After sharing broadcasting rights for Euro 2020, BBC and ITV will both be showing Sunday’s final between England and Italy.
Viewers will be able to pick their preferred channel as Gareth Southgate‘s side look to win their first ever European Championship against Italy.
There will also be around 60,000 fans inside Wembley Stadium to witness the England men’s first major final in 55 years. While there had been talk that a full capacity crowd could return for the occasion, the UK government has confirmed restrictions will not be eased to allow a further 30,000 fans inside the ground.
Millions will also be watching in bars and at home up and down the country with Downing Street confirming licensing laws have been relaxed to allow pubs to stay open later in case of extra time and penalties.
The BBC has confirmed it received some complaints about its commentators and presenters being “biased in favour of England” after the semi-final win over Denmark – but pointed out a range of former internationals like Cesc Fabregas, Petr Cech and Eric Abidal have all featured in their coverage so far.
Gary Lineker will be presenting the final on BBC One as usual alongside pundits Alan Shearer, Rio Ferdinand and Frank Lampard. Coverage begins at 6.20pm with kick-off at 8pm and can also be streamed on BBC iPlayer and ITV Hub – though some fans have complained about delays with the latter in previous matches.
Gabby Logan will be down at pitchside with Alex Scott and Jurgen Klinsmann, while BBC reporter Kelly Somers will feature with team news and player interviews.
Commentary will be provided by Guy Mowbray and former England international Jermaine Jenas.
How to watch Euro 2020 final
- Date: Sunday 11 July
- Kick-off time: 8pm
- Venue: Wembley Stadium
- How to watch on TV: The game will be shown on both BBC and ITV
- Live stream: BBC iPlayer and ITV Hub
It will bring to a close a tournament in which more than 4,500 minutes of football have been broadcasted on terrestrial TV since Italy kicked off the opening night against Turkey.
Since then, Roberto Mancini’s side have looked like one of the teams to beat and reached the last two by beating Spain on penalties, Jorginho dispatching an effortless final spot-kick to see Gli Azzurri into their first Euros final since 2012. They will be hoping to go one better this time having lost 4-0 to Spain on that occasion.
You can also catch all the action live on ITV.
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