Anticipation is building for Euro 2024 with the first game of the tournament almost upon us.
Germany will host Scotland in the tournament opener on Friday night, while England will begin their quest to finally claim silverware under Gareth Southgate on Sunday.
All 51 matches throughout the competition will be on free-to-air television in the United Kingdom with a host of big-name presenters and pundits set to analyse all the talking points.
Here’s a look at the BBC and ITV presenters, pundits and commentators who will front the Euro 2024 TV coverage in the UK.
BBC
Gary Lineker
Lineker will once again be the main presenter for the BBC, having first hosted matches for them at the 1998 World Cup in France.
Despite winning the Golden Boot at the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, Lineker failed to score a goal in a European Championship.
Rio Ferdinand
The former Manchester United and England defender has been working with the BBC at major tournaments since the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
Ferdinand also works as a pundit on TNT Sport’s Premier League and Champions League coverage.
Alex Scott
Scott became the first female pundit to feature for the BBC at a World Cup and in 2021 was named as the new host of Football Focus.
The ex-Arsenal star made 140 appearances for England and was part of the team which won the bronze medal at the 2015 World Cup in Canada.
Wayne Rooney
Despite stepping back into management as manager of Plymouth, Rooney will spend the first part of his summer working for the BBC at the Euros.
The former England captain scored six goals in ten matches at the European Championships finals, includingfour at Euro 2004as an 18-year-old.
Rachel Corsie
Corsie will be one of two Scottish pundits for the BBC alongside former West Ham manager David Moyes.
The Aston Villa centre-back has been the Scotland women’s captain since 2017 and has 152 appearances for her country.
Others on the BBC
Gabby Logan and Mark Champman will share presenting duties with Lineker, while former Three Lions players Frank Lampard and Micah Richards are two of the other high-profile names that will provide punditry to those watching on TV.
BBC full line-up for Euro 2024
Presenters:Gary Lineker, Gabby Logan, Alex Scott, Mark Chapman
Pundits:Wayne Rooney, RioFerdinand, Joe Hart, Ellen White, Frank Lampard, Micah Richards, Ashley Williams, David Moyes, Rachel Corsie, Cesc Fabregas, Thomas Frank
Commentators:Guy Mowbray, Jonathan Pearce, Robyn Cowen, Steve Bower, Steve Wilson, Vicki Sparks
Co-commentators: Alan Shearer, Jermaine Jenas, Danny Murphy, Martin Keown, James McFadden
ITV
Laura Woods
Meanwhile, Woods will spearhead ITV’s coverage as the main presenter.
Woods also presented coverage of last year’s Women’s World Cup and will be back in action in Germany after a freak eye injury that forced her to miss Tyson Fury’s megafight with OleksandrUsyk.
Ian Wright
Arsenal’s second-highest goalscorer of all time will be one of the main pundits offering his views to fans watching back home in the UK.
Wright has featured heavily on ITV’s coverage of the England men’s and women’s teams having also worked for the BBC during previous major tournaments.
Gary Neville
Neville will be temporarily swapping his role on Sky Sports to support ITV’s coverage of the tournament.
The former England full-back earned 85 internal caps and appeared at three European Championships.
Roy Keane
The formerManchester Unitedmidfielder will be heading to Germany as one of the mainstays in ITV’s coverage.
The ex-Ireland international was capped 67 times for his country, scoring on nine occasions.
Danny Rohl
Sheffield Wednesday manager Rohl will make a surprise appearance as a pundit for ITV.
The former assistant manager for the German national team joined the Championship club in October last year and helped mastermind the Owls’ superb escape from the relegation zone.
Christina Unkel
Unkel will be another new face for UK television viewers as she works with ITV for this summer’s tournament as a rules analyst.
Formerly a FIFA referee, the American has appeared in a similar role for CBS during their popular coverage of the Champions League.
Others on ITV
Mark Pougtch will share presenting responsibilities with Woods.
Former Lionesses Karen Carney and Eni Aluko will also be on hand to analyse the action from Germany.
They will be joined in the studio by former Scotland legend Graeme Souness as well as Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou.
ITV full line-up for Euro 2024
Presenters:Mark Pougatch, Laura Woods
Pundits:Ian Wright, Karen Carney, Roy Keane, Gary Neville, Eni Aluko, Graeme Souness, Ange Postecoglou, Danny Rohl, Christina Unkel
Commentators:Sam Matterface, Clive Tyldesley, Seb Hutchinson, Pien Meulensteen, Joe Speight
Co-commentators:Lee Dixon, Ally McCoist, Andros Townsend
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