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      ‘He was narrating like David Attenborough’ – ITV host Laura Woods reveals Roy Keane’s off-air Lionel Messi analysis

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      LAURA WOODS has revealed Roy Keane narrated some Lionel Messi analysis “like David Attenborough” during a golden off-air moment.Host Woods, 35, and pundit Keane, 51, are both a part of ITV’s coverage of the World Cup in Qatar.
      Roy Keane is working as a pundit for ITV at the World CupCredit: Getty
      Laura Woods is one of ITV’s main presenters out in QatarCredit: Alamy
      Lionel Messi has been superb at his final World CupCredit: Getty
      And their broadcast caught a lot of attention when Keane and Graeme Souness became embroiled in a furious debate about the awarding of Argentina’s penalty in their loss to Saudi Arabia.
      Messi bagged his first goal of the tournament after dispatching the spot kick, but moments later in the studio the argument returned to the decision.
      And Keane was left raging with Souness following the Scot’s suggestion it was the correct call.
      The half-time disagreement made for excellent TV, with Woods and pundit Joe Cole letting the pair fight it out.
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      And Woods admits she loved every second of it.
      She told The Mail: “For a very long period, I sat there like a fan. I just watched and I couldn’t believe it, experiencing what everybody else at home is experiencing when they watch it.
      “You think: ‘What is happening? How amazing is this?’ I looked at Joe at one point and we were in disbelief. So I said: ‘And what about you, Joe?’
      “Joe’s always got an opinion but his voice is as quiet as I’ve ever heard him and he says sheepishly: ‘I thought it was a penalty…’ It was just brilliant!”
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      Woods, who described working her first World Cup as “magical”, also revealed details of Keane’s off-air analysis of Messi.
      She added: “But there’s other moments as well, that people at home don’t see. This is where privilege comes in.
      “I’d told Roy I’d never seen him [Messi] play in real life. Roy said: ‘Just watch Messi for a minute… It looks like he’s not interested and he’s just walking around when everybody else is running. But he knows where everyone is. He knows where the ball is and he reads the game like no one else reads it’.
      “As we were watching, the ball’s played through and Messi makes a run and scores.
      “It was offside, the one where his shoulder was just slightly offside, but the kind of poetry of it, where Roy Keane is almost… it was almost like he was narrating like David Attenborough.”
      Keane is a long-time admirer of Messi’s adversary Cristiano Ronaldo, but has not let that colour his love for the Argentine.
      Both Messi and Ronaldo are playing in their fifth and final World Cups.
      Argentina have safely booked their place in the quarter-finals where they will play Holland on Friday.
      Meanwhile, Portugal take on Switzerland in the last-16 on Tuesday evening, with a last-eight clash against Morocco or Spain waiting for them should they advance. More

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      Fans blast ITV World Cup coverage of Brazil vs South Korea as ‘technical fault leaves sound out of sync’

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      FANS have blasted ITV’s World Cup coverage as a technical fault left sound out of sync for Brazil’s round of 16 meeting with South Korea.The Brazilians ran riot in the first half in Qatar, sticking four past South Korea.
      An alarm sound rang out and ITV’s coverage was then out of syncCredit: AFP
      Fans have also fumed at ITV cutting away from the Brazilians dancingCredit: Getty
      But towards the end of the free-flowing spectacular, an alarm noise rang out and the sound went out of sync.
      One said on Twitter: “There was a big alarm sound on itv and now the sound is out of sync, yes?”
      Another tweeted: “Am I the only person whose sound’s out of sync?”
      ITV swiftly got back on track and their half-time analysis went smoothly without issues.

      The blunder comes after ITV smashed BBC in their World Cup ratings war.
      20.4million people tuned in to watch England’s last 16 demolition of Senegal.
      It was 1.7m viewers higher than the peak audience for England vs Wales, which was broadcasted by the BBC.
      Vinicius Jr opened the scoring for Brazil with an expert finish, and his goal was followed up with a spot-kick by golden boy Neymar.
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      Richarlison then continued his goalscoring form for Brazil before West Ham man Lucas Paqueta added a fourth.
      ITV have also wound up fans by cutting away from Brazil’s goal celebrations.
      Main culprits Neymar, Vinicius Jr, Paqueta and Raphinha gathered to dance after the Paris Saint-Germain star found the back of the net.
      But ITV cut away as the Brazilians were letting their hips loose.
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      A fan tweeted: “ITV cutting the dance for the Neymar nahhhhh fire whoever’s on duty they should never work in this town again.”
      Roy Keane, meanwhile, wasn’t impressed with Brazil’s antics.
      He fumed: “I think it’s disrespectful dancing like that every time they score.
      “I don’t mind the first jig, or whatever it was, for the first goal, but not every time. It’s disrespectful.
      “Even their manager gets involved. I don’t like it.” More

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      ITV smashing BBC in World Cup TV ratings war as staggering 20.4m tune in for England’s last 16 drubbing of Senegal

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      ITV smashed the BBC in their World Cup TV ratings war as a staggering 20.4million people tuned in to watch England’s last 16 demolition of Senegal.The peak viewership was spread across ITV TV and their streaming platform.
      20.4m people tuned in to watch England beat Senegal on ITVCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun
      And it was 1.7m viewers higher than the peak audience for England vs Wales, which was broadcasted by the BBC.
       An average of 18.4m viewers watched the full match as goals by Jordan Henderson, Harry Kane and Bukayo Saka booked a quarter final date with current World Cup holders France.
      Les Bleus booked their place in the quarters with a 3-1 win over Poland.
      Olivier Giroud became France’s all-time top scorer on 52 goals, meanwhile Kylian Mbappe took his World Cup finals goals tally to nine, drawing level with Lionel Messi.
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      Mbappe has also surpassed Cristiano Ronaldo, who has just eight World Cup goals to his name, with none of those coming in the knockouts.
      The Three Lions also broke their ITV curse.
      England had played on ITV 28 times in major tournaments since 1998, including the World Cup that year.
      Out of those 28 games, the Three Lions had won just SIX times.
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      They have lost nine and drawn 13 on the channel, including last week’s dreary 0-0 draw against USA.
      England’s 24 per cent win percentage on ITV had fans nervous of a Senegal upset, which didn’t happen.
      But they’ll be even more nervous as France will also be shown by ITV.
      Live coverage of the last eight tie will begin at 6pm on Saturday. More

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      Roy Keane uses clever tactic to avoid wild England celebrations in ITV studio after World Cup goal against Senegal

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      WHILE Ian Wright and Gary Neville celebrated wildly during England’s win over Senegal, Roy Keane did not.Instead the Irishman was captured quietly jotting down notes while his fellow ITV pundits went mad in the studio.
      Ian Wright and Gary Neville celebrated madly during England vs SenegalCredit: ITV
      Roy Keane was captured taking down notes during the celebrationsCredit: ITV

      The Three Lions eased into the World Cup quarter-finals with a 3-0 win against the African champions.
      Goals from Jordan Henderson, Harry Kane and Bukayo Saka set up a quarter-final meeting with France on Saturday.
      It’s not clear which of those goals resulted in Manchester United legend Keane turning to his note-pad to avoid getting caught up in the celebrations.
      But the 67-cap Ireland midfielder didn’t crack a smile as Wright and Neville lost their minds alongside him.
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      Instead, footage posted to Wright’s Twitter shows Keane cleverly turning away to jot down notes on his pad in order to avoid the party.
      Never usually one for wild celebrations, proud Irishman Keane was always unlikely to be overjoyed by a goal scored by rivals England.
      And fans watching on TV were left in hysterics by his reaction.
      One wrote on Twitter: “I love the momentary glance at the others.”
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      Another said: “Who else wants to know what he wrote?”
      And a third added: “Keane is good TV.”
      It’s unknown what Keane did wrote down while Wright and Neville celebrated wildly, but much of the studio discussion concerned midfield superstar Jude Bellingham.
      The 19-year-old set up Henderson for the first goal and played a major role in Kane’s second.
      Speaking on Bellingham, Keane gushed: “I’ve not seen a young midfielder play like that for years, normally you see one 26, 27.
      “Everything in the game, we talk about what goes on in his brain, he’s like a man, that maturity, what’s going on upstairs is huge for a midfielder, decision-making, final pass.
      “The kid has everything.” More

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      ‘Shambles of an app’ – Fans FUME at ITVX’s World Cup 2022 coverage of England vs Senegal as they struggle to see game

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      ENGLAND fans raged at ITV as their new streaming app went on the fritz during the Three Lions’ World Cup clash with Senegal.The national broadcaster’S ITVx player gave footy fans the opportunity to watch the crunch last 16 tie at the Al Bayt in Al Khor.
      England’s World Cup last 16 clash with Senegal was aired on ITVxCredit: PA
      But several fans were unable to watch it via the streaming app due to technical issuesCredit: TWITTER
      Angry supporters took to Twitter to vent their frustrations at ITVCredit: TWITTER
      But according to several angry England supporters, it provided poor-quality images and numerous error messages.
      Some even claimed the stream was several minutes behind the live action in Qatar.
      But ITV chiefs denied fans’ criticisms, telling SunSport: “ITV can confirm the livestream through ITVX has been running well across all platforms, with very high traffic.
      “These comments are not representative of the performance of the service for the very large volume of people using the livestream.”
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      One of several tweets from furious fans read: “#ITVX on Google Chrome TV quality is worse than a black and white TV in the 80s or watching something via a dial-up modem in the 90s.”
      Another said: “ITVX freezing again.
      And another said: “@ITVX is about as stable as an unset panna cotta.”
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      One remarked: ITVx actually sucks.”
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      Another chimed in: “It’s another international football tournament on #ITV and we’re subjected to the ALL NEW and STILL DREADFUL streaming app ITVx.”
      “The frame rate on the main camera is so bad that I’ve got it moving across the pitch like a comet with a trail.”
      One fuming Three Lions supporter said: “@ITVX your app and service is shambolic.
      “You should be banned from ever participating in any other national sporting event ever.”
      And another said: “Enjoying the England game on the ITVX app – nothing but a black screen with Dominos’s logo at the bottom.
      “I haven’t been able to get the app to load not once on my Samsung Tizen TV. Great timing releasing this just for the WC.”
      The technical issues led some fans to MISS England’s opener – which came in the 38th minute.
      Jordan Henderson finished off a beautiful counterattack – which was driven by Jude Bellingham – by neatly side-footing a cross into the bottom corner past the despairing Edouard Mendy.
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      Jordan Henderson broke the deadlock in the 38th minuteCredit: Getty
      The Three Lions ended up winning 3-0 thanks to additional goals from Harry Kane and Bukayo Saka.
      And the win has set up a mouthwatering quarter-final clash with defending champions France. More

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      Grumpy Roy Keane reveals he is ‘annoyed’ just minutes into ITV’s World Cup coverage of England vs Senegal

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      A GRUMPY Roy Keane joked Senegal’s noisy support was “annoying” – just minutes into ITV’s coverage of their defeat to England.The Senegalese supporters were in fine voice at the World Cup and continued that trend before the game against England.
      Roy Keane called the Senegal support ‘annoying’Credit: Getty
      The Senegalese fans have been in fine voice throughout the tournamentCredit: Getty
      The African side were thrashed 3-0 by the Three Lions in the round of 16 after both teams progressed out of their groups.
      Senegal managed to qualify ahead of Ecuador and host nation Qatar.
      They secured their spot in the knockout stages after beating Ecuador 2-1 in their final group game, thanks to a winning goal from Chelsea defender Kalidou Koulibaly.
      During the build-up to the match on ITV the fans could be heard singing their support for their team.
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      While Gary Neville and Ian Wright were enjoying it, and the former Arsenal striker called it “amazing”.

      However, the notoriously hard to please Keane was less impressed as he chimed in saying it was “annoying”.
      Host Mark Pougatch tried to cheer him up by saying that the colours and noise is really lovely, but Keane hilariously doubled down.
      He said: “It is [the World Cup] and it is lovely, but it is annoying.”
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      Keane has already caught the attention of fans during his time as a pundit at the tournament.
      Fans were quick to compare him to a “haunted lighthouse keeper” as the Irishman was sporting a thick greying beard and wore a patterned grey, beige and white shirt.
      Senegal fans watch on as their side are beaten 3-0 by England at the World CupCredit: Getty More

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      BBC host Gary Lineker aims cheeky dig at ITV with England out to defy ‘curse’ in World Cup last-16 clash against Ecuador

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      GARY LINEKER couldn’t help but take a sly dig at ITV after revealing they’ll broadcast England’s World Cup last-16 tie with Senegal.England booked their place in the knockout stages of the tournament with a 3-0 win over Wales on Tuesday night.
      England romped to a 3-0 win over Wales to reach the knockout stages of the World CupCredit: REX
      The Three Lions’ last-16 clash with Senegal will be broadcast on ITVCredit: GETTY
      BBC host Gary Lineker plugged the match for ITV – albeit with a little digCredit: GETTY
      And BBC host Lineker stunned fans by publicly plugging ITV’s coverage of Sunday’s match against Senegal.
      The former Everton and Three Lions hitman said: “England finished top and will take on Senegal at 7pm on Sunday.
      “And that’s on live on, well – uh – ITV. Oh well.”
      And fans we convinced Lineker was referencing the BBC’s rival channel’s infamous England CURSE.
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      Since 1998, 28 of England’s matches at major tournaments have been aired on the nation’s second-biggest broadcaster.
      But they have only won SIX of those games – a record Gareth Southgate will hope to improve on this weekend.
      And one fan wrote: “Lineker: ‘live on … itv .. oh well’… ffs that’s us out then! #itvcurse.”
      One added: “It’s the ITV curse Gary. England are always p*** poor on ITV.”
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      Another said: “Curse of ITV at the big competitions strikes again . If itv loved football they wouldn’t show it.”
      Southgate was impressed with his troop’s demolition of the Welsh, saying: “I thought in the first half we controlled the game but didn’t create enough chances.
      “We wanted more thrust and threat, to play forward quicker.
      “Once we got the two goals, we knew their spirit was gone, it has been a tough tournament for them.”
      Southgate was full of praise for Manchester United hitman Marcus Rashford, who bagged a spectacular brace.
      The 52-year-old said of Rashford’s double: “It’s great for him, he has trained really well.
      “He has been impressive since he came back to us, he could have had a hat-trick. That free kick is what he is capable of, it’s an incredible strike.
      “In moments, I thought both of them [Rashford and Foden] were quiet in the first half, so we switched wings.
      “They responded well, for both to get goals was great.” More

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      Heartbroken Nadia Nadim reveals tragic mum was rushing home to watch her on ITV when she was killed by digger

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      ITV World Cup pundit Nadia Nadim has been speaking bravely for the first time since the tragic loss of her mother.The Denmark international was forced off air last week after hearing her mum Hamida had been killed in a car accident.
      Nadia Nadim tragically lost her mother in a car crash last TuesdayCredit: ITV
      Nadim was speaking bravely about her mother on ITV this afternoon
      Nadia and her mum together, who was tragically hit by a diggerCredit: Instagram
      Nadia’s mum Hamida was 57-years-oldCredit: Instagram
      “She was a very strong woman who inspired not only me but a lot of people around her” Everybody at ITV would like to pass on their love and support to @nadia_nadim whose mother sadly passed away last week pic.twitter.com/QwTCAHpFuP— ITV Football (@itvfootball) November 29, 2022

      Police in Denmark announced that Hamida was hit from behind by a digger as she was driving home from the gym to watch her daughter.
      Southeast Jutland Police claimed the accident happened near her home in the town of Uldum, west of the Danish capital Copenhagen.
      Incredibly, just seven days after her loss, Nadia returned to ITV ahead of Netherlands’ game against Qatar.
      And host Laura Woods gave her the chance to speak about it.
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      She said: “My mum unfortunately passed away last Tuesday, very unexpectedly in an accident.
      “She was a very strong women, who not only inspired me, but a lot of people around her.
      “I’m obviously sad, but she raised us to be strong and we’re showing how to be strong.
      “I want to make her proud and I know she wanted me to be here.
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      “I remember when the accident happened, she had said she was going to go to the gym earlier, so she could see the show, so the reason I’m here is to make her proud.”
      Having spoken so bravely so soon after the tragedy, support flooded in on social media for the 34-year-old.
      One said: “Inspirational.”
      A second tweeted; “I didn’t think Nadia Nadim would continue to do punditry after what happened but it shows how incredibly brave she is. Her mum will be so proud.”
      Fellow pundit Alex Scott said: “Love and support to you @nadia_nadim.” More