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      ITV viewers left fuming after FA Cup semi-final coverage of Chelsea against Crystal Palace interrupted by ‘hissing’

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      ITV viewers were left fuming as the build-up to the FA Cup semi-final between Chelsea and Crystal Palace was ruined by a loud “hissing”.Fans tuned in to watch the second FA Cup semi-final following Liverpool’s thrilling win over Manchester City on Saturday on the BBC.
      Fans were left fuming as a loud hissing sound could be heard over the pre-match punditry ahead of Chelsea’s FA Cup semi-final clash with Crystal PalaceCredit: Reuters
      But they were left covering their ears as a distracting hissing sound could be heard above the ITV studio pundits.
      Roy Keane, Ian Wright and Joe Cole were sharing their pre-match thoughts ahead of the big game between the Blues and the Eagles at Wembley.
      However, supporters muted their TVs and took to Twitter to moan about the sound quality.
      The sound issue was eventually fixed, but not after hoards of viewers complained.
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      One tweeted: “Have ITV got the worst sound set up in the world?
      “Thought it might be the TV but no, general dreadful hiss, but only on this channel.”
      Another fumed: “Any chance you can sort out that constant background hiss on the audio of ITV Hub before the match starts???
      “Doesn’t happen with the ads, just the studio and pre-recorded stuff.”
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      A third added: “Shame it’s unwatchable due to the static hiss.”
      One demanded: “Fix the hissing sound on ITV1 it sounds terrible!”
      And another moaned: “Need to sort the sound out guys, terrible hissing noise in the background.” More

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      ITV forced to apologise for ‘obscene language’ heard in FA Cup clash as Millwall fans sing homophobic chant at Gallagher

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      ITV issued THREE apologies after accidentally airing foul language and homophobic abuse in Crystal Palace’s FA Cup clash with Millwall.The broadcaster’s effects microphone picked up X-rated language in Saturday’s fiery third-round clash at The Den.
      Conor Gallagher was the target of homophobic chanting by small sections of The Den faithfulCredit: REX
      ITV were quick to apologise for airing the abusive chantsCredit: REUTERS
      It also picked up a small section of the The Den faithful aiming homophobic abuse at Chelsea loanee Conor Gallagher.
      And ITV were quick to apologise for the foul language and abusive chanting.
      Commentator Tyldesley first said: “We’d like to apologise if our effects microphone picked up some obscene language there a moment or two ago.”
      He later said: “Again, we must apologise for any foul language that has been picked up.”
      A third apology was issued in the second half.
      The highly-rated Gallagher failed to make an impact in the first half and quickly became a target for Lions fans.
      Homophobic chanting has marred several top-flight matches this season.
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      Just this week, a small section of Tottenham fans sang a homophobic song during their Carabao Cup semi-final tie with Chelsea.
      Spurs condemned the chants in a stern statement, saying: “The club is extremely disappointed by homophobic chanting from sections of our support at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday night.
      “We work closely with our LGBTQ+ fan group Proud Lilywhites to create a welcoming and inclusive environment at our Club and are proud to display the Progress Flag in our stadium on matchday.
      “No one should suffer discrimination because of their sexual orientation and/or their gender identity, and we urge supporters not to use this chant.
      Homophobic chants were heard in Chelsea’s Carabao Cup clash with Tottenham this weekendCredit: GETTY More

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      Soccer Aid live stream FREE – how to watch the big annual charity game TONIGHT

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      SOCCER AID returns to our screens tonight live and direct from the Etihad Stadium in Manchester.And as ever it will be England vs Rest Of The World in the huge Unicef charity contest. Here’s how you can watch all of the action.
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      The Rest Of The World XI were victorious last year
      What time does Soccer Aid kick-off?

      Soccer Aid is on Saturday, September 4.
      The match kicks off at 7.30pm BST.
      Manchester City’s SOLD-OUT Etihad Stadium plays host.

      What TV channel and live stream is Soccer Aid on?

      Can I watch Soccer Aid for FREE?
      Yes you can!
      ITV and the ITV Hub are free-to-air for those with a valid TV licence.
      Who is playing in Soccer Aid 2021?
      Derby boss Wayne Rooney will be coming out of retirement to play for England. Rooney was the Three Lions manager in 2020.
      Usain Bolt, Gary Neville and Paul Scholes have also signed-up to play in the big one.
      Kelly Smith, Roberto Carlos, Patrice Evra, David James, Emile Heskey and Jamie Redknapp have also been confirmed to play.

      Harry Redknapp returns as Manager of the Soccer Aid World XI FC.
      Former Three Lions boss Sven Goran Eriksson will be taking charge of the England XI while Micah Richards joins the England coaching team with David Seaman as goalkeeping coach.

      On the celeb front, James Arthur, Tom Grennan, Olly Murs, Mark Wright, Kem Cetinay, Liv Cooke and Chunkz will all be running out on the pitch.
      Though Paddy McGuinness (leg injury) and Roman Kemp (positive Covid test) are both out of tonight’s match. More

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      Soccer Aid live stream FREE – how to watch massive annual charity game TONIGHT

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      SOCCER AID returns to our screens tonight live and direct from the Etihad Stadium in Manchester.And as ever it will be England vs Rest Of The World in the huge Unicef charity contest. Here’s how you can watch all of the action.
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      The Rest Of The World XI were victorious last year
      What time does Soccer Aid kick-off?

      Soccer Aid is on Saturday, September 4.
      The match kicks off at 7.30pm BST.
      Manchester City’s SOLD-OUT Etihad Stadium plays host.

      What TV channel and live stream is Soccer Aid on?

      Can I watch Soccer Aid for FREE?
      Yes you can!
      ITV and the ITV Hub are free-to-air for those with a valid TV licence.
      Who is playing in Soccer Aid 2021?
      Derby boss Wayne Rooney will be coming out of retirement to play for England. Rooney was the Three Lions manager in 2020.
      Usain Bolt, Gary Neville and Paul Scholes have also signed-up to play in the big one.
      Kelly Smith, Roberto Carlos, Patrice Evra, David James, Emile Heskey and Jamie Redknapp have also been confirmed to play.

      Harry Redknapp returns as Manager of the Soccer Aid World XI FC.
      Former Three Lions boss Sven Goran Eriksson will be taking charge of the England XI while Micah Richards joins the England coaching team with David Seaman as goalkeeping coach.

      On the celeb front, James Arthur, Tom Grennan, Olly Murs, Mark Wright, Kem Cetinay, Liv Cooke and Chunkz will all be running out on the pitch.
      Though Paddy McGuinness (leg injury) and Roman Kemp (positive Covid test) are both out of tonight’s match. More

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      BBC and ITV announce heavyweight line-ups for England’s Euro 2020 final against Italy – but which one will you watch?

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      THE BBC and ITV line-ups are out for Sunday’s Euro 2020 final and the heavyweight stars have secured their starting spots in the team.England take on Italy at Wembley with an 8pm kick-off at the home of football.
      Gary Lineker will present coverage of England’s first major final for 55 years on BBC OneCredit: Reuters
      Ex-Arsenal pair Ian Wright and Lee Dixon will be together for ITV – with the former defender co-commentatingCredit: ITV
      And both broadcasters will have live coverage of the Three Lions’ biggest match in 55 years on terrestrial telly.
      For the Beeb, Gary Lineker is in the host’s chair with fellow legends Alan Shearer, Rio Ferdinand and Frank Lampard providing punditry.
      The commentary team is the first-choice pairing of Guy Mowbray supported by Jermaine Jenas.
      Gabby Logan will be the pitchside reporter with Alex Scott and Jurgen Klinsmann while Kelly Somers will conduct the interviews.
      The programme starts on BBC One and the iPlayer at 6.20pm with 100 minutes of pre-match build-up.
      ITV start their show ten minutes later as blockbuster trio Ian Wright, Roy Keane and Gary Neville join Mark Pougatch in the Wembley studio.
      Sam Matterface and Lee Dixon will call the game with the microphones from the gantry – with added in-game insight from Neville and Emma Hayes.
      Seema Jaswal fulfils the Logan role on ITV as Hayes and Ashley Cole give their thoughts before kick-off.

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      How the top pundits of the two channels stack up against each other

      The BBC had England’s Euros opener against Croatia before ITV showed the games against Scotland and Czech Republic.
      Lineker and Co had the rights for the wins over Germany and Ukraine with more than 50million views across the two matches.
      But it was the Pougatch party on Wednesday as a record-breaking 27.6m tuned in for the Denmark semi-final, with Harry Kane’s extra-time rebound securing the Three Lions’ spot in the final.
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      Alan Shearer and Rio Ferdinand will be in the studio with Jurgen Klinsmann offering insight pitchsideCredit: pixel8000
      England fans will be hoping for more scenes like this – regardless of whether they choose BBC r ITVCredit: Getty

      Watch BBC studio go wild and Rio Ferdinand jump with joy with Gary Lineker after England’s win over Germany at Euro 2020 More

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      Euro 2020: There’s no getting Roy Keane into line – one dumb question during England vs Denmark and he’ll give me a look

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      THERE will be at least 20 million people watching on ITV on Wednesday night for the biggest broadcast of my career.I was lucky to do the World Cup semi-final against Croatia three years ago but I wasn’t in Moscow.
      Roy Keane is every bit as fierce a pundit as he was a player, says ITV host Mark PougatchCredit: ITV
      Mark Pougatch (second from right) with Keane, Patrick Vieira and Ian WrightCredit: Twitter @markpougatch
      I’ll be at Wembley though, and there’s a nice correlation for me because 25 years ago I was in the crowd there for England v Germany in the semi-finals of Euro 96.
      Back then I was working at Wimbledon for radio, did the early shift and went with my soon-to-be wife.
      I’ve been to matches across the world and that was the best atmosphere I have ever experienced — it was off-the-scale electric.
      There might not be as many fans tonight but I’m sure it will match it.
      On Monday I started working on the script with the editor.
      For football on a normal Sunday afternoon, or for highlights on a Saturday night, we might have around 3½ million people watching.
      So there will be a lot of people tonight who don’t watch football every week.
      We’ll talk football analysis and minutiae when we need to but we also have to respect the wider church.
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      Wednesday night is about the huge occasion, emotion, nerves, Sweet Caroline. Alongside me I’ll have Gary Neville, Ian Wright and Roy Keane, with Emma Hayes on the touchline.
      There is no getting Roy into line or indulging him.
      It’s the same with any of them, if I ask a stupid question then I’ll get a look.
      And at Wembley I will call Ian the country’s barometer. Our reading of him will be our reading of the nation’s mood — and I think he’ll be in a state of near self-combustion with excitement.
      We’ve already had several conversations about how we go off air if England win and how we go off if they lose.

      I don’t really have any superstitions, I just like getting there in plenty of time to ensure there is no stress.
      Our studio is outdoors and we’ll stand throughout, which I love because it gives you more energy and movement.
      Otherwise we’re like everyone else when the game’s on, clapping, oohing and aahing.
      We will be talking to the people in the analysis truck so if there’s a goal or a red card, Ian in particular will ask to look at it and then we’ll decide on what to zone in on at half-time.
      Ian Wright will be in place at ‘the country’s barometer’ at WembleyCredit: ITV
      ITV will broadcast Wednesday’s massive 8pm kick-offCredit: Getty

      We’ve already had several conversations about how we go off air if England win and how we go off if they lose.
      Afterwards we will go back to a Winnebago and have a cup of tea, or maybe something a little stronger.
      This will be one of, if not the biggest, audiences I have presented to. I can’t wait.
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      ITV beating BBC with six of top seven Euro 2020 audiences as tens of millions tune in for England games

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      ITV are beating BBC in the battle of the Euro 2020 broadcasters with a staggering SIX of the top seven most-watched games.Incredibly, just ONE game shown on the Beeb – England’s tournament opener against Croatia – breaks into the top seven in terms of largest peak audiences.
      ITV boast six of the top seven audiences at Euro 2020 thanks to showing two England group gamesCredit: AP
      The 1-0 victory saw 11.6million viewers tune in – the third-highest on the list.
      But that figure pales in comparison to England’s 0-0 draw with Scotland which saw a whopping 19.9m fans turn over to ITV.
      England’s 1-0 win over Czech Republic saw a peak audience of 14.6m viewers – good for No2 on the list.
      And Monday night’s penalty-shootout thriller between France and Switzerland on ITV ranks No4 with 11.3m – just 300,000 fewer than England’s win over Croatia.
      Belgium’s last 16 win over Portugal – also on ITV – completes the top five, with 10.5m fans tuning in.
      ITV also saw the sixth and seventh-highest viewerships on the list, with 10m for Italy vs Wales and 9.5m for France vs Germany respectively.
      Overall, ITV are averaging 5m viewers per game, with the BBC marginally trailing on 4.6m.
      The BBC also trail their rivals in the excitement stakes, with 75 of the tournament’s 118 goals shown on ITV.

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      SEVEN MOST-WATCHED EURO 2020 GAMES
      England vs Scotland – 19.9m (ITV)
      England vs Czech Republic – 14.6m (ITV)
      England vs Croatia – 11.6m (BBC)
      France vs Switzerland – 11.3m (ITV)
      Belgium vs Portugal – 10.5m (ITV)
      Italy vs Wales – 10m (ITV)
      France vs Germany – 9.5m (ITV)

      Among them ITV had all 14 goals from Monday evening’s thrilling double-header – Spain’s 5-3 extra-time win over Croatia and the 3-3 draw between France and Switzerland, won by the Swiss on penalties.
      BBC are likely to crack the top five, if not push the ITV’s England vs Scotland game on Tuesday night as the Three Lions face Germany.
      Gareth Southgate’s men continue their quest for a first tournament win since the 1966 World Cup with the draw now wide open.
      With Holland out of the running, England’s route to the final – should they beat Germany – looks considerably easier.
      The Three Lions would face one of Ukraine or Sweden in the quarter-finals and either Denmark or Czech Republic in the semis.
      And with France and Portugal – winners of the last two major tournaments – now out of the running, their toughest potential opponents in the final look to be Belgium and Spain.
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      Fans fume as ITV Hub crashes leaving viewers unable to watch France vs Switzerland – and miss Swiss taking shock lead

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      ITV HUB viewers were left furious after the streaming platform collapsed during France’s clash with Switzerland.Many fans tuned in online to watch the Euro 2020 last-16 clash on Monday night.
      Many viewers became stuck on this image on ITV Hub
      Yet their picture froze only three minutes into the match, as Switzerland’s Ricardo Rodriguez prepared to take a corner.
      Unhappy viewers poured onto social media to vent their anger at the issue.
      Twitter user Gio posted online: “This game is so exciting. ITV hub letting me watch this corner for 10 minutes in a row.”
      Alex wrote: “I’ve heard of time wasting but Ricardo Rodriguez taking 10 minutes to take a corner in the 3rd minute is taking the p***. Cheers ITV hub.”
      Amy joked: “Rumour has it, Switzerland are still taking the corner over on the itv hub.”
      Matthew tweeted: “ITV hub is absolutely dire. Watched Ricardo Rodriguez take this b****** corner 4 times now, shambles.”
      Many ITV Hub viewers missed Haris Seferovic’s opening goalCredit: Reuters
      And another viewer joined in: “Trying to watch France Vs Switzerland on ITV Hub. The tension is killing me. I wonder how this corner will go. No matter how many times I refresh it get’s stuck here. Sort it out ITV.”
      Rodriguez’s corner was something of an anticlimax and world champions France for quickly up the pitch for a chance of their own.
      But the timing of the problem meant many viewers missed France conceding an opener to Haris Seferovic after 15 minutes.
      ITV responded to complaints and tweeted: “We are currently experiencing technical difficulties and working on getting services back as soon as possible.”

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      Football fans were not the only viewers missing out on their tele escape on Monday.
      Love Island was scheduled to return at 9pm on ITV2 and the Hub’s problems put their plans in serious jeopardy.
      One viewer wrote: “ITV Hub is down… DO YOU GUYS NOT KNOW IT’S LOVE ISLAND DAY??”
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