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TV viewers have slammed Channel 4’s ‘awful’ and ‘painful to watch’ football coverage of England’s Nations League draw with Germany last night, with some fans complaining the left-wing broadcaster’s approach was too ‘woke’.
The TV channel – currently British Sports Network of the Year – beat competitors ITV and Sky Sports for the right to show all the country’s international matches, it was announced in April, in a first foray into men’s football.
The deal will see England’s games in the Nations League, European Championship qualifiers and international friendlies on free-to-air television until 2024, with all the Three Lions’ previous Nations League games having been shown on Sky.
Channel 4 have secured the rights to several high-profile sporting events in recent months, like Emma Raducanu’s US Open win and the thrilling finale to last year’s F1 season, and has been renowned for its strong Paralympics coverage since 2012.
But it has, however, come under intense criticism from viewers for the coverage of the Three Lions’ 1-1 Nations League draw with Germany in Munich.
Jules Breach presented the action, with former England internationals Joe Cole, Jordan Nobbs and Michael Owen the pundits.
TV viewers have slammed Channel 4’s ‘awful’ coverage of England’s Nations League match
One fan tweeted: ‘Sorry but moving it to Channel 4 is awful, all too PC.
‘Pougatch, Keane, Wright and Emma Hayes all on ITV are much better, I like Emma Hayes she knows her stuff. This new lot appeal to the woke, snowflake PC brigade.’
Another said: ‘Channel 4 Football Meeting: ‘This is very new for us having International Football, let’s make it as fresh and different as possible, what a great opportunity.’
”Nah, f*** it – let’s make it as woke as possible.’ Meeting Closed.’
A third added: ‘This channel 4 and football woke s*** has broken me, won’t be watching the rest. No politics and the like in a football match.
‘I watch it to get away from the world problems & woke stuff, not…
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Source : dailymail
