Gary Lineker will front the BBC’s coverage of Euro 2020 despite quitting his role on BT Sport.
The former England striker confirmed in May that he would be standing down from Champions League shows in order to spend next season travelling to watch Leicester’s Europa League campaign with his sons.
Lineker will still be a familiar face in the studio at this summer’s tournament and will present England’s opening game against Croatia from Wembley on 13 June.
Over the course of the tournament, Gabby Logan, Eilidh Barbour and Mark Chapman will also be hosting alongside an array of pundits, including Match of the Day regular Alan Shearer.
One pundit who will be missing is Thierry Henry, as the Frenchman has rejoined Roberto Martinez’s coaching set-up with Belgium.
Guy Mowbray, Jonathan Pearce and Vicki Sparks are among the commentators and they will be joined by co-commentators including Jermaine Jenas and Robbie Savage.
At the age of just 22, Scotland Women’s international Erin Cuthbert is the youngest co-commentator.
Here is the full list of the BBC’s pundits, presenters and commentators:
Pundits – who’s who
- Alan Shearer – Shearer is well-accustomed to the BBC sofa having been on MotD week in, week out. The ex-England striker scored 30 goals in his 63 international caps.
- Rio Ferdinand – Ferdinand is typically seen on BT Sport in the regular season. The former Manchester United centre-back retired in 2015.
- Alex Scott – Newly announced as the host of Football Focus, Scott earned almost a century and a half of England caps, scoring 12 goals.
- Micah Richards – Fortunately Roy Keane will be busy with ITV’s own coverage, leaving the former Manchester City full-back to the BBC.
- Ashley Williams – Captained Wales to the semi-finals at Euro 2016 and scored a memorable goal against Belgium.
- Mark Hughes – Managed Wales for five years before leaving to begin coaching in the Premier League.
- Frank Lampard – The former Chelsea and England midfielder returns to the spotlight following his departure from Stamford Bridge in January.
- Shelley Kerr – A former Scotland captain, Kerr now works for the English FA as technical lead for the women’s national teams.
- James McFadden – The ex-Everton forward made 48 appearances for Scotland and worked as the national side’s assistant manager between 2018 and 2019.
- Charlie Adam – Known for his stints with Blackpool, Liverpool and Stoke, Adam also won 26 Scotland caps. He’s currently playing for Dundee.
- Darren Fletcher – Scotland’s youngest ever captain, Fletcher won the lot with Manchester United before seeing out his career with spells at West Brom and Stoke City.
- Cesc Fabregas – Won the European Championship with Spain in both 2008 and 2012, with a World Cup sandwiched in between. The former Arsenal and Chelsea playmaker is currently playing for Monaco.
- Jurgen Klinsmann – Managed Germany at the 2006 World Cup following a successful playing career with Tottenham, Bayern Munich and Inter, amongst others.
- Hal Robson-Kanu – His wonder strike vs Belgium was one of the goals of the tournament at Euro 2016.
- Neil Taylor – Another hero of that Wales campaign, the Aston Villa full-back has 43 international caps.
- Petr Cech – The Czech Republic’s most capped player and currently working as a technical advisor for Chelsea.
- Eric Abidal – The Barcelona legend won 60 French caps and played for his country in the 2006 World Cup final against Italy.
- Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink – Won the Premier League golden boot with both Leeds United and Chelsea and represented the Netherlands on 23 occasions.
Commentators
- Guy Mowbray
- Steve Wilson
- Robyn Cowen
- Steve Bower
- Jonathan Pearce
- Vicki Sparks
- Rob McLean
- Mark Scott
Co-commentators
- Karen Carney
- Dion Dublin
- Chris Waddle
- Pat Nevin
- Erin Cuthbert
- Charlie Adam
- Nathan Blake
- James Collins
- Robbie Savage
- Jermaine Jenas
- Martin Keown
- Danny Murphy
- James McFadden
Full list of Euro 2020 games – and what channel they are on
Friday 11th June
- 8pm – Turkey v Italy (BBC)
Saturday 12th June
- 2pm – Wales v Switzerland (BBC)
- 5pm – Denmark v Finland (BBC)
- 8pm – Belgium v Russia (ITV)
Sunday 13th June
- 2pm – England v Croatia (BBC)
- 5pm Austria v North Macedonia (ITV)
- 8pm – Netherlands v Ukraine (ITV)
Monday 14th June
- 2pm – Scotland v Czech Republic (BBC)
- 8pm – Poland v Slovakia (ITV)
- 8pm – Spain v Sweden (BBC)
Tuesday 15th June
- 5pm – Hungary v Portugal (ITV)
- 8pm – France v Germany (ITV)
Wednesday 16th June
- 2pm – Finland v Russia (BBC)
- 5pm – Turkey v Wales (BBC)
- 8pm – Italy v Switzerland (ITV)
Thursday 17th June
- 2pm – Ukraine v North Macedonia (ITV)
- 5pm – Denmark v Belgium (ITV)
- 8pm – Netherlands v Austria (BBC)
Friday 18th June
- 2pm – Sweden v Slovakia (BBC)
- 5pm – Croatia v Czech Republic (BBC)
- 8pm – England v Scotland (ITV)
Saturday 19th June
- 2pm – Hungary v France (BBC)
- 5pm – Portugal v Germany (ITV)
- 8pm – Spain v Poland (BBC)
Sunday 20th June
- 5pm – Italy v Wales (ITV)
- 5pm – Switzerland v Turkey (ITV)
Monday 21st June
- 5pm – North Macedonia v Netherlands (ITV)
- 5pm – Ukraine v Austria (ITV)
- 8pm – Russia v Denmark (BBC)
- 8pm – Finland v Belgium (BBC)
Tuesday 22nd June
- 8pm – Czech Republic v England (ITV)
- 8pm – Croatia v Scotland (ITV)
Wednesday 23rd June
- 5pm – Slovakia v Spain (ITV)
- 5pm – Sweden v Poland (ITV)
- 8pm – Germany v Hungary (BBC)
- 8pm – Portugal v France (BBC)
ROUND OF 16
Saturday 26 June
- 5pm – 2A vs 2B
- 8pm – 1A vs 2C
Sunday 27 June
- 5pm – 1C vs 3D/E/F
- 8pm – 1B vs 3A/D/E/F
Monday 28 June
- 5pm – 2D vs 2E
- 8pm – 1F vs 3A/B/C
Tuesday 29 June
- 5pm – 1D vs 2F
- 8pm – 1E vs 3A/B/C/D
QUARTER-FINALS
Friday 2 July
- 5pm – Winner 6 vs Winner 5
- 8pm – Winner 4 vs Winner 2
Saturday 3 July
- 5pm – Winner 3 vs Winner 1
- 8pm – Winner 8 vs Winner 7
SEMI-FINALS
Tuesday 6 July
- 8pm – Winner QF2 vs Winner QF1
Wednesday 7 July
- 8pm – Winner QF4 vs Winner QF3
FINAL
Sunday 11 July
- 8pm – Winner SF1 vs Winner SF2
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