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Download Press Pack ITV ANNOUNCES STELLAR EURO 2020 SQUAD FULL PLANS REVEALED FOR TOURNAMENT COVERAGE ITV begins its build-up to Euro 2020 with the announcement of its stellar line-up to guide viewers through the tournament and comprehensive coverage plans to bring fans the very best of the action on TV, on demand and online. Live games and highlights broadcast on ITV and ITV4 and simulcast on ITV Hub will be complemented by a range of content across ITV Football and ITV Sport online and social media platforms to ensure wherever and whenever they are, viewers and fans can immerse themselves in everything that’s happening throughout the tournament. Led by main presenters Mark Pougatch and Seema Jaswal, as well as Reshmin Chowdhury, ITV’s Euros squad will offer a wealth of insight, expertise and opinion from a punditry line- up of Ian Wright, Roy Keane, Gary Neville, Patrick Vieira, Graeme Souness, Ashley Cole, Eni Aluko, Robert Earnshaw, Emma Hayes, Nigel de Jong, John Collins, Joe Ledley, Nadia Nadim, Scott Brown and Andros Townsend. Commentary will come from Sam Matterface, Clive Tyldesley, Joe Speight, Seb Hutchinson and Tom Gayle, supported by co-commentators Lee Dixon, Ally McCoist and John Hartson. ITV will once again employ a referee analyst with former elite referee Peter Walton on hand to explain and clarify key decisions. Reporting during the tournament, which is uniquely hosted in 11 cities across the continent, will be Gabriel Clarke, Michelle Owen and Raman Bhardwaj. ITV will exclusively show 27 live games in a packed schedule beginning with a group stage that includes the two evening England group stage games - the hotly anticipated clash with Scotland at Wembley in a re-match of the memorable Euro 1996 match, as well as the final group match against the Czech Republic. The first weeks of the Euros on ITV will also bring viewers the showdown between world champions France and Germany, Wales v Italy, Scotland’s final group game v Croatia, current European champions Portugal v Germany as well as matches involving European giants Spain, the Netherlands and many people’s favourites, the star-studded Belgium side. Live coverage continues throughout the knock-out stages and ITV also has first pick for the Semi-final stage and will show the Final. ITV will show highlights of all other games on each match day throughout the tournament, which will also be available on ITV Hub. ITV’s Euro 2020 coverage will be available continuously with a range of fresh content, analysis and features available online and on social media. The Euros Daily Show will drop every day on ITV Hub, new show Three Lions Raw will offer no filter access highlights of England games on ITV Hub and Youtube, where plenty of Home Nations content can also be found, with extra interviews and features following the fortunes of Scotland, Wales and England. Match clips from all ITV games will be posted on Twitter, as well as news, highlights and previews on the ITV Football website each day, plus, plus we have new Cartoon Commentary by animator Nick Murray Wallis, which featured in ITV’s Euro 96 Relived coverage during the first 2020 lockdown. A new series will take a unique look at classic moments from the archive - reimagining unforgettable events such as Paul Gascoigne’s miss against Germany to show what might have been. The ITV Football Football Show podcast will see special guests chat to hosts Mark Pougatch and Andros Townsend in 12 new Euro 2020 episodes. And there are plenty of ways for fans and viewers to get involved, including ITV’s Euros Instagram filter and the Ultimate Euros Poll as well as man of the match, goal of the week, player of the week polls on the ITV Football Twitter feed. ITV will build the buzz for the tournament from this week, with specially produced new on- air Euro 2020 trail, featuring ITV pundit Ian Wright signalling the Good Times Start Here as we count down the days to kick-off. ITV will also build up to the Euros with exclusive live coverage of England’s final two pre- tournament matches at home to Austria on 2 June and Romania on 6 June. A range of specially curated football documentaries will also be scheduled on ITV and ITV4 and made available on ITV Hub during the build-up and throughout the tournament. Niall Sloane, ITV Director of Sport, said: “Euro 2020 is a tournament unlike any other and ITV has brought together a uniquely talented team from across football that will offer viewers and fans compelling insight and entertainment we hope will enrich their enjoyment of what promises to be a very special few weeks. Our live coverage, highlights shows, podcasts, online and social media content, will capture all the action and all the talking points, so fans and viewers can immerse themselves in everything the tournament has to offer throughout Euro 2020 on ITV.” NOTE TO EDITORS: Link to hi res image [as above] here: https://we.tl/t-geH3ye6IRH Publicity contact: Tom Hodson on 07557 494401 or [email protected] Pictures contact: Peter Gray at [email protected] Full fixture schedule: (times listed are kick-offs) Friday 11th June 20:00 Turkey v Italy (BBC) Saturday 12th June 14:00 Wales v Switzerland (BBC) 17:00 Denmark v Finland (BBC) 20:00 Belgium v Russia (ITV) Sunday 13th June 14:00 England v Croatia (BBC) 17:00 Austria v North Macedonia (ITV) 20:00 Netherlands v Ukraine (ITV) Monday 14th June 14:00 Scotland v Czech Republic (BBC) 17:00 Poland v Slovakia (ITV) 20:00 Spain v Sweden (BBC) Tuesday 15th June 17:00 Hungary v Portugal (ITV) 20:00 France v Germany (ITV) Wednesday 16th June 14:00 Finland v Russia (BBC) 17:00 Turkey v Wales (BBC) 20:00 Italy v Switzerland (ITV) Thursday 17th June 14:00 Ukraine v North Macedonia (ITV) 17:00 Denmark v Belgium (ITV) 20:00 Netherlands v Austria (BBC) Friday 18th June 14:00 Sweden v Slovakia (BBC) 17:00 Croatia v Czech Republic (BBC) 20:00 England v Scotland (ITV) Saturday 19th June 14:00 Hungary v France (BBC) 17:00 Portugal v Germany (ITV) 20:00 Spain v Poland (BBC) Sunday 20th June 17:00 Italy v Wales (ITV) 17:00 Switzerland v Turkey (ITV) Monday 21st June 17:00 North Macedonia v Netherlands (ITV) 17:00 Ukraine v Austria (ITV) 20:00 Russia v Denmark (BBC) 20:00 Finland v Belgium (BBC) Tuesday 22nd June 20:00 Czech Republic v England (ITV) 20:00 Croatia v Scotland (ITV) Wednesday 23rd June 17:00 Slovakia v Spain (ITV) 17:00 Sweden v Poland (ITV) 20:00 Germany v Hungary (BBC) 20:00 Portugal v France (BBC) Round of 16 Saturday 26 June 17:00 2A vs 2B 20:00 1A vs 2C Sunday 27 June 17:00 1C vs 3D/E/F 20:00 1B vs 3A/D/E/F Monday 28 June 17:00 2D vs 2E 20:00 1F vs 3A/B/C Tuesday 29 June 17:00 1D vs 2F 20:00 1E vs 3A/B/C/D Quarter-finals Friday 2 July 17:00 Winner 6 vs Winner 5 20:00 Winner 4 vs Winner 2 Saturday 3 July 17:00 Winner 3 vs Winner 1 20:00 Winner 8 vs Winner 7 Semi-finals Tuesday 6 July 20:00 Winner QF2 vs Winner QF1 Wednesday 7 July 20:00 Winner QF4 vs Winner QF3 Final Sunday 11 July 20:00 Winner SF1 vs Winner SF2 PRESS PACK INTERVIEWS MARK POUGATCH What are you most looking forward to about Euro 2020? "Fans, I don't know how many we're going to have but we've seen with a few games at the end of the season just what a difference it makes. Also I think that certainly in the games in in the UK I think every fan is almost going to incorporate the body of the two or three who are not allowed to be there and I think I certainly expect for England v Scotland it's going to sound like there's almost 80,000 there. I'm looking forward to it, it's been so hard without them - I think we've all underestimated just how important they are and just what a massive role they play in sport and in football. We probably knew it, but now we really know it and I think that's just going to be absolutely brilliant even if it's 25 percent full or 50 percent full, I think the noise they make it's going to make it feel like it's almost full. The FA Cup final was amazing, that was fantastic, and not just the fans in the ground, but going to the ground, and the whole build up, and seeing the colours and see people walking on the streets and seeing people with their scarves I think for me that's going to be absolutely the best bit." Who do you think will win the tournament and why? "I think France will win it, I think obviously they've got the experience because they are the world champions, they've got a system that they all understand, they all play really well in. They have got so many good central defenders to choose from it's almost ridiculous. If they can have the Russian Pogba, then that's massive for them, and they have now decided they are going to pick Benzema again, so Benzema, Mbappe, Griezmann with Giroud as a backup is just phenomenal and I just think they're going to do exactly what they did 20 years ago when they won in 1998 and 2000.
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