon went viral on Twitter and attracted a big reaction.
      @mrdanwalker congratulations on your 12 years on football focus Dan! The last 2mins where you said your goodbyes gave me a lump in my throat.Best wishes on whatever comes next— Chris Bradley (@crilly_09) May 22, 2021

      Felt a bit emotional watching Dan Walker’s last Football Focus, didn’t know he’d been on it so long. #FootballFocus— Holly Baleen 🐋🐳🏳️‍⚧️ (@HollyBaleen) May 22, 2021

      One viewer tweeted: “@mrdanwalker congratulations on your 12 years on football focus Dan! The last 2mins where you said your goodbyes gave me a lump in my throat. Best wishes on whatever comes next”
      Another said: “Watching Dan Walker’s final presentation on TV Football Focus today BBC1. Very emotional. Congratulations to the new presenter Alex Scott.”
      While another said: “Felt a bit emotional watching Dan Walker’s last Football Focus, didn’t know he’d been on it so long. #FootballFocus.”
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