ALL POSTS TAGGED "bbc sport"
UEFA Euro 2024
/ 99 days agoPundits call for change after France-Portugal scoreless game
BBC Sport pundits, Gary Lineker and Rio Ferdinand, have called on extra-time to be scrapped after the dismal Portugal-France quarter-final. Player safety has become a major talking point in recent months. Due to expanded schedules, soccer stars are regularly asked to play more matches than ever before. FIFA has added extra teams to both the […]
UEFA Euro 2024
/ 120 days agoBBC's Euro 2024 trailer likens the tournament to pinball
As Euro 2024 officially kicked off on Friday, BBC's official trailer for the tournament hit television screens. Title sequences, particularly in the United Kingdom, are an important part of watching major soccer competitions. BBC, for instance, initially created a hit trailer for the 1990 World Cup. The network used Luciano Pavarotti's version of Nessun Dorma […]
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/ 5274 days agoWhat Will Be Your Online Destinations During World Cup 2010?
Many of us will wake up on Monday morning feeling slightly depressed that the 2009-10 Premier League season is over. All that'll remain from the English football season will be the FA Cup Final, Europa League Final and playoff matches in the Football League. Not to diminish those exciting events, but many of us will […]
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/ 5348 days agoBBC Sport Erases Everton's Victory Against Man United
What's wrong with this picture above? Read the caption to see how BBC Sport accidentally erased Everton's impressive 3-1 victory against Manchester United on Saturday. Since the BBC is based in The Old Smoke, maybe it's a London bias against teams from Merseyside? Thanks to reader Griff for the news tip.
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/ 5937 days agoBerbatov To Man United: British Newspapers Follow The Sun's Lead
The biggest news of the past 24 hours is that Manchester United has reportedly tabled an official £20 million bid for Tottenham striker Dimitar Berbatov. Problem is there's no evidence of an actual bid being made and all we have to go on is a quote from his agent in The Sun newspaper. What is […]
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/ 5974 days agoBBC Sport Pays Homage To Mozart With Euro '08 Trailer
If BBC Sport could be as creative and slick with their live football coverage as they are with their promotional trailers, the Beeb would rule the TV roost once again and kick Sky Sports to the gutter. Such is the artistry and fine detail that's included in BBC Sport's trailer for Euro 2008 (see below). […]
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/ 5982 days agoBBC Launches Euro 2008 Blog
There are only 11 days (or 264 hours) between now and the beginning of Euro 2008, and it all seems a lot like World Cup 2006 all over again.To me, World Cup 2006 was the zenith of soccer coverage on the Internet. I watched all of the matches on a daily basis from my desktop […]