Left: A spiky-haired Guy Mowbray before the 2006 World Cup. Eight years earlier, at 26, he had been the youngest-ever commentator at a World Cup Final, whilst working for Eurosport. After a spell at ITV, he switched to the BBC when the corporation regained the rights to Saturday-night highlights of the FA Barclays Premiership, and he began the 2010s as the successor to John Motson in the coveted first-choice position, though his England commentaries would be limited to the major tournaments.

The second half of the first decade of the twenty-first century was a period of technological change, together with major changes in England's television broadcasting contracts with two of the biggest players in the market brushed aside.

World Cup qualification was the priority for England at the beginning of the 2005-06 season, and the BBC had re-established themselves in the driving seat for providing live coverage of the closing stages of the campaign, thanks to their exclusivity of all home games, plus the game in Northern Ireland which was still under a BBC contract, though Sky Sports did manage to show the game in Wales exclusively, without any terrestrial highlights. With the BBC then astutely picking up the live rights to a prestigious friendly with Argentina in Genève, it meant that their opening match in the World Cup finals was the eighth consecutive England match to be shown exclusively live on BBC One, a run that had only previously been achieved by Sky Sports.

Since Sir Trevor Brooking left the BBC in 2004, the dilemma of who was to replace him as John Motson's co-commentator for England games became a topic of interest. Mark Lawrenson was the more experienced behind the microphone, having partnered Motson for the FA Cup Final on more than one occasion since 1999, and having voiced an England game at Euro 2000, as well as the last two European Championship Finals, but he was an ex-Irish international (with a Lancashire accent!) and this was proving to be a stumbling block in the upper echelons of the BBC when it came to England games.

In the 2004-05 season, Lawrenson had alternated with 36-year-old Graeme Le Saux, who was in his last season with Southampton in the FA Barclays Premiership before retirement. The former England international, eleven years younger than Lawrenson, was extremely articulate and impressed enough to have seemingly secured his position for the World Cup finals when he appeared alongside Motson for all of the BBC's England games in the following season up until March 2006. This was when the BBC's new Director of Sport, Roger Mosey turned up at Stamford Bridge unannounced to listen in on the commentary between Motson and Lawrenson for an FA Cup sixth-round tie between Chelsea and Newcastle United. His response was to insist on using Lawrenson for England's World Cup matches. This was due to the more light-hearted, though often sardonic and sarcastic views, being a better compliment/antidote to the sixty-year-old Motson's almost childlike enthusiasm for statistics, whilst the more serious and studious Le Saux, who though obviously intelligent, was not coming across to viewers as insightful or entertaining alongside Motson's monotony. It could be argued that Sir Trevor Brooking was similarly bland and spent 16 years alongside Motson in the commentary box. Perhaps it was just time for a change of approach, though it was, ultimately, not a match made in heaven, Lawrenson declaring, years later, that it was like working with Rain Man, the autistic savant character played by Dustin Hoffman in the 1988 movie of the same name. Nevertheless, Le Saux was not impressed by the decision, believing that he had already been promised the role. He quit the BBC after rejecting their offer to still use him as a co-commentator for other matches at the World Cup, not involving England.

2006 was the year that television began to embrace high-definition (HD) pictures which were to dramatically increase the resolution and quality of broadcasts. Suddenly, it was possible to see crystal-clear detail in backgrounds, and football was an obvious stage to exploit the new technology. Sky Sports HD was launched in May, though they still couldn't show any World Cup matches. Both the BBC and ITV utilised a trial HD service that was only available to 450 businesses and homes via aerial in the London area, whilst users of a Telewest TVDrive could also view the World Cup games via cable in HD. Those that did not have access to HD could at least see their first major tournament in 16:9 widescreen, as long as they had a digital service.

England v. Trinidad and Tobago, World Cup 2006:

"Here's Beckham, one great cross from the England skipper, one big leap for Peter Crouch!" Clive Tyldesley (ITV)

Crouch was aided somewhat by a sneaky tug of the dreadlocks of League 1 Gillingham defender, Brent Sancho, preventing him from jumping with Crouch to meet the cross!

The BBC coverage was again fronted by Gary Lineker, with former BBC Grandstand and Sportsnight presenter, Steve Rider, who left ITV in 1985, returning to succeed another former BBC presenter, Des Lynam to host ITV's World Cup coverage. Clive Tyldesley was accompanied in the commentary box for two England games by future manager, Gareth Southgate, who then had to return home, where he succeeded Steve McLaren, about to become the new England head coach, as manager of Middlesbrough. ITV were still searching for a permanent successor as first-choice co-commentator to the disgraced Ron Atkinson, who curiously popped up on UK TV G2, a channel that the BBC had sub-licensed its live World Cup matches to so that they could be simulcasted. Tyldesley went on to commentate on his second World Cup Final, with John Motson on a record sixth for the BBC. Viewing figures were not quite as high as for Euro 2004, 18 million being the highest for ITV's coverage of the Sweden game.

England v. Sweden, World Cup 2006:

"Joe Cole, why not? Swinging shot, brilliant! Oh! Why not! Absolutely fantastic goal..." Clive Tyldesley (ITV)

England entered the World Cup with high hopes, but apart from 45 minutes against Sweden, never really threatened to suggest that they might win the tournament, and with a second-successive quarter-final exit to Portugal on penalties, with Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo scoring the deciding kick, Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard each missing theirs, and Wayne Rooney getting a red card, the exit could not have been more soul-wrenching. The BBC captured the mood perfectly by ending the programme with a montage of England players in slow-motion during the tournament, beginning with David Beckham saying, "I believe we can go all the way, I actually, truly, do believe that", and Sven-Göran Eriksson echoing the sentiment with, "We want to win the World Cup, and we have a good chance to do it". Quotes from other players, including Gary Neville and Rooney were also heard, and the accompanying music was 'Numb' by Pet Shop Boys, with lyrics such as:

Just wanna hide away, make my escape, I want the world to leave me alone...

I wanna be numb, I don't wanna feel this pain no more, wanna lose touch, I just wanna go and lock the door...

In the new season, the BBC still had exclusive rights to live coverage of all of England's home games, with Sky Sports showing highlights, and the satellite company acquiring the rights to all of England's away games, presumably as a joint-agreement with all six of their group rivals in the European Championship qualifying campaign. Unlike the previous campaign's World Cup qualifiers, the BBC had highlights of each of these games. It was also an arrangement that ran to the end of the broadcasting contract at the end of the 2007-08 season, and applied to all but two friendly internationals (where the arrangement for home games was followed), as well, a period that included England's move to the newly-built national stadium at Wembley.

At 61, John Motson was realising that the ever-increasing overseas trips and longer major tournaments were becoming more of a strain and it was agreed that he would only cover England's home games for the next two seasons. This opened up opportunities to his would-be successors as number-one choice in the future, another important decision for the BBC to make. So, up-stepped Jonathan Pearce, Steve Wilson and Guy Mowbray, all of whom had previously commentated on England games, to throw their hat into the ring and perform alongside Mark Lawrenson, or at the end of each season, Mark Bright. Mowbray, at 35, was the youngest of the three and, unlike the other two, was not given any live friendlies to commentate on, but he did become the BBC's choice to commentate on their occasional coverage of the England women's team, including their European Championship Final in 2009.

On Sky Sports, Trevor Francis had become Martin Tyler's regular co-commentator in the 2005-06 season, with Scotsman, Andy Gray concentrating on Sky's club football coverage, including Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup and Carling Cup commitments, most of them alongside Tyler. Because of the latest contract, they had been unable to show a live England home game since 2004. Former England under-21 coach, David Platt took on the role for the next two seasons.

The arrangement between the BBC and Sky Sports seemed to suit both parties, with six live games each out of the twelve European Championship qualifiers, and the BBC getting the important final deciding fixture at Wembley, but their cosy domination was about to come to an abrupt end. Setanta Sports, based in Dublin, was the latest 'new kid on the block' and had been building up a portfolio that included the Bank of Scotland Premier League and the club television channels of Celtic and Rangers. When the European Commission decreed that Sky had to relinquish part of its exclusivity of live games in the Premier League that it had had since the league's formation in 1992, Setanta was able to bid for individual packages, winning 46 live games per season on Monday nights and early Saturday evenings at a cost of £392 million, with BSkyB forking out £1.3 billion, an increase of £290 million from their previous contract for an additional 26 live games.

A year later, before Setanta had shown a single Premier League match, it was announced that they had also acquired exclusive rights, as part of a £425 million deal, to all of England's competitive away matches and home friendlies from the 2008-09 season, plus an FA Cup deal that saw them acquire the first picks for live coverage in each round. ITV joined them in being able to show all of England's competitive home games live, and in the FA Cup, two live games, plus a replay in each round up to a second-choice semi-final, with both companies showing the final live. For ITV, it was one less game per round than the BBC had had in the previous contract, and, as in their last coverage of the competition, up to 2001, they would not be showing the ties of the round.

This came as a double hammer-blow to both the BBC and Sky Sports. The BBC had been showing some form of FA Cup coverage in every season since 1953, even being afforded highlights when ITV had the live rights. This also meant that they had no significant live coverage at all in the 2008-09 season (in England), just Premier League highlights on Match of the Day which they had maintained, with ITV no longer interested in competing against them. Sky Sports and BSB had been broadcasting the FA Cup since 1990.

All of this meant that the 2007-08 season was to signal the end of an era in broadcasting. John Motson decided that he would continue on the less-strenuous highlights of Match of the Day, but also on Radio Five Live. His last England commentary was to be a Wembley friendly against the United States. None of the British Isles nations qualified for Euro 2008, but Motson and Lawrenson were still there to commentate on the biggest games, including the final, Motson's eighth in succession, and Lawrenson's third. ITV only showed highlights of the final, with Peter Drury and Jim Beglin commentating.

Motson's retirement from live commentaries brought to an end an incredibly long career at the top of the football broadcasting world. In 31 years, he had commentated at a remarkable 157 England internationals, of which 78 had been broadcast live by the BBC. He had also voiced 29 FA Cup Finals (plus five Cup Final Replays), with all but four of the finals (when ITV had the live rights) being live. Add to this the six World Cup Finals and 47 consecutive seasons on Match of the Day (he finally bowed out in 2018), and it is clear that his dedication to his profession was unrivalled.

Though Motson was winding down a little at 63, influenced undoubtedly by the BBC losing the England (and FA Cup) contracts, his equivalent at Sky Sports, Martin Tyler, who was two months younger, and also denied opportunities to commentate on the FA Cup and England, had no such intentions to wind down. Sky still had live games in the UEFA Champions League, the Barclays Premier League, the Coca-Cola Football League and the Carling Cup. It was also, by no means, the end of Tyler's commentaries on England games. He would return and was still voicing internationals into his seventies, augmenting his UK appearances with worldwide commentaries for the Football Association and other broadcasters, as well as Sky Sports. In fact, he may well have increased the sheer number of his commentaries per season over the next decade.

The new season saw the baton passed on to Setanta Sports and itv. Jon Champion (right) had previously commentated on England highlights for both the BBC and ITV, but having slipped behind Clive Tyldesley and Peter Drury in the pecking order at ITV, he seized the opportunity of becoming Setanta's top commentator when they began their Barclays Premier League coverage in 2007. A year later, he acquired a higher profile to be heard at every England match and the top FA Cup-ties, including the final, alongside Chris Waddle. He remained on ITV's books, as well, this being the age when most commentators were becoming freelance, and taking advantage of other channels showing more games from abroad.

Champion was at the mic for England's amazing 4-1 victory in Croatia, a just revenge for the previous year's Wembley disaster, but the lack of highlights being scheduled on any terrestrial channel was suddenly thrust into the media spotlight. Though viewers had become accustomed to paying a monthly subscription to Sky for its Sports channels, there was a certain resentment to having to fork out another £9.99 to get the rest of the Barclays Premier League games shown live on Setanta, and now, England's matches. The European Commission's intervention to break the Sky monopoly was probably done with the intention of a free-to-air channel picking up some of the coverage, but another pay-channel merely added to the financial woes of the average football viewer.

Setanta insisted that they were happy to licence highlights to be shown on terrestrial television, but declared that nobody was prepared to offer enough to broadcast them. The BBC had reportedly offered a quarter of a million pounds. Come the day of the game, just two hours before kick-off, Setanta relented and added an unscheduled and unencrypted highlights programme to be shown after the game. ITV, who already had the live rights to all of England's competitive home games, and were believed to have had a half-a-million-pounds offer rejected, were then able to show their own highlights, 24 hours later, with Clive Tyldesley commentating alone. Whether he was flown out there on the off-chance that a deal would be made, or more likely, commentated from a studio in the UK, was not revealed. Tyldesley was one of the more skilful in the art of off-tube commentaries, a great way of keeping the costs down since Eurosport pioneered the practice on an industrial scale in the late-1980s, when they were faced with the dilemma of voicing match footage from all over the world (not just Europe).

The rest of the season was played out with itv1 relaying highlights of the away qualifiers, but the likes of live games in Belarus and Kazakhstan were not enough to entice new subscribers to Setanta in large-enough numbers, whilst itv1 had live coverage of prestigious friendlies in Germany and Spain. None of these games (or even the one against Brazil in 2009) were enticing enough for Scottish viewers, however, as stv was establishing its separate identity within the ITV network, and wanted to focus more on programmes made north of the border. Though they mostly replaced the football with movies, stv opted out of every England international, both live and highlights, shown on itv1 right up until the 2010 World Cup finals, when their viewers were briefly given the opportunity to see the sassenachs in action, again.

By June it had become clear that Setanta, like ITV Digital in 2002, had over-reached and they were unable to continue their payments to the Football Association and the Premier League. The partly-Disney-owned ESPN (originally named the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) stepped in to pay for the Barclays Premier League games that Setanta had been scheduled to cover for the next four seasons, and promptly recruited Setanta's Jon Champion, Chris Waddle and ex-Scottish international, Craig Burley as commentators.

This worked out well for ITV. Not only were they left with exclusive live coverage of every FA Cup-tie from the sixth round onwards, but they also had the option of exclusive live coverage of all of England's matches outside of the major tournaments, and this was to be the beginning of a long relationship. David Pleat, who had co-commentated on Maradona's 'Hand of God' goal back in 1986 for ITV, was alongside Clive Tyldesley (and occasionally, Peter Drury) for each England match of the season shared with Setanta, once the highlights deal was agreed, but at 64, he was replaced by 46-year-old Andy Townsend for the 2009-10 season. Just like Jim Beglin, who had also voiced England games for ITV, and Mark Lawrenson for the BBC, Townsend was an ex-Irish international.

Of the remaining World Cup qualifiers, Setanta would have only had one more away game, in Ukraine, but with qualification already secured, ITV chose not to take up that option. The Ukrainian Association of Football decided instead to sell the rights to an internet company for live-streaming, with David Pleat popping-up for a farewell appearance at an England international, alongside Tony Jones (51), an experienced commentator who had more recently been covering England youth internationals for Sky Sports. There was some outrage, just as in 2000 when the pay-per-view game in Finland was played, and then, just a year earlier, when there was no immediate deal to show terrestrial highlights for the qualifier in Croatia, but the BBC did, at least, on this occasion, secure highlights on the night, something that they would not be able to provide again, during the season, but they were not allowed to announce the change to the scheduling to include the Match of the Day highlights until the match had been completed.

Though they were excluded from England matches, the BBC had restored live matches to their roster by snatching Coca-Cola Football League highlights from ITV in a deal that included ten live matches in each of the next three seasons. These would be the first Football League games screened by the BBC since 1988, and they also acquired rights to the Carling Cup, with live coverage of the final (along with Sky Sports), plus two of the semi-final legs live.

Sky Sports had also lost England's under-21 internationals to Setanta, and these were not picked up until the FA live-streamed a game with Portugal at Wembley, before ESPN covered the last game of the season. The under-16s' Victory Shield was sponsored by Sky Sports and they continued to show all six games every season live, whilst British Eurosport continued its coverage of UEFA and FIFA youth tournaments, though its full internationals were diminishing as Setanta, ESPN and Sky Sports had all seen the value of broadcasting live World Cup qualifiers from Europe and South America. Eurosport showed the odd Asian qualifier and no longer had the extensive European highlights that they had pioneered and enjoyed throughout the 1990s.

Though Northern Ireland's home qualifiers had been added to those of Scotland, Wales and the Republic of Ireland on Sky Sports channels, the BBC's national regions were able to broadcast live coverage of a number of away qualifiers, as both companies still had plenty of internationals to show.

The 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa saw the BBC, once again, share coverage with ITV, who had poached their new presenter, Adrian Chiles from the BBC's Match of the Day 2 Sunday highlights programme, following in the footsteps of Des Lynam, Bob Wilson, and several other celebrities to make the leap to a more lucrative pay-day on the commercial channel. There was speculation as to who would replace John Motson as the prestiguous number-one commentator for the BBC, but it probably became clear when Guy Mowbray was at the microphone for the Carling Cup Final, the BBC's first League Cup Final since 1987. Both companies made full use of the HD technology, with each having their own permanent HD channel, as did stv, the only difference being that BBC HD was only broadcast when any of their channels showed a programme with an HD version. itv1 hd (and stv hd) were simulcasts and also showed programmes in standard definition. Unfortunately, the tournament did not live up to the technology, at least from England's point of view.

itv1 broadcast England's opener against the United States, and within four minutes, the technology failed them, though speculation suggested mischievous sabotage or human error. Seconds before Steven Gerrard gave England the lead, itv1 hd (and stv hd) switched to the sponsors, Hyundai's car advert, voiced by commentator, Peter Brackley, who was, ironically, commentating on the match for non-UK viewers, so the goal was missed. Suspicions were aroused when it was remembered that exactly the same thing occurred on itv1 just as Everton were about to score the only goal of an FA Cup-tie against Liverpool, 16 months earlier, with just two and a half minutes left at the end of extra-time. With the likely delay between the goal going in and its live broadcast, it would appear that someone pressed the wrong button as the goal went in, though any investigation was kept internal to Technicolor, the company responsible for transmission. ITV could only apologise. The issue did not affect the standard-definition channels, but things went from bad to worse for both England and ITV.

Saturday, 12 June 2010

WORLD CUP

England 1 United States 1

(ITV commentary transcript - Clive Tyldesley)

As Steven Gerrard gave England the lead in the fourth minute...

Lampard, rolled it to Rooney, just beyond him, but it'll come for Heskey, and here's Steven Gerrard, and England take the lead! Lift-off inside of four minutes, a captain's goal from Steven Gerrard! Leading from the front, it's the perfect start!*

ANDY TOWNSEND: What a great start from England, it's a terrific goal from Steven Gerrard, and again, the ball dropped into Heskey, and it's just about picking your right moment to actually make your run off him, and Gerrard, watch, he does it absolutely perfectly. It has been a good start from England, a positive one. Lampard just overruns that, but Gerrard's already got a yard. Once he's there, you know he's gonna finish it, you know he's got a cool head, the presence of mind to slot that beautifully with the outside of his boot.

Oh, this might be fun!

* Words in blue were only heard by viewers watching in standard-definition, on itv1 and stv i.e. not itv1 hd or stv hd.

As Dempsey equalised, five minutes before half-time...

 

Dempsey, one of the stars of the Confederations Cup, testing Green again.

ANDY TOWNSEND: Oh!

Oh, what an error! What an awful moment for Rob Green and for England, presented Clint Dempsey with an American equaliser! Oh, that will take some getting over! Robert Green, fatal slip, and suddenly, the USA are on terms.

ANDY TOWNSEND: Incredible, as if all the games that he's played, you know, he's just looked solid, he's just looked solid. That sorta stuff has been no problem to him. He's just dropped his concentration for a split-second and it's in the back of the net.

Six days later, ITV showed England's dismal goalless draw with Algeria, one of their worst-ever World Cup performances (though there would be another contender, nine days after this). As the players were walking off to a chorus of boos, Wayne Rooney went up to a cameraman who had ventured onto the pitch at the end of the game, and speaking into the camera, said, sarcastically, "Nice to see your home fans booing 'ya, that's what are called 'supporters'." A single-goal victory over Slovenia, screened by the BBC followed, but England's miserable tourney came to an end in the last 16 (see transcripts at the bottom of the page).

ITV had also had to dismiss one of their pundits, Robbie Earle, for selling on a number of his ticket allocations intended for family and friends, to a marketing company, who dressed 36 women in orange to advertise a beer that was not one of FIFA's official sponsors, as they appeared prominently on screen for one of the group matches.

There was also one more disruption for ITV as the tournament came to an end. Although Andy Townsend was their regular co-commentator for England matches, it was his fellow ex-Irish international, Jim Beglin, who had been scheduled to accompany Clive Tyldesley for the first semi-final and final, but an inner-ear infection making him physically sick caused him to withdraw at short notice. This left Tyldesley to commentate alone for the semi-final, an extremely rare situation for a big occasion, but not a problem for the experienced Tyldesley, who justified his own top billing with a fine performance describing five goals in the meeting between the Netherlands and Uruguay. Andy Townsend had since returned home, but Craig Burley stepped in to co-commentate on both the third-place play-off (which he was already scheduled for) and the final on consecutive nights. Each of Tyldesley's three World Cup Finals had been with a different co-commentator (Ron Atkinson and David Pleat were the others), and the next two would also be different.

So, although England had, once again, disappointed in a major tournament, the relentless juggernaut of football broadcasting rolled on. It was now possible to watch games all-day and every day, all-year round. There were more new technologies on the horizon, as well, with the 2010 World Cup finals the first to be filmed partly with three-dimensional cameras, and FIFA's official film of the tournament was in 3D. Fortunately, none of England's matches appeared in it. In total, 25 games were available to watch live via ESPN in the United States, but not in the UK, where Sky 3D had only just been trialled in pubs.

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Season 2005-06
Other England Internationals		Tuesday, 16th August 2005 - Under-21 SAS Arena, Herning Denmark 0 England 1 - Sky Sports 1 - 6:00pm - 8:00pm commentator Bill Leslie Sky Sports 1 - 11:15pm - 12:45am, Sky Sports 3 - 9:30am - 11:00am, Sky Sports 2 - 1:00pm - 2:30pm and Sky Sports 3 - 3:30pm - 5:00pm - Wednesday, 17th August (recorded highlights)
829	Wednesday, 17 August 2005 - Denmark 4 England 1 [0-0] Parken Stadion, Indre Østerbro, København  - Kick-off 8.05pm (7.05pm BST)	International Football (Sky Sports 2) - 6:30pm - 9:30pm commentators Martin Tyler and Trevor Francis Match of the Day (BBC One) - 10:40pm - 11:25pm (BBC Scotland opted out) commentators John Motson and Graeme Le Saux (recorded highlights) International Football (Sky Sports 1) - 12:30am - 2:00am - Thursday, 18th August (full game recording) International Football (Sky Sports 2) - 7:00am - 8:30am and 3:00pm - 4:30pm - Thursday, 18th August (recorded highlights)
Notes		Sky Sports showed two other live internationals at the same time as England's match. The Republic of Ireland took on Italy on Sky Sports1, whilst Wales met Slovenia on Sky Sports 3, with a full recording shown on S4C at 10pm. Scotland's trip to Austria was also shown live on BBC One Scotland's Sportscene. British Eurosport broadcast the World Cup qualifier between Japan and Iran in the morning, with highlights at night following live coverage of France's friendly with the Ivory Coast, whilst British Eurosport 2 had live coverage of three Asian World Cup qualifiers; South Korea against Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan against Kuwait, and Bahrain against North Korea. Also in the morning, Sky Sports 2 and 3 provided highlights from the previous evening's Nationwide Conference fixture between Cambridge United and Hereford United, shown live on Sky Sports 1. Two Argentine Football highlights programmes were shown in the early hours by five.
Other England Internationals
		Friday, 2nd September 2005 - UEFA Under-21 Championship Qualifying Racecourse Ground, Wrexham Wales 0 England 4 - Sky Sports 1 - 7:30pm - 10:00pm commentators Bill Leslie and Brian Marwood Sky Sports 1 - 1:00am - 2:00am - Saturday, 3rd September (recorded highlights)
830	Saturday, 3 September 2005 - Wales 0 England 1 [0-0] Millennium Stadium, Westgate Street, Cardiff - Kick-off 3.00pm BST	Live International Football (Sky Sports 1) - 2:00pm - 5:15pm commentators Martin Tyler and Andy Gray Y Clwb Pel-Droed Rhyngwladol (S4C) - 6:30pm - 8:45pm commentator Nic Parry (full game recording) International Football Special (Sky Sports 1) - 1:00am - 3:30am and 7:30am - 10:00am - Sunday, 4th September (recorded highlights)
Notes		England's match was the second of four consecutive live matches on Sky Sports 1, beginning with the Coca-Cola League 1 clash between Bristol City and Colchester United and ending with World Cup qualifiers in the evening between Scotland and Italy, and (from England's group) Poland and Austria. BBC One Scotland had highlights of their game in Sportscene. At the same time as England's game, BBC One Northern Ireland was showing their qualifier with Azerbaijan live (also in England's group) in Match of the Day from Northern Ireland. Sky Sports News would likely have shown goals from the afternoon's League 1 and 2 games in the Coca-Cola Football League in the evening. Other World Cup qualifiers broadcast live were Uzbekistan against Bahrain (in the afternoon on British Eurosport 2), and the games between Switzerland and Israel, and France and the Faroe Islands on Setanta Sports 1 which also showed highlights from a previous meeting between Ireland and France (possibly the 1981 qualifier). British Eurosport, meanwhile, showed Slovakia's friendly with World Cup hosts, Germany live. Early-morning Channel 4 viewers could see highlights from the previous weekend's French Ligue 1 Orange fixture between Auxerre and Olympique Lyonnais at 7am. Bravo was now the home of Gazzetta Football Italia with the latest edition of the magazine programme shown three times, and a repeat of one of the previous week's opening fixtures in Serie A TIM, together with an edition of John Fashanu's Fash FC, a reality-television experiment from two seasons earlier, and an edition of FIFA Fever, celebrating the centenary of the world governing body..
Other England Internationals
		Tuesday, 6th September 2005 - UEFA Under-21 Championship Qualifying Bruchwegstadion, Mainz Germany 1 England 1 - Sky Sports 1 - 7:00pm - 9:30pm commentator Bill Leslie Sky Sports 1 - 12:00am - 1:00am, 10:30am - 12:30pm and 2:30pm - 4:30pm - Wednesday, 7th September (recorded highlights)
831	Wednesday, 7 September 2005 - Northern Ireland 1 England 0 [0-0] Windsor Park, Donegall Avenue, Belfast - Kick-off 7.45pm BST	Match of the Day from Northern Ireland (BBC One Northern Ireland) - 7:30pm - 10:00pm commentators Jackie Fullerton and Alan McDonald Match of the Day Live (BBC One) - 7:30pm - 10:00pm Match of the Day Live (BBC One Scotland) - 8:00pm - 10:00pm (all except first 15 minutes) commentators John Motson and Graeme Le Saux
Notes		At the same time as the England match, Sky Sports 1 were showing the Republic of Ireland's World Cup qualifier with France, whilst Wales' trip to Poland, in England's group was also live, on Sky Sports 2. Sky Sports 1 had earlier shown Azerbaijan against Austria in the same group. The first half of Scotland's qualifier in Norway was shown on BBC Two Scotland's Sportscene, but the second half was over on BBC One Scotland, overlapping with the beginning of England's match. British Eurosport had a round-up of World Cup qualifying action at 10:45pm. Highlights from Benfica's Portuguese Liga betandwin.com match with Gil Vicente from eleven nights earlier ended the night on five at 4:25am.
Other England Internationals		Friday, 7th October 2005 - UEFA Under-21 Championship Qualifying Elland Road, Leeds England 1 Austria 2 - Sky Sports 1 - 7:30pm - 10:00pm commentators Bill Leslie and Brian Marwood Sky Sports 1 - 12:30am - 2:30am and Sky Sports 2 -  4:00am - 6:00am - Saturday, 8th October (full game recording)
832	Saturday, 8 October 2005 - England 1 Austria 0 [1-0] Old Trafford, Stretford, Manchester - Kick-off 4.00pm BST	Match of the Day Live (BBC One) - 3:30pm - 6:15pm Match of the Day (BBC One Northern Ireland) - 3:55pm - 6:15pm commentators John Motson and Graeme Le Saux International Football (Sky Sports 1) - 8:00pm - 10:00pm, 12:00am - 2:00am and 3:00am - 5:00am - Sunday, 9th October commentators Martin Tyler and Trevor Francis (recorded highlights) Match of the Day (BBC One) - 1:30am - 3:15am (full game recording) - Sunday 9th October (BBC Scotland opted out) International Football (Sky Sports 2) - 6:30am - 8:30am - Sunday, 9th October (recorded highlights)
Notes		Sky Sports 1 broadcast two World Cup qualifiers live; Scotland against Belarus, and Cyprus against the Republic of Ireland. BBC One Scotland's Sportscene provided highlights of their game at midnight. Leading up to the England game, BBC Two provided live coverage of the qualifier between Northern Ireland and Wales in the same group, with BBC Wales providing their own commentary team, and it was also shown live on S4C with a Welsh-language commentary. Match of the Day from Northern Ireland, meanwhile, broadcast the game on BBC One Northern Ireland. The early-hours Match of the Day also included highlights from each of the other qualifiers involving British and Irish teams. Setanta Sports 1 also showed Ireland's qualifier in Cyprus live, along with Switzerland against France. Sky Sports 1's first live match of the day was between Woking and Grays Athletic in the Nationwide Conference at 12:15pm. There were only four games played in the Coca-Cola Football League (Leagues 1 and 2), but the goals will probably have been shown on Sky Sports News. British Eurosport broadcast three World Cup qualifiers live; Cameroon against Egypt, Belgium against Spain, and Tunisia against Morocco, whilst Uzbekistan met Bahrain on British Eurosport 2. Channel 4 started the day at 7:00am with highlights from the previous weekend's fixture in the Ligue 1 Orange between Stade Rennais and Olympique Lyonnais. Gazzetta Football Italia was shown twice on Bravo, with a repeat of one of the previous week's fixtures in Serie A TIM. Sky one had two showings of The Match, as a team of celebrities prepared to face a team of legends on the following night.
Other England Internationals
		Tuesday, 11th October 2005 - UEFA Under-21 Championship Qualifying Hillsborough, Sheffield England 4 Poland 1 - Sky Sports 1 - 7:30pm - 10:00pm commentators Bill Leslie and Brian Marwood Sky Sports 1 - 12:30am - 2:00am, 10:30am - 12:00pm, 1:00pm - 2:30pm and 3:30pm - 5:00pm - Wednesday, 12th October (recorded highlights)
833	Wednesday, 12 October 2005 - England 2 Poland 1 [1-1] Old Trafford, Stretford, Manchester - Kick-off 7.45pm BST	Match of the Day Live (BBC One) - 7:30pm - 10:00pm commentators John Motson and Graeme Le Saux (BBC Scotland opted out) International Football (Sky Sports 1) - 10:00pm - 12:00am and 1:00am - 3:00am - Thursday 13th October commentators Martin Tyler and Trevor Francis (recorded highlights) Match of the Day (BBC One) - 1:10am - 2:55am - Thursday, 13th October (full game recording) International Football - 9:30am - 11:30am (Sky Sports 2), and 1:00pm - 3:00pm and 4:00pm - 6:00pm (Sky Sports 1) - Thursday, 13th October (recorded highlights)
Notes		Sky Sports 1 featured the World Cup qualifier between the Republic of Ireland and Switzerland, with Wales taking on Azerbaijan on Sky Sports 2, and later on S4C, and Northern Ireland in Austria on Sky Sports 3, the latter two games in England's group. Scotland's final qualifier, with Slovenia, was broadcast live on BBC One Scotland's Sportscene at the same time as England's game. Sky Sports 1 also had three showings of Football Asia during the day. British Eurosport showed highlights from Poland's friendly with Iceland from the previous week at 8:00am, and had France's qualifier with Cyprus live in the evening, whilst British Eurosport 2 broadcast the third meeting between Bahrain and Uzbekistan, after the first leg had been replayed due to a refereeing error. Early-hours highlights on five came from Argentina, and from Portugal's Liga betandwin.com with the previous week's encounter between Benfica and Vitória Guimarães.
Other England Internationals		Friday, 14th October 2005 - Sky Sports Victory Shield (Under-16) New Bucks Head, Wellington England 4 Wales 0 - Sky Sports 1 - 7:30pm - 9:30pm commentator Jim Proudfoot Sky Sports 1 - 12:00am - 1:30am and Sky Sports 3 - 3:30am - 5:00am - Saturday, 15th October (full game recording)
		Thursday, 3rd November 2005 - Sky Sports Victory Shield (Under-16) Deva Stadium, Chester England 0 Northern Ireland 1 - Sky Sports 1 - 7:30pm - 9:30pm commentator Jim Proudfoot Sky Sports 2 - 12:00am - 1:30am and Sky Sports 3 - 12:30pm - 2:00pm - Friday, 4th November (full game recording)
		Friday, 11th November 2005 - UEFA Under-21 Championship Qualifying Play-Off First Leg White Hart Lane, Tottenham England 1 France 1 - Sky Sports 1 - 7:00pm - 9:45pm commentators Bill Leslie and Brian Marwood Sky Sports 1 - 11:45pm - 1:15am and Sky Sports Xtra - 2:30am - 4:00am - Saturday, 12th November (recorded highlights)
834	Saturday, 12 November 2005 - Argentina 2 England 3 [1-1] Stade de Genève, Genève, Switzerland - Kick-off 5.45pm (4.45pm GMT)	Match of the Day Live (BBC One) - 4:35pm - 6:45pm commentators John Motson and Graeme Le Saux International Football (Sky Sports 1) - 8:30pm - 9:30pm, 1:00am - 2:00am, 8:30am - 9:30am and 11am - 12:00pm - Sunday, 13th November commentators Martin Tyler and Trevor Francis (recorded highlights)
Notes		Scotland's friendly with the United States was live on Sky Sports 2, with highlights in Sportscene on BBC One Scotland. Setanta Sports 1 covered the World Cup qualifying play-off first leg between Switzerland and Turkey live. The channel also showed recent action from the German Bundesliga, the Italian Serie A TIM and the previous evening's goalless draw between Shelbourne and Cork City in the eircom League of Ireland Premier Division. British Eurosport had live coverage of the friendly between France and Germany. Channel 4's highlights from the French Ligue 1 Orange began the day at 7am, and the friendly international between the Netherlands and Italy was broadcast live by Bravo in the evening, with three showings of Gazzetta Football Italia across the day, plus a repeat of one of the previous week's fixtures in Serie A TIM. Sky Sports 1 broadcast the Nationwide Conference fixture between Grays Athletic and Accrington Stanley live at noon, and Sky Sports News will have shown goals from the afternoon's Coca-Cola Football League 1 and 2 matches. Sky one, meanwhile, broadcast Greatest Goals Against Man. Utd. in a midnight compilation.
Other England Internationals
		Tuesday, 15th November 2005 - UEFA Under-21 Championship Qualifying Play-Off Second Leg Stade Marcel Picot, Tomblaine France 2 England 1 France win 3-2 on aggregate Sky Sports 1 - 7:30pm - 10:15pm commentators Bill Leslie and Brian Marwood Sky Sports 1 - 11:45pm - 1:15am and Sky Sports 2 - 12:30pm - 2:00pm and 3:30pm - 5:00pm - Wednesday, 16th November (recorded highlights)
		Wednesday, 16th November 2005 - Under-19 Causeway Stadium, Wycombe England 2 Switzerland 0 - Sky Sports 1 - 7:00pm - 9:15pm commentator Rob Hawthorne Sky Sports 2 - 12:00am - 2:15am, 9:00am - 11:15am and 1:30pm - 3:30pm - Thursday, 17th November (full game recording)
		Friday, 25th November 2005 - Sky Sports Victory Shield (Under-16) Rugby Park, Kilmarnock Scotland 1 England 2 - Sky Sports 1 - 7:30pm - 9:45pm commentator Jim Proudfoot Sky Sports 1 - 12:00am - 1:30am and Sky Sports 3 - 3:00am - 4:30am - Saturday, 26th November (full game recording)
		Tuesday, 28th February 2006 - Under-21 Madejski Stadium, Reading England 3 Norway 1 Sky Sports 1 - 7:30pm - 10:00pm commentators Bill Leslie and Brian Marwood Sky Sports 1 - 1:00am - 2:00am, Sky Sports 2 - 8:00am - 9:00am and 11:30am - 12:30pm, and Sky Sports 1 - 2:30pm - 3:30pm - Wednesday, 1st March (recorded highlights)
835	Wednesday, 1 March 2006 - England 2 Uruguay 1 [0-1] Anfield, Anfield Road, Liverpool - Kick-off 8.05pm GMT	Match of the Day Live (BBC One) - 7:55pm - 10:00pm commentators John Motson and Graeme Le Saux International Football - 11:00pm - 12:00am and 2:00am - 3:00am (Sky Sports 1), 7:30am - 8:30am and 12:00pm - 1:00pm (Sky Sports 2), 1:00pm - 2:00pm (Sky Sports Xtra), 6:30pm - 8:00pm (Sky Sports 2), 8:30pm - 9:30pm (Sky Sports 3) - Thursday, 2nd March, and 11:00pm - 12:30am and 2:00am - 3:30am (Sky Sports 1) and 7:00am - 8:30am (Sky Sports 2) - Friday, 3rd March commentators Martin Tyler and Trevor Francis (recorded highlights)
Notes		Sky Sports 1 had live coverage of Wales against Paraguay, with a later showing of the match on S4C, Sky Sports 2 presented the Republic of Ireland's friendly with Sweden live, and Sky Sports 3 showed Scotland's game with Switzerland, with later highlights in Sportscene on BBC One Scotland. Italy against Germany on Bravo appeared as delayed coverage, and British Eurosport showed highlights from Russia against Brazil, and from France against Slovakia. Sky Sports 1 and 2 had earlier shown highlights from the previous evening's under-21 international between Wales and Northern Ireland, shown live on Sky Sports 1, whilst Setanta Sports 1 had two repeat showings of the previous night's live Setanta Cup clash between Derry City and Shelbourne.
Other England Internationals		Sunday, 26th March 2006 - Women's World Cup Qualifying Ewood Park, Blackburn England 0 France 0 - BBC Three - 7:00pm - 9:00pm commentators Steve Wilson and Marianne Spacey
		Thursday, 11th May 2006 - Women's World Cup Qualifying St Mary's Stadium, Southampton England 2 Hungary 0 - BBC Three - 7:00pm - 9:00pm commentators Steve Wilson and Marianne Spacey
		Thursday, 25th May 2006 - B International Madejski Stadium, Reading England 1 Belarus 2 Sky Sports 1 - 7:30pm - 10:15pm commentators Martin Tyler and Trevor Francis Sky Sports 1 - 12:15am - 1:45am and 9:00am - 10:30am, and Sky Sports 2 - 1:00pm - 2:30pm - Friday, 26th May (recorded highlights)
836	Tuesday, 30 May 2006 - England 3 Hungary 1 [0-0] Old Trafford, Stretford, Manchester - Kick-off 8.05pm BST	Match of the Day Live (BBC One) - 8:00pm - 10:10pm commentators John Motson and Mark Lawrenson International Football (Sky Sports 1) - 11:30pm - 12:30am and 2:30am - 3:30am, 9:30am - 10:30am, 12:30pm - 1:30pm and 6:00pm - 7:00pm - Wednesday, 31st May commentators Martin Tyler and David Platt (recorded highlights)
Notes		The Gillette 2006 FIFA World Cup preview magazine show appeared no less than six times on Sky Sports 1 over 24 hours, and once on Sky Sports 2. An edition of Football Asia also appeared on Sky Sports 1. British Eurosport relayed highlights from the recent friendly between the Netherlands and Cameroon.
837	Saturday, 3 June 2006 - England 6 Jamaica 0 [4-0] Old Trafford, Stretford, Manchester - Kick-off 2.00pm BST	Match of the Day Live (BBC One) - 1:30pm - 4:00pm commentators John Motson and Mark Lawrenson International Football - 6:30pm - 8:00pm (Sky Sports 2), 12:00am - 1:30am (Sky Sports 1), 3:30am - 5:00am (Sky Sports 2), 9:30am - 10:30am, 12:30pm - 1:30pm and 6:00pm - 7:00pm - Sunday, 4th June commentators Martin Tyler and Alan Smith (recorded highlights)
Notes		Sky Sports 1 broadcast the Gillette 2006 FIFA World Cup programme three times, with another on Sky Sports 2, whilst Sky one had an episode of Football Years at 10:00pm. At midnight, British Eurosport showed highlights from the game between the Czech Republic and Trinidad and Tobago, and in the morning had highlights from the previous night's game between Sweden and Chile. They also had an earlier World Cup preview programme called Power Generation. Then in the early hours, BBC Three showed World Cup Goals Galore, whilst BBC One repeated a ninety-minute docudrama called Bobby Moore, telling the life story of England's 1966 World Cup-winning captain, presented at the side of the screen in British Sign Language with Sign Zone.
World Cup Finals 2006		Germany
838	Saturday, 10 June 2006 - England 1 Paraguay 0 [1-0] Commerzbank-Arena, Sachsenhausen, Frankfurt am Main - Kick-off 3.00pm (2.00pm BST)	Match of the Day Live: FIFA World Cup 2006 (BBC One and BBC HD) - 12:40pm - 4:15pm commentators John Motson and Mark Lawrenson UKTV G2 - 1:00pm - 4:15pm commentators Andy Burton and Ron Atkinson World Cup '06 (itv1, stv and itv HD) - 4:30pm - 4:50pm (approximately) commentators Jon Champion and Jim Beglin (recorded highlights) Match of the Day: FIFA World Cup 2006 (BBC Three) - 7:00pm - 7:45pm (recorded highlights) World Cup '06 (itv1, stv and itv HD) - 11:30pm - 12:45am - Sunday, 11th June (recorded highlights) Match of the Day: FIFA World Cup 2006 (BBC One and BBC HD) - 1:00am - 2:00am - Sunday, 11th June (recorded highlights) Match of the Day Replay: FIFA World Cup 2006 (BBC One and BBC HD) - 3:00am - 4:40am - Sunday, 11th June (full game recording)
Notes		itv1 had live coverage of the two later games; Sweden against Trinidad and Tobago in England's group, and Argentina against Côte d'Ivoire, but both games were also shown as highlights by the BBC, the itv channels and on UKTV G2. A smattering of World Cup and football-themed programmes could be found on numerous other channels during the tournament.
839	Thursday, 15 June 2006 - England 2 Trinidad and Tobago 0 [0-0] easyCredit-Stadion, Beauthener Straβe, Nürnberg, - Kick-off 6.00pm (5.00pm BST)	World Cup '06 (itv1, stv and itv HD) - 4:15pm - 7:15pm commentators Clive Tyldesley and Gareth Southgate Match of the Day: FIFA World Cup 2006 (BBC Three) - 7:00pm - 8:00pm commentators John Motson and Mark Lawrenson (recorded highlights) Match of the Day: FIFA World Cup 2006 (BBC One and BBC HD) - 10:35pm - 11:35pm (recorded highlights) World Cup '06 (itv1, stv and itv HD) - 11:00pm - 12:25am - Friday, 16th June (recorded highlights) Match of the Day Replay: FIFA World Cup 2006 (BBC One and BBC HD) - 12:25am - 2:05am - Friday, 16th June (full game recording)
Notes		itv1, stv and itv HD had live coverage of the game between Costa Rica and Ecuador in the afternoon, and Paraguay against Sweden from England's group in the evening, with highlights from all three games appearing later on all eligible channels (including UKTV G2).
840	Tuesday, 20 June 2006 - Sweden 2 England 2 [0-1] Rhein-Energie-Stadion, Junkersdorf, Köln - Kick-off 9.00pm (8.00pm BST)	World Cup '06 (itv1, stv and itv HD) 7:00pm - 10:15pm commentators Clive Tyldesley and Gareth Southgate Match of the Day: FIFA World Cup 2006 (BBC One and BBC HD) - 10:35pm - 11:35pm commentators John Motson and Mark Lawrenson (recorded highlights) World Cup '06 (itv1, stv and itv HD) - 11:15pm - 12:35am - Wednesday, 21st June (recorded highlights) Match of the Day Replay: FIFA World Cup 2006 (BBC One and BBC HD) - 1:10am - 2:55am - Friday, 21st June (full game recording)
Notes		itv4 broadcast the other closing game in England's group, between Paraguay and Trinidad and Tobago, at the same time as England's game, and in the earlier group's conclusion, in the afternoon, Ecuador met hosts, Germany on itv1, stv and itv HD, with Costa Rica playing Poland on itv2. HIghlights from all appeared later (including on UKTV G2).
841	Sunday, 25 June 2006 - England 1 Ecuador 0 [0-0] Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, Wasen, Stuttgart - Kick-off 5.00pm (4.00pm BST)	UKTV G2 - 3:00pm - 6:15pm commentators Andy Burton and Ron Atkinson Match of the Day Live: FIFA World Cup 2006 (BBC One and BBC HD) - 3:30pm - 6:00pm commentators John Motson and Mark Lawrenson World Cup '06 (itv1, stv and itv HD) 11:20pm - 12:35am - Monday, 26th June commentators Peter Drury and Jim Beglin (recorded highlights) Match of the Day: FIFA World Cup 2006 (BBC One and BBC HD) - 11:30pm - 12:15am - Monday, 26th June (recorded highlights) Match of the Day Replay: FIFA World Cup 2006 (BBC One and BBC HD) - 1:45am - 3:30am - Monday, 26th June (full game recording)
Notes		itv1, stv and itv HD broadcast the match to decide England's quarter-final opponents, in the evening, as Portugal beat the Netherlands in the Battle of Nuremberg. Highlights were shown in the later programmes (plus on UKTV G2).
842	Saturday, 1 July 2006 - England 0 Portugal 0 [0-0]ᴭᵀ 1-3 on penalty-kicks Veltins Arena, Erle, Gelsenkirchen - Kick-off 5.00pm (4.00pm BST)	Match of the Day Live: FIFA World Cup 2006 (BBC One and BBC HD) - 3:00pm - 6:45pm commentators John Motson and Mark Lawrenson - see transcripts below UKTV G2 - 3:00pm - 7:00pm commentators John Roder and Ron Atkinson World Cup '06 (itv1, stv and itv HD) - 7:00pm - 7:45pm (approximately) commentators Jon Champion and Jim Beglin (recorded highlights) World Cup '06 (itv1, stv and itv HD) 11:15pm - 12:00am - Sunday, 2nd July (recorded highlights) Match of the Day: FIFA World Cup 2006 (BBC One and BBC HD) - 12:10am - 1:10am - Sunday, 2nd July (recorded highlights) Match of the Day Replay: FIFA World Cup 2006 (BBC One and BBC HD) - 1:55am - 4:15am (approximately) - Sunday, 2nd July (full game recording)
Notes		The last quarter-final, between Brazil and France, in the evening, was shown live by itv1, stv and itv HD, with highlights in the later programmes, including on UKTV G2.

Season 2006-07
Other England Internationals
		Tuesday, 15th August 2006 - UEFA Under-21 Championship Qualifying Portman Road, Ipswich England 2 Moldova 2 - Sky Sports 2 and Sky Sports HD2 - 8:00pm - 10:00pm commentators Jim Proudfoot and Brian Marwood Sky Sports 1 - 12:00am - 1:30am, and 10:00am - 11:30am - Wednesday, 16th August (recorded highlights)
843	Wednesday, 16 August 2006 - England 4 Greece 0 [4-0] Old Trafford, Stretford, Manchester - Kick-off 8.05pm BST	Match of the Day Live (BBC One) - 7:55pm - 10:05pm commentators Jonathan Pearce and Mark Lawrenson International Football (Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1) - 10:00pm - 12:00am and 3:00am - 5:00am - Thursday, 17th August commentators Martin Tyler and Trevor Francis (recorded highlights) International Football (Sky Sports 2 and Sky Sports HD2) - 7:30am - 9:00am and 1:00pm - 2:30pm - Thursday, 17th August (recorded highlights)
Notes		After showing the game live on the previous evening, Sky Sports 1 repeated the highlights from Wales' friendly with Bulgaria twice, plus once on Sky Sports 2. Premiership Years featuring the 2003-04 season also appeared on both channels, with Football Asia on Sky Sports 1 which also broadcast the game between the Republic of Ireland and the Netherlands at the same time as England's game. BBC Two Northern Ireland broadcast an earlier Match of the Day from Northern Ireland with their trip to Finland live at 5pm. British Eurosport had a round-up of European Championship qualifiers at midnight. Setanta Sports 1 replayed a previous meeting between the recently deposed (due to corruption) Italian champions, Juventus, and Milan.
Other England Internationals		Thursday, 31st August 2006 - Women's World Cup Qualifying The Valley, Charlton England 4 Netherlands 0 - Sky Sports 2 and Sky Sports HD2 - 8:00pm - 10:15pm commentator Bryn Law Sky Sports 1 - 12:30am - 1:30am and 1:00pm - 2:30pm - Friday, 1st September
844	Saturday, 2 September 2006 - England 5 Andorra 0 [3-0] Old Trafford, Stretford, Manchester - Kick-off 5.00pm BST	Match of the Day Live (BBC One) - 4:45pm - 7:05pm commentators John Motson and Mark Lawrenson International Football (Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1) - 9:30pm - 11:30pm commentators Martin Tyler and Alan Smith (recorded highlights) Match of the Day Replay (BBC One) - 1:30am - 3:15am - Sunday, 3rd September (full game recording) International Football (Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1) - 2:15am - 4:15am - Sunday, 3rd September (recorded highlights) Goals on Sunday (Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1) - 11:00am - 1:00pm - Sunday, 3rd September (recorded highlights)
Notes		Northern Ireland's opening European Championship qualifier against Iceland was live on BBC Two Northern Ireland's Match of the Day from Northern Ireland in the afternoon. Wales' opener in the Czech Republic was live on Sky Sports 1 (and HD1) in the evening, with highlights on S4C, and Scotland took on the Faroe Islands in the afternoon on Sky Sports 2 and HD2 (with highlights after midnight on BBC One Scotland's Sportscene), after the Coca-Cola League 1 clash between Crewe Alexandra and Huddersfield Town at 12:15pm. All of the league goals would likely have appeared on both Sky Sports News and in Goals on Sunday.
845	Wednesday, 6 September 2006 - Macedonia FYR 0 England 1 [0-0] Gradski Stadion, Karpoš, Skopje - Kick-off 9.00pm (8.00pm BST)	International Football (Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1) - 7:30pm - 11:00pm commentators Martin Tyler and David Platt Match of the Day (BBC One) - 10:40pm - 11:45pm commentators Jonathan Pearce and Mark Lawrenson (recorded highlights) International Football (Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1) - 2:00am - 4:00am, 8:00am - 10:00am and 2:30pm - 4:30pm - Thursday, 7th September (full game recording)
Notes		Sky Sports 1 and HD1 also showed Scotland's qualifier in Lithuania live and an episode of Football Asia earlier in the day, with Russia against Croatia (from England's group), and France against Italy (who had met in the World Cup Final, two months earlier) live on Sky Sports 3. BBC Two Northern Ireland's Match of the Day from Northern Ireland broadcast their epic victory against the eventual European champions, Spain live at the same time as England's game. Bravo had a feature on The Great Italian Football Scandal at 11:00pm.
Other England Internationals		Thursday, 21st September 2006 - Under-18 Victoria Park, Hartlepool England 0 France 2 - Sky Sports 2 and Sky Sports HD2 - 7:30pm - 9:30pm commentator Rob Hawthorne Sky Sports 2 and Sky Sports HD2 - 12:30am - 2:30am, and 7:30am - 9:30am, and Sky Sports Xtra - 1:00pm - 3:00pm - Friday, 22nd September (full game recording)
		Saturday, 30th September 2006 - Women's World Cup Qualifying Stade de la Route de Lorient, Rennes France 1 England 1 - BBC Three - 7:00pm - 9:40pm commentators Guy Mowbray and Marianne Spacey
		Friday, 6th October 2006 - UEFA Under-21 Championship Qualifying Play-Off First Leg Ricoh Arena, Coventry England 1 Germany 0 - Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1 - 7:30pm - 10:00pm commentators Rob Palmer and Brian Marwood Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1 - 12:00am - 1:30am, Sky Sports 2 and Sky Sports HD2 - 3:00am - 4:30am, and Sky Sports 3 - 7:30am - 9:00am - Saturday, 7th October (recorded highlights)
846	Saturday, 7 October 2006 - England 0 Macedonia FYR 0 [0-0] Old Trafford, Stretford, Manchester - Kick-off 5.00pm BST	Match of the Day Live (BBC one) - 4:45pm - 7:05pm Match of the Day Live (BBC one Wales) - 4:55pm - 7:05pm commentators John Motson and Mark Lawrenson International Football (Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1) - 7:30pm - 9:00pm, 11:30pm - 1:00am, and 6:30am - 8:00am - Sunday, 8th October commentators Martin Tyler and David Platt (recorded highlights) International Football (Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1) - 9:00pm - 11:00pm, and 8:00am - 10:00am - Sunday, 8th October (recorded highlights) Match of the Day (BBC one) - 10:35pm - 11:35pm (recorded highlights) Match of the Day Replay (BBC one) - 2:25am - 4:10am - Sunday, 8th October (full game recording) Goals on Sunday (Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1) - 11:00am - 1:00pm - Sunday, 8th October (recorded highlights)
Notes		There were lots of other live games to watch. Sky Sports 1 and HD1 showed Nottingham Forest's League 1 clash with Scunthorpe United, followed by Wales' European Championship qualifier with Slovakia (repeated later on S4C with a Welsh-language commentator), and Scotland against France, highlights of which appeared in BBC one Scotland's Sportscene, along with action from the later game in the group, between Italy and Ukraine. Northern Ireland's qualifier in Denmark was live on BBC three (as Match of the Day Live) and on BBC Two Northern Ireland (billed as Match of the Day from Northern Ireland). The later Match of the Day featured action involving three home nations (all except Wales), but included highlights from the Republic of Ireland's qualifier in Cyprus, whereas Sky Sports' two-hour highlights programme included all four home nations' games, but possibly not the Republic's! Action from the Coca-Cola Football League 1 and 2 games would have appeared on Sky Sports News and in Goals on Sunday. Sky Sports 1 (and HD1) also had two showings of a Premier League Preview show, and three of Champions League Weekly. Setanta Sports 1 had live coverage of the qualifier between Kazakhstan and Poland, and British Eurosport showed three live games, beginning with Australia against Paraguay in the morning, with an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier between Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea in the afternoon, and the friendly between Kuwait and Brazil in the evening. A round-up of Euro 2008 qualifiers followed later. Bravo began the day at 9:00am with Gazzetta Football Italia, whilst Sky one had an evening dedicated to football, with a countdown from fifty of The Premiership's Greatest Foreign Players, followed by The Match: The Story So Far, as a team of celebrities prepared to face the legends in their annual meeting on the following night.
Other England Internationals
		Tuesday, 10th October 2006 - UEFA Under-21 Championship Qualifying Play-Off Second Leg BayArena, Leverkusen Germany 0 England 2 England win 3-0 on aggregate Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1 - 7:00pm - 9:30pm commentators Rob Palmer and Brian Marwood Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1 - 11:30pm - 1:00am, and 8:00am - 9:30am, and Sky Sports 2 and Sky Sports HD2 - 1:00pm - 2:30pm - Wednesday, 11th October (recorded highlights)
847	Wednesday, 11 October 2006 - Croatia 2 England 0 [0-0] Stadion Maksimir, Maksimir, Zagreb - Kick-off 7.00pm (6.00PM BST)	International Football (Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1) - 5:30pm - 8:00pm commentators Martin Tyler and David Platt Match of the Day (BBC one) - 10:40pm - 11:50pm commentators Steve Wilson and Mark Lawrenson (recorded highlights) International Football (Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1) - 12:30am - 2:30am, 8:00am - 10:00am and 1:00pm - 3:00pm - Thursday, 12th October (full game recording) International Football (Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1) - 5:30pm - 7:30pm, and 11:30pm - 1:30am - Friday, 13th October (recorded highlights)
Notes		Wales' qualifier with Cyprus followed the England game immediately afterwards on Sky Sports 1 and HD1 (with the full game later on S4C, and highlights on BBC one Wales' Match of the Day Wales), whilst Sky Sports 2 and HD2 broadcast the Republic of Ireland's qualifier with the Czech Republic. Northern Ireland against Latvia was live on BBC one Northern Ireland's Match of the Day from Northern Ireland, whilst Scotland's game in Ukraine was live on BBC Two, with the second half also live on BBC one Scotland's Sportscene. British Eurosport had live coverage of the Asian Cup qualifier between Australia and Bahrain in the morning (with later highlights), preceded by highlights from Australia's game with Paraguay, shown live on the previous weekend. There were also highlights from the previous evening's live friendly in Stockholm between Brazil and Ecuador and a later round-up of Euro 2008 qualifiers. Setanta Sports 1 covered Poland's qualifier with Portugal live. Magazine programmes, Football Asia and J League Weekly, also appeared on Sky Sports 1 and HD1, with the latter programme also on Sky Sports 2 and HD2.
Other England Internationals
		Friday, 20th October 2006 - Sky Sports Victory Shield (Under-16) Richmond Park, Carmarthen Wales 1 England 1 - Sky Sports 2 and Sky Sports HD2 - 7:30pm - 10:00pm commentator Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1 - 12:00am - 1:30am, and Sky Sports 2 and Sky Sports HD2 - 4:00am - 5:30am - Saturday, 21st October (full game recording)
		Thursday, 9th November 2006 - Sky Sports Victory Shield (Under-16) The Showgrounds, Ballymena Northern Ireland 0 England 3 - Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1 - 7:30pm - 10:00pm commentator Sky Sports 3 - 12:30am - 2:00am, and 3:00pm - 4:30pm, and Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1 - 7:30am - 9:00am - Friday, 10th November (full game recording)
		Tuesday, 14th November 2006 - Under-21 DSB Stadion, Alkmaar Netherlands 0 England 1 Sky Sports 2 and Sky Sports HD2 - 7:00pm - 9:15pm commentators Rob Palmer and Brian Marwood Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1 - 12:00am - 1:00am, 8:00am - 9:00am, and 1:00pm - 2:00pm, and Sky Sports 2 and Sky Sports HD2 - 4:00pm - 5:00pm - Wednesday, 15th November (recorded highlights)
848	Wednesday, 15 November 2006 - Netherlands 1 England 1 [0-1] Amsterdam ArenA, Zuidoost - Kick-off 8.00pm (7.00pm GMT)	Match of the Day Live (BBC one) - 6:50pm - 9:00pm commentators Steve Wilson and Mark Lawrenson International Football - 10:00pm - 12:00am, and 4:00pm - 6:00pm (Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1), and 10:00am -12:00pm (Sky Sports 2 and Sky Sports HD2) - Thursday, 16th November commentators Martin Tyler and David Platt (full game recording)
Notes		Sky Sports 1 and HD1 showed the Republic of Ireland's European Championship qualifier against San Marino live, immediately following Israel's game with Croatia in England's group. Two highlights showings of Wales' friendly with Liechtenstein from the previous evening (live on Sky Sports 1 and HD1), were also broadcast, and Revista De La Liga and Football Asia were shown on Sky Sports 2 and HD2. Setanta Sports 1 featured live coverage of the qualifier between Belgium and Poland. British Eurosport had a morning of action from a trio of the previous month's qualifiers; Poland against Portugal, Georgia aginst Italy, and the Netherlands against Albania, with more action at 10:00pm.
Other England Internationals		Friday, 8th December 2006 - Sky Sports Victory Shield (Under-16) Glanford Park, Scunthorpe England 2 Scotland 1 - Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1 - 8:00pm - 10:00pm commentator Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1 - 12:00am - 2:00am, Sky Sports 2 and Sky Sports HD2 - 3:00am - 5:00am, and Sky Sports 3 - 7:00am - 9:00am - Saturday, 9th December (full game recording)
		Tuesday, 6th February 2007 - Under-21 Pride Park Stadium, Derby England 2 Spain 2 - Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1 - 8:00pm - 10:15pm commentators Rob Palmer and Brian Marwood Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1 - 12:15am - 1:15am, and 9:30am - 10:30am, and Sky Sports 2 and Sky Sports HD2 - 1:00pm - 2:00pm, and 5:00pm - 6:00pm - Wednesday, 7th February (recorded highlights)
849	Wednesday, 7 February 2007 - England 0 Spain 1 [0-0] Old Trafford, Stretford, Manchester - Kick-off 8.00pm GMT	Match of the Day Live (BBC one) - 7:30pm - 10:00pm commentators John Motson and Mark Lawrenson International Football - 10:00pm - 11:30pm, 1:00am - 2:30am, and 7:30am - 9:00am (Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1), 10:30am - 12:00pm (Sky Sports 2 and Sky Sports HD2), and 1:30pm - 3:00pm (Sky Sports 3) - Thursday, 8th February commentators Martin Tyler and David Platt (recorded highlights)
Notes		Sky Sports 1, Sky Sports 2, HD1 and HD2 showed highlights from the under-21 international between Scotland and Germany, shown live on Sky Sports 1 (and HD1) on the previous evening, and also highlights from the full international between Brazil and Portugal played at Arsenal's new Emirates Stadium, also on the previous night. British Eurosport had highlights from two of the evening's friendlies; France against Argentina, and Belgium against the Czech Republic. Setanta Sports 1 provided highlights from recent games in both the German Bundesliga (shown twice) and the Dutch Eredivisie, whilst Channel 4 had a late-night edition of Goalissimo, with action from around the world.
Other England Internationals
		Saturday, 24th March 2007 - Under-21 The National Stadium, Wembley England 3 Italy 3 - Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1 - 12:00pm - 2:30pm commentators Rob Palmer and Brian Marwood
850	Saturday, 24 March 2007 - Israel 0 England 0 [0-0] The National Stadium, Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv - Kick-off 8.30pm (6.30pm GMT)	International Football (Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1) - 5:30pm - 9:00pm commentators Martin Tyler and David Platt International Football Special (Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1) - 9:00pm - 11:00pm, 4:00am BST - 6:00am BST, and 8:00am - 10:00am - Sunday, 25th March (recorded highlights) Match of the Day (BBC one) - 10:20pm - 11:30pm Sportscene (BBC one Scotland) - 10:20pm - 11:30pm commentators Guy Mowbray and Mark Lawrenson (recorded highlights) Goals on Sunday (Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1) - 11:00am - 1:00pm - Sunday, 25th March (recorded highlights)
Notes		Preceding England's game on Sky Sports 1 and HD1 was the European Championship qualifier between the Republic of Ireland and Wales. Scotland's qualifier with Georgia was live on Sky Sports 3, with extended highlights in Sportscene, and also appearing on Match of the Day. Northern Ireland's trip to Liechtenstein was live on BBC Two Northern Ireland's Match of the Day from Northern Ireland, and available throughout the United Kingdom on BBCi via the red button on digital devices, with highlights in the later BBC one programmes. British Eurosport had live coverage of the game between Lithuania and France, following an Inside Euro 2008 preview programme which was repeated later in the evening. Setanta Sports 1 had delayed coverage of the qualifier between Poland and Azerbaijan. Action from the Coca-Cola Football League's 1 and 2 will have appeared on Sky Sports News and in Goals on Sunday. Champions League Weekly was shown three times on Sky Sports 1 and HD1 during the day, with Premier League Preview on twice, and FIFA Futbol Mundial on at 11:30pm.
Other England Internationals
		Tuesday, 27th March 2007 - Under-18 Huish Park, Yeovil England 4 Netherlands 1 - Westcountry Live 6:00pm - 6:30pm - Wednesday, 28th March itv1 Westcountry (recorded highlights) reporter Trina Lake
851	Wednesday, 28 March 2007 - Andorra 0 England 3 [0-0] Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Montjuïc, Barcelona - Kick-off 9.00pm (8.00pm BST)	International Football (Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1) - 7:00pm - 11:00pm commentators Martin Tyler and David Platt Match of the Day (BBC one) - 10:40pm - 11:25pm Match of the Day (BBC one Wales) - 11:10pm - 11:55pm Match of the Day (BBC one Northern Ireland) - 11:20pm - 12:05am - Thursday, 29th March Match of the Day (BBC one Scotland) - 11:40pm - 12:25am - Thursday, 29th March commentators Guy Mowbray and Mark Lawrenson (recorded highlights) International Football Special - 1:00am - 3:00am (Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1), 10:00am - 12:00pm, and 2:00pm - 4:00pm (Sky Sports 2 and Sky Sports HD2) - Thursday, 29th March (recorded highlights)
Notes		Italy against Scotland was featured on both BBC Two's Match of the Day Live and on BBC one Scotland's Sportscene at the same time as England's game, whilst the Republic of Ireland's qualifier with Slovakia was live on Sky Sports 2 and HD2, and Wales entertained San Marino on Sky Sports 3, with later highlights on S4C. BBC Two Northern Ireland opted out of the Scotland game to show their game with Sweden live in Match of the Day from Northern Ireland (and on BBCi via the red button), with highlights in the later Match of the Day, along with those from Scotland's game. Setanta Sports 1 broadcast live coverage of Poland's qualifier with Armenia. British Eurosport had a round-up of qualifiers (the second of the day) at 10:00pm, with an earlier edition of Inside Euro 2008. Football Argentina at 3:30am on five presented the game between Boca Juniors and Gimnasia y Esgrima, played ten days earlier in the Torneo Apertura.
Other England Internationals
		Friday, 4th May 2007 - UEFA Under-17 Championship Stade Luc Varenne, Tournai Belgium 1 England 1 - British Eurosport - 3:00pm - 4:45pm commentator
		Monday, 7th May 2007 - UEFA Under-17 Championship Stade Leburton, Tubize England 4 Netherlands 2 - British Eurosport - 7:00pm - 8:00pm, and 8:30am - 10:00am - Tuesday, 8th May commentator Dave Farrar (recorded highlights)
		Thursday, 10th May 2007 - UEFA Under-17 Championship Semi-Final Stade Leburton, Tubize England 1 France 0 - British Eurosport - 7:15pm - 9:00pm commentator Dave Farrar British Eurosport - 10:30pm - 12:00am (recorded highlights)
		Sunday, 10th May 2007 - UEFA Under-17 Championship Final Stade Luc Varenne, Tournai Spain 1 England 0 - British Eurosport - 4:45pm - 6:45pm commentator Dave Farrar
852	Friday, 1 June 2007 - England 1 Brazil 1 [0-0] The National Stadium, Wembley, London - Kick-off 8:00pm BST	Match of the Day Live (BBC one) - 7:30pm - 10:00pm commentators John Motson and Mark Lawrenson International Football - 10:30pm - 12:00am, 4:00am - 5:30am, and 6:30am - 8:00am (Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1), and 1:00pm - 2:30pm (Sky Sports 2 and Sky Sports HD2) - Saturday, 2nd June commentators Martin Tyler and David Platt (recorded highlights)
Notes		British Eurosport showed the friendly between Ghana and the Netherlands live, and broadcast an edition of Inside Euro 2008 twice. Sky Sports 1 and HD1 also had two showings of FIFA Futbol Mundial, whilst Sky Sports Xtra featured six-a-side Masters Football, with three programmes during the day, plus three showings of the Premiership Years review of the 2005-06 season which also appeared on Sky Sports 3. Setanta Sports 1 showed a repeat of the previous weekend's DFB-Pokalendspiele between Nürnberg and Stuttgart at 9:05am.
Other England Internationals
		Tuesday, 5th June 2007 - Under-21 Carrow Road, Norwich England 5 Slovakia 0 - Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1 - 7:30pm - 10:30pm commentators Rob Palmer and Brian Marwood Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1 - 12:30am - 2:00am, and 8:00am - 9:30am, and Sky Sports 2 and Sky Sports HD2 - 1:30pm - 3:00pm - Wednesday, 6th June (recorded highlights)
853	Wednesday, 6 June 2007 - Estonia 0 England 3 [0-1] A. Le Coq Arena, Lilleküla, Tallinn - Kick-off 9.30pm (7.30pm BST)	International Football (Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1) - 7:15pm - 11:00pm commentators Martin Tyler and David Platt Match of the Day (BBC one) - 10:40pm - 11:35pm Match of the Day (BBC Two Northern Ireland) - 11:20pm - 12:15am - Thursday, 7th June (BBC Scotland opted out) commentators Jonathan Pearce and Mark Bright (recorded highlights) International Football (Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1) - 1:30am - 3:30am, and 8:00am - 10:00am, (Sky Sports 2 and HD2) 1:00pm - 3:00pm, and (Sky Sports 3) - 5:00pm - 7:00pm - Thursday, 7th June (recorded highlights)
Notes		Scotland's European Championship qualifier in the Faroe Islands was live on Sky Sports 1 and HD1 immediately before the England game, with highlights in BBC One Scotland's Sportscene and in the later Sky Sports programmes. Foot Brazil, with highlights from the Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A, was shown twice during the day and the FIFA Futbol Mundial magazine programme was also shown. Poland's qualifier in Armenia was live on Setanta Sports 1. Highlights from the previous weekend's game between Belgium and Portugal were twice shown on British Eurosport, along with two round-ups of recent qualifying action and three showings of Inside Euro 2008.
Other England Internationals
		Monday, 11th June 2007 - UEFA Under-21 Championship GelreDome, Arnhem Czech Republic 0 England 0 - Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1 - 5:00pm - 7:30pm commentators Martin Tyler and Brian Marwood Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1 - 12:00am - 2:00am, 8:00am - 10:00am, 12:30pm - 2:30pm, and 4:30pm - 6:30pm - Tuesday, 12th June (recorded highlights)
		Thursday, 14th June 2007 - UEFA Under-21 Championship GelreDome, Arnhem England 2 Italy 2 - Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1 - 7:30pm - 10:00pm commentators Martin Tyler and Brian Marwood Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1 - 12:00am - 2:00am, and Sky Sports 2 and Sky Sports HD2 - 7:00am - 9:00am, and 1:00pm - 3:00pm - Friday, 15th June (recorded highlights)
		Sunday, 17th June 2007 - UEFA Under-21 Championship McDOS Goffertstadion, Nijmegen England 2 Serbia 0 - Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1 - 7:00pm - 10:30pm commentators Martin Tyler and Brian Marwood Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1 - 12:00am - 2:00am, and 8:30am - 10:30am, Sky Sports 3 - 2:00pm - 4:00pm, and Sky Sports Xtra - 5:00pm - 7:00pm - Monday, 18th June (recorded highlights)
		Wednesday, 20th June 2007 - UEFA Under-21 Championship Semi-Final Abe Lenstra Stadion, Heerenveen Netherlands 1 England 1 AET Netherlands won 13-12 on penalties Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1 - 5:00pm - 8:00pm (approximately) commentators Martin Tyler and Brian Marwood Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1 - 12:00am - 2:00am, and 8:30am - 10:30am - Thursday, 21st June (recorded highlights)

Season 2007-08
Other England Internationals		Tuesday, 21st August 2007 - Under-17 World Cup Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo New Zealand 0 England 5 - British Eurosport - 9:00am - 11:00am commentators Tim Caple and Russell Osman
		Tuesday, 21st August 2007 - Under-21 Ashton Gate, Bristol England 1 Romania 1 - Sky Sports 2 and Sky Sports HD2 - 7:30pm - 10:00pm commentators Rob Palmer and Brian Marwood Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1 - 12:00am - 1:30am, 8:30am - 10:00am, and Sky Sports 2 and Sky Sports HD2 - 1:00pm - 2:30pm, and 3:30pm - 5:00pm - Wednesday, 22nd August (recorded highlights)
854	Wednesday, 22 August 2007 - England 1 Germany 2 [1-2] The National Stadium, Wembley, London - Kick-off 8:00pm BST	Match of the Day Live (BBC one) - 7:30pm - 10:00pm commentators John Motson and Mark Lawrenson (BBC Northern Ireland opted out) International Football (Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1) - 10:00pm - 12:00am, 2:30am - 4:30am, and 8:00am - 10:00am, and (Sky Sports 2 and Sky Sports HD2) - 1:00pm - 3:00pm - Thursday, 23rd August commentators Martin Tyler and David Platt (full game recording)
Notes		Wales' trip to Bulgaria was live on Sky Sports 1 and HD1, followed by Scotland against South Africa (with later highlights on BBC one Scotland's Sportscene), whilst Sky Sports 2 and HD2 were showing the Republic of Ireland live in Denmark, and BBC one Northern Ireland's Match of the Day from Northern Ireland had live coverage of their European Championship qualifier with Liechtenstein. At 10:00pm, BBC Two Northern Ireland repeated a review of the recent youth tournaments in Milk Cup Fever. Japan's friendly with Cameroon was live on British Eurosport at 10:30am. They also had an edition of Inside Euro 2008, and more football at the end of the evening, possibly from the Under-17 World Cup in South Korea. Foot Brazil (twice) and FIFA Futbol Mundial were also shown on Sky Sports 1 and HD1, whilst Setanta Sports 1 included recent action from the Clydesdale Bank Premier League in Scotland, the French Ligue 1 Orange and the Dutch Eredivisie.
Other England Internationals		Friday, 24th August 2007 - Under-17 World Cup Goyang Stadium, Goyang England 2 Brazil 1 - British Eurosport - 9:00am - 11:00am commentators Tim Caple and Russell Osman British Eurosport - 3:00pm - 4:00pm, and 9:00pm - 10:00pm (recorded highlights)
		Thursday, 30th August 2007 - Under-17 World Cup Second Round Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo England 3 Syria 1 - British Eurosport 2 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm commentators Tim Caple and Russell Osman
		Sunday, 2nd September 2007 - Under-17 World Cup Quarter-Final Goyang Stadium, Goyang England 1 Germany 4 - British Eurosport 2 commentators Tim Caple and Russell Osman (full game recording)
855	Saturday, 8 September 2007 - England 3 Israel 0 [1-0] The National Stadium, Wembley, London - Kick-off 5.00pm BST	Match of the Day Live (BBC one) - 4:30pm - 7:05pm commentators John Motson and Mark Lawrenson International Football (Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1) - 9:30pm - 12:00am, 1:30am - 4:00am, and 7:30am - 10:00am - Sunday, 9th September commentators Martin Tyler and David Platt (full game recording) International Football (Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1) - 11:00am - 1:00pm - Sunday, 9th September (recorded highlights)
Notes		Sky Sports 1 and HD1 had four consecutive live games, beginning with the League 2 clash between Dagenham & Redbridge and Barnet in the Coca-Cola Football League at 12:15pm, and followed by European Championship qualifiers between Scotland and Lithuania (with highlights later on BBC one Scotland's Sportscene), Latvia and Northern Ireland, and Wales and Germany (with highlights on S4C). Before and after these games, there were four screenings of Champions League Weekly, a Football League Preview, and an edition of FIFA Futbol Mundial. Sky Sports 2 and HD2, meanwhile, relayed the Republic of Ireland's qualifier in Slovakia, with highlights from their under-21 clash with Portugal, shown live by Sky Sports 3 on the previous evening. Sky Sports News will have provided action from the other games in League 1 and 2. British Eurosport had a round-up of qualifying action, and two showings of Inside Euro 2008. BBC three offered up a two-part selection of World Cup Outtakes (repeated in the early hours of Sunday morning), followed by Football Gaffes Galore.
Other England Internationals		Tuesday, 11th September 2007 - Women's World Cup Hongkou Stadium, Shanghai Japan 2 England 2 - Match of the Day Live (BBC Two) - 12:45pm - 3:00pm commentators Guy Mowbray and Lucy Ward British Eurosport - 1:00pm - 3:00pm commentators Dave Farrar and Emma Hayes British Eurosport - 9:00pm - 10:00pm (recorded highlights) Match of the Day (BBC Two) - 11:50pm - 12:35am - Wednesday, 12th September (recorded highlights)
856	Wednesday, 12 September 2007 - England 3 Russia 0 [2-0] The National Stadium, Wembley, London  - Kick-off 8.00pm BST	Match of the Day Live (BBC one) - 7:30pm - 10:00pm commentators John Motson and Mark Lawrenson International Football (Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1) - 10:15pm - 12:15am, and 2:45am - 4:45am, (Sky Sports 2 and Sky Sports HD2) - 9:00am - 11:00am, and (Sky Sports 3) - 1:00pm - 3:00pm - Thursday, 13th September commentators Martin Tyler and David Platt (full game recording)
Notes		Sky Sports 1 and HD1's live qualifiers were between Slovakia and Wales, and France against Scotland (with highlights on BBC one Scotland's Sportscene). The Republic of Ireland's trip to the Czech Republic was covered live on Sky Sports 2 and HD2, with Iceland against Northern Ireland on Sky Sports Xtra. BBC Two had a late-night Match of the Day with highlights from the day's games in the Women's World Cup in China at 11:50pm. British Eurosport showed two live matches from the competition; Brazil against New Zealand, and the hosts against Denmark. There were also four showings of Inside Euro 2008, two hours of Beach Soccer at 7:45am, and two other programmes of international football highlights, probably including the European Championship qualifier between Ukraine and Italy in the evening. Setanta Sports 1 had live action from Poland's qualifier in Finland, plus Scottish football in SPL Classics, and Global Football at 4am. FIFA Futbol Mundial appeared twice on Sky Sports 1 and HD1, with Foot Brazil on Sky Sports 2 and HD2. Sky one, meanwhile, repeated The Premiership's Greatest Foreign Players. David Beckham's Soccer USA was shown on five, following his transfer to Los Angeles Galaxy in North America's Major League Soccer, and at 5:10am, there were highlights from the Torneo Apertura in Football Argentina.
Other England Internationals		Friday, 14th September 2007 - Women's World Cup Hongkou Stadium, Shanghai England 0 Germany 0 - Match of the Day Live (BBC Two) - 12:45pm - 3:00pm commentators Guy Mowbray and Lucy Ward (BBC Wales opted out) British Eurosport - 1:00pm - 3:00pm commentators Dave Farrar and Emma Hayes British Eurosport - 7:00pm - 8:30pm (recorded highlights) Match of the Day (BBC Two) - 12:05am - 12:50am - Saturday, 15th September (recorded highlights)
		Monday, 17th September 2007 - Women's World Cup Sports Centre, Chengdu England 6 Argentina 1 - Match of the Day Live (BBC Two) - 12:50pm - 3:15pm commentators Guy Mowbray and Lucy Ward British Eurosport - 1:00pm - 3:00pm commentators Dave Farrar and Emma Hayes British Eurosport - 7:15pm - 8:15pm, and 10:00am - 11:00am - Tuesday, 18th September (recorded highlights) Match of the Day (BBC Two) - 11:50pm - 12:35am - Tuesday, 18th September (recorded highlights)
		Saturday, 22nd September 2007 - Women's World Cup Quarter-Final Olympic Centre, Tianjin United States 3 England 0 - Match of the Day Live (BBC Two) - 12:40pm - 3:00pm commentators Guy Mowbray and Lucy Ward British Eurosport - 1:00pm - 3:00pm commentators Dave Farrar and Emma Hayes Match of the Day (BBC Two) - 12:30am - 1:15am - Sunday, 23rd September (recorded highlights)
		Thursday, 11th October 2007 - Sky Sports Victory Shield (Under-16) Bloomfield Road, Blackpool England 2 Northern Ireland 2 - Sky Sports 2 and Sky Sports HD2 - 7:30pm - 10:00pm commentators Tony Jones and Tony Gale Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1 - 1:00am - 2:30am, 9:30am - 11:00am, and 1:30pm - 3:00pm - Friday, 12th October (full game recording)
		Friday, 12th October 2007 - UEFA Under-21 Championship Qualifying Walkers Stadium, Leicester England 1 Montenegro 0 Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1 - 7:30pm - 10:00pm commentators Rob Palmer and Brian Marwood Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1 - 1:00am - 2:30am, Sky Sports 3 - 3:30am - 5:00am, and Sky Sports 2 and Sky Sports HD2 - 7:00am - 8:30am - Saturday, 13th October (recorded highlights)
857	Saturday, 13 October 2007 - England 3 Estonia 0 [3-0] The National Stadium, Wembley, London - Kick-off 3.00pm BST	Match of the Day Live (BBC one) - 2:30pm - 5:15pm commentators John Motson and Mark Lawrenson International Football (Sky Sports 2 and Sky Sports HD2) - 7:00pm - 7:30pm commentators Martin Tyler and David Platt (recorded highlights) International Football (Sky Sports 2 and Sky Sports HD2) - 10:00pm - 12:00am, and (Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1) - 8:00am - 10:00am - Sunday, 14th October (full game recording) International Football Special (Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1) - 11:00am - 1:00pm (recorded highlights)
Notes		Sky Sports 1 and HD1 showed Scotland's qualifier with Ukraine at the same time as England's match. BBC one Scotland's Sportscene carried highlights later in the evening. Wales' qualifier in Cyprus was live on S4C, with the Republic of Ireland against Germany live on Sky Sports 2 and HD2, whilst Sky Sports 1 and HD1 showed the World Cup qualifier live between Argentina and Chile. British Eurosport had live coverage of the European Championship qualifier between the Faroe Islands and France, preceded by Inside Euro 2008, and had two other programmes of international football action. Setanta Sports 1 broadcast the Blue Square Prem1er fixture between Northwich Victoria and Exeter City, followed by Poland's qualifier against Kazakhstan, with an earlier edition of Global Football. League 1 and League 2 fixtures in the Coca-Cola Football League will have featured as goal-action on Sky Sports News.
Other England Internationals
		Tuesday, 16th October 2007 - UEFA Under-21 Championship Qualifying Turners Cross, Cork Republic of Ireland 0 England 3 - Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1 - 7:30pm - 10:15pm commentators Rob Palmer and Brian Marwood Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1 - 12:15am - 1:30am, 9:00am - 10:15am, and 12:15pm - 1:30pm - Wednesday, 17th October (recorded highlights)
858	Wednesday, 17 October 2007 - Russia 2 England 1 [0-1] Olimpiyskiy Kompleks Luzhniki Stadion, Moskva - Kick-off 7.00pm (4.00pm BST)	International Football (Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1) - 3:30pm - 6:30pm commentators Martin Tyler and David Platt International Football (Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1) - 6:30pm - 7:25pm (recorded highlights) International Football (Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1) - 9:30pm - 11:30pm, 3:00am - 5:00am, 8:00am - 10:00am, and 2:30pm - 4:30pm - Thursday, 18th October (recorded highlights) Match of the Day (BBC one) - 10:40pm - 11:50pm Match of the Day (BBC one Northern Ireland) - 11:40pm - 12:50am - Thursday, 18th October commentators Steve Wilson and Mark Lawrenson (recorded highlights)
Notes		Match of the Day Live on BBC Two (Sportscene in Scotland) covered the Scots' trip to Georgia. BBC one Northern Ireland featured their European Championship qualifier in Sweden, live on Match of the Day from Northern Ireland, whilst BBC Two Wales transmitted their appearance in San Marino in Match of the Day Wales. Both games could also be viewed via the BBCi red button, and highlights of the Welsh game were available later on S4C. The Republic of Ireland's qualifier with Cyprus was live on Sky Sports 1 and HD1, following England's game. At 1:00am, they showed the World Cup qualifier between Brazil and Ecuador, having repeated the previous night's live game between Venezuela and Argentina at 10:15am. An episode of FIFA Futbol Mundial also made it into the schedule. British Eurosport showed highlights from the previous weekend's European Championship qualifier between Romania and the Netherlands, with a more up-to-date round-up at 10:00pm, and two showings of Inside Euro 2008 during the day. Setanta Sports 1 showed the previous month's Clydesdale Bank Premier League fixture between St Mirren and Celtic in SPL Replay, Non-League Football featuring recent action from the Blue Square Prem1er, and Back of the Net, a 4:00am goals-reel. Finally, also at 4:00am, five broadcast recent highlights from Serie A TIM in Football Italiano.
Other England Internationals		Friday, 2nd November 2007 - Sky Sports Victory Shield (Under-16) New Bucks Head, Wellington England 2 Wales 0 - Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1 - 7:30pm - 10:00pm commentators Tony Jones and Tony Gale Sky Sports 2 and Sky Sports HD2 - 12:00am - 1:30am, and 3:30am - 5:00am, and Sky Sports 3 - 6:00am - 7:30am - Saturday, 3rd November (full game recording)
		Friday, 16th November 2007 - UEFA Under-21 Championship Qualifying stadium:mk, Milton Keynes England 2 Bulgaria 0 Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1 - 5:30pm - 7:55pm (approximately) commentators Rob Palmer and Brian Marwood Sky Sports 2 and Sky Sports HD2 - 12:00am - 1:30am - Saturday, 17th November (recorded highlights)
859	Friday, 16 November 2007 - Austria 0 England 1 [0-1] Ernst Happel Stadion, Leopoidstod, Wien - Kick-off 9.00pm (8.00pm GMT)	International Football (Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1) - 7:55pm (approximately) - 10:30pm commentators Martin Tyler and David Platt Match of the Day (BBC three) - 10:30pm - 11:00pm Match of the Day (BBC Two) - 12:45am - 1:15am Match of the Day (BBC Two Northern Ireland) - 1:15am - 1:45am - Saturday, 17th October commentators Guy Mowbray and Mark Lawrenson (recorded highlights) International Football (Sky Sports 2 and Sky Sports HD2) - 3:30am - 5:00am, and (Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1) - 7:30am - 9:00am - Saturday, 17th November (recorded highlights)
Notes		Match of the Day was not shown on BBC one, because of the annual Children in Need fundraising evening. British Eurosport had a busy day of action, with highlights from the previous month's European Championship qualifiers between Denmark and Spain (shown twice), the Netherlands and Slovenia, and France and Lithuania, with live coverage of both of the opening matches in the UEFA Futsal Championship in Porto, between Italy and the hosts, and the Czech Republic and Romania. Inside Euro 2008 was also shown twice, together with a 15-minute edition of Gooooal! Setanta Sports 1 had live coverage of the Republic of Ireland's visit to Montenegro in the UEFA Under-21 Championship, plus Bundesliga and French League Highlights, Primeira Liga action in PortuGol, highlights from the previous weekend's clash between Feyenoord and Ajax in the Eredivisie, and a match from the Copa Sudamericana, plus football round-ups in Setanta Sports Extra and the UEFA Champions League Magazine.  Sky Sports 1 and HD1 broadcast the Barclays Premier League World and Big League Weekend programmes twice each during the day, with the latter also shown twice in the early hours on Sky Sports 2 and HD2.
860	Wednesday, 21 November 2007 - England 2 Croatia 3 [0-2] The National Stadium, Wembley, London - Kick-off 8.00pm GMT	Match of the Day Live (BBC one) - 7:30pm - 10:00pm commentators John Motson and Mark Lawrenson - see transcripts below International Football (Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1) - 10:15pm - 11:15pm, and (Sky Sports 3) - 3:30am - 4:30am - Thursday, 22nd November commentators Martin Tyler and David Platt (recorded highlights) International Football (Sky Sports 3) - 9:30am - 11:00am, and (Sky Sports 2 and Sky Sports HD2) - 2:00pm - 3:30pm, and 5:30pm - 7:00pm - Thursday, 22nd November (recorded highlights)
Notes		BBC Two Wales had live coverage of the final European Championship qualifier, between Germany and Wales in Match of the Day Wales, at the same time as England's game. Meanwhile, on BBC Two Northern Ireland, their final qualifier in Spain was also shown live. British Eurosport's live qualifier was Ukraine against France, but they had four other programmes of football highlights during the day, including the previous weekend's game between the Netherlands and Luxembourg, plus live coverage of Russia against Spain in the UEFA Futsal Championship, and highlights of the games between Serbia and Uruguay, the Czech Republic and Italy, and Portugal and Romania. After three showings of Inside Euro 2008, the following qualifiers were included in a round-up at 9:30pm: Sweden v. Latvia, Denmark v. Iceland, Serbia v. Poland, Belarus v. Netherlands, Ukraine v, France, Cyprus v. Czech Republic, and Germany v. Wales. Setanta Sports 1 showed a Dutch Eredivisie fixture from ten days earlier (between Sparta Rotterdam and PSV Eindhoven), and from the previous week, the Copa Sudamericana semi-final second leg between Buenos Aires rivals, River Plate and Arsenal de Sarandí, plus Global Football and Back of the Net programmes. Sky Sports 1 and HD1 showed two live World Cup qualifiers from South America in the early hours, with Brazil facing Uruguay, and Chile entertaining Paraguay. Colombia against Argentina was shown live 24 hours earlier, and repeated on both Sky Sports 1 and 2 (and their associated HD channels). The under-21 internationals screened live on the previous evening, between the Republic of Ireland and Bulgaria (Sky Sports 2 and HD2), and Wales and France (Sky Sports 1 and HD1), were also repeated on Sky Sports 1 and HD1. Australia's Hyundai A-League, and Foot Brazil also appeared on both of the main Sky Sports (and HD) channels, with an edition of FIFA Futbol Mundial on Sky Sports 2 and HD2.
Other England Internationals		Thursday, 29th November 2007 - Sky Sports Victory Shield (Under-16) Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk Scotland 1 England 2 - Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1 - 7:30pm - 9:45pm commentators Tony Jones and Tony Gale Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1 - 11:45pm - 12:45am, Sky Sports 3 - 9:00am - 10:00am, and Sky Sports 2 and Sky Sports HD2 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm - Friday, 30th November (recorded highlights)
		Tuesday, 5th February 2008 - UEFA Under-21 Championship Qualifying St Mary's Stadium, Southampton England 3 Republic of Ireland 0 Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1 - 7:30pm - 10:00pm commentators Ian Darke and Brian Marwood Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1 - 12:00am - 1:30am, 10:00am - 11:30am, 1:00pm - 2:30pm, and 4:00pm - 5:30pm - Wednesday, 6th February (recorded highlights)
861	Wednesday, 6 February 2008 - England 2 Switzerland 1 [1-0] The National Stadium, Wembley, London - Kick-off 8.00pm GMT	Match of the Day Live (BBC one) - 7:30pm - 10:00pm commentators John Motson and Mark Lawrenson (BBC Northern Ireland opted out) International Football (Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1) - 10:00pm - 12:00am, 1:00am - 3:00am, and 10:00am - 12:00pm, and (Sky Sports 2 and Sky Sports HD2) - 1:00pm - 3:00pm - Thursday, 7th February commentators Martin Tyler and David Platt (recorded highlights)
Notes		Sky Sports 1 and HD1 had live coverage of the Republic of Ireland's friendly with Brazil, whilst Wales against Norway was on Sky Sports 2 and HD2 (with later highlights on S4C). BBC one Northern Ireland showed Northern Ireland's meeting with Bulgaria in Match of the Day from Northern Ireland which was also available on the BBCi red button throughout the United Kingdom. Sky Sports 1's (and HD1's) other football offerings included two showings each of Revista De La Liga, and highlights from the Australian Hyundai A-League, plus an edition of FIFA Futbol Mundial. The latter two programmes were also shown on Sky Sports 2 and HD2. Setanta Sports 2 had live coverage of the second-leg meeting between Cerro Porteño of Paraguay, and Brazil's Cruzeiro in the Copa Libertadores at 11:50pm. Sister-channel, Setanta Sports 1, meanwhile, provided two replays of the previous weekend's Coupe de France-tie between Olympique Marseille and Monaco. There was also a re-run of the German Bundesliga game, played three days earlier, between Schalke and Stuttgart. Three other showings of Bundesliga highlights, and those from the Dutch Eredivisie also appeared, with Back of the Net (three times) covering the UK (Barclays Premier League, Clydesdale Bank Premier, and Blue Square Prem1er) and European leagues, and Global Football rounding up the rest of the world. British Eurosport had international highlights at 10:00pm, and a Euro 2008 Preview programme, plus Eurogoals during the day.
Other England Internationals
		Thursday, 20th March 2008 - UEFA Women's Championship Qualifying Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster England 0 Czech Republic 0 - BBC three - 7:00pm - 9:00pm commentators Guy Mowbray and Lucy Ward
		Tuesday, 25th March 2008 - Under-21 Molineux, Wolverhampton England 0 Poland 0 - Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm commentators Rob Hawthorne and Brian Marwood Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1 - 1:00am - 3:00am, and 12:30pm - 2:30pm - Wednesday, 26th March (full game recording)
862	Wednesday, 26 March 2008 - France 1 England 0 [1-0] Stade de France, ZAC du Cornillon Nord, Saint-Denis - Kick-off 9.00pm (8.00pm GMT)	International Football (Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1) - 7:30pm - 11:00pm commentators Martin Tyler and David Platt Match of the Day (BBC one) - 10:40pm - 11:25pm Sportscene (BBC one Scotland) - 11:10pm - 11:55pm Match of the Day (BBC one Northern Ireland) - 11:20pm - 12:05am - Thursday, 27th March commentators Jonathan Pearce and Mark Lawrenson (recorded highlights) International Football (Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1) - 12:00am - 1:00am, and 3:00am - 4:00am, (Sky Sports 3 and Sky Sports HD3) - 8:00am - 9:00am, (Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1) - 9:30am - 10:30am, and 2:00pm - 3:00pm, and (Sky Sports 2 and Sky Sports HD2) - 3:30pm - 4:20pm - Thursday, 27th March (recorded highlights)
Notes		Scotland's game with Croatia was live on Sky Sports 2 and HD2, with highlights in Sportscene, and their UEFA Under-21 qualifier against Finland was live on Sky Sports 1 and HD1, immediately before England's game. BBC Two Northern Ireland (and via the BBCi red button) had live coverage of their friendly with Georgia in Match of the Day from Northern Ireland (including the key moments from the under-21s' afternoon fixture against Romania), whilst Wales' friendly in Luxembourg was exclusively live on S4C, with action from the under-21s' game in Bosnia. Match of the Day also included action from the Scotland and Northern Ireland games. British Eurosport had action from the previous month's friendly international between Croatia and the Netherlands, plus another game at 11:15pm, and two showings of the Road to Euro 2008. Setanta Sports 1 started the day at 5am with the first of two repeats of their live match from the Bet Square Prem1er on the previous evening, between York City and Northwich Victoria. Back of the Net was shown three times, Bundesliga Highlights, Global Football and The Full SPL twice each, Dutch League Highlights once, and the day ended at 4:30am with action from the French Ligue 1 clash between Olympique Lyonnais and Paris Saint-Germain from three days earlier. Setanta Sports 2 provided live coverage from the Copa Libertadores at 12:20am, with River Plate facing Universidad Católica of Chile in Buenos Aires.
Other England Internationals
		Thursday, 15th May 2008 - Under-21 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham Wales 0 England 2 - Sky Sports 2 and Sky Sports HD2 - 7:30pm - 9:30pm commentators Alan Parry and Barry Horne Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1 - 2:00am - 4:00am, and Sky Sports 3 and Sky Sports HD3 - 11:00am - 1:00pm - Friday, 16th May (full game recording)
863	Wednesday, 28 May 2008 - England 2 United States 0 [1-0] The National Stadium, Wembley, London - Kick-off 8.05pm BST	Match of the Day Live (BBC one) - 8:00pm - 10:00pm commentators John Motson and Mark Lawrenson International Football (Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1) - 10:30pm - 12:00am, and 1:30am - 3:00am, (Sky Sports 2 and Sky Sports HD2) 10:00am - 11:30am, and (Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1) - 1:30pm - 3:00pm - Thursday, 29th May commentators Martin Tyler and David Platt (recorded highlights)
Notes		British Eurosport began the day at 7:30am with highlights from both of the previous day's semi-finals in the Toulon tournament. These were between Chile and Côte d'Ivoire, and Italy (the eventual winners) and Japan. They also had two showings of highlights from recent international friendlies, a 15-minute Road to Euro 2008 and a Euro 2008 Preview. Sky Sports 1 and HD1 had three showings of FIFA Futbol Mundial (plus one on Sky Sports 3 and HD3) and one of Football Asia. With the domestic football seasons drawing to a close, Setanta Sports 1 could only offer no less than five showings of Global Football.
864	Sunday, 1 June 2008 - Trinidad & Tobago 0 England 3 [0-2] Hasely Crawford Stadium, Wrightson Road, Port of Spain - Kick-off 5.30pm (10.30pm BST)	Match of the Day Live (BBC one) - 10:20pm - 12:30am - Monday, 2nd June commentators Steve Wilson and Mark Bright International Football (Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1) - 9:00am - 10:00am - Monday, 2nd June commentators Martin Tyler and David Platt (recorded highlights) International Football (Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1) - 1:30pm - 3:00pm, (Sky Sports 2 and Sky Sports HD2) - 6:00pm - 7:30pm, and (Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1) - 10:00pm - 11:30pm - Monday, 2nd June, 1:00am - 2:30am, and 4:30am - 6:00am - Tuesday, 3rd June (recorded highlights)
Notes		The international friendly between the Netherlands and Wales was live on Sky Sports 3 and HD3 at 2pm, followed by a Ryan Giggs Tribute, with highlights of the international in Match of the Day Wales on BBC Two Wales. Following an edition of the Premiership Years which was also shown on Sky Sports Xtra, Sky Sports 1 and HD1 also had live international football billed for 7:55am (which could have been Brazil against Canada in Seattle which actually kicked-off at 3:30am BST). Where Are They Now?, tracking down retired Premier League stars, appeared on all three main Sky Sports channels (and their HD equivalents), with FIFA Futbol Mundial shown three times on Sky Sports 2 and HD2. Global Football was on Setanta Sports 1.

Season 2008-09
Other England Internationals		Monday, 14th July 2008 - UEFA Under-19 Championship Chance Arena, Jablonec nad Nisou Czech Republic 2 England 0 - British Eurosport - 4:30pm - 5:15pm (first half) and 5:30pm - 6:30pm (second half) commentator Dave Farrar (Eurogoals during half-time interval) British Eurosport - 9:00am - 10:00am - Tuesday, 15th July (recorded highlights)
		Tuesday, 19th August 2008 - Under-21 Kingston Communications Stadium, Hull England 2 Slovenia 1 - Setanta Sports 1 - 7:30pm - 10:00pm commentators Jim Proudfoot and Stewart Robson
865	Wednesday, 20 August 2008 - England 2 Czech Republic 2 [1-1] The National Stadium, Wembley, London - Kick-off 8.00pm BST	Live International Football (Setanta Sports 1) - 7:00pm - 10:30pm commentators Jon Champion and Chris Waddle International Football (itv1 and stv) - 10:40pm - 11:40pm commentators Clive Tyldesley and David Pleat (recorded highlights) International Football (Setanta Sports 1) - 12:00pm - 2:00pm - Thursday, 21st August (full game recording)
Notes		At the same time as England's game, Sky Sports 1 and HD1 were showing Scotland's friendly with Northern Ireland live (highlights were shown later on BBC one Scotland's Sportscene: International Football). Meanwhile, Wales met Georgia live on Sky Sports 2 and HD2, following the UEFA Under-21 Championship qualifier between Wales and Romania. Highlights from both games were on S4C's Sgorio. Setanta Sports 2 had earlier live coverage of the Republic of Ireland's trip to Norway. Other football programmes on Setanta Sports 1 included Bundesliga highlights, Global Football, The Full SPL and Back of the Net. Sky Sports 1 and HD1 had action from the Hyundai A-League (also on Sky Sports 3 and HD3) and Football Asia (also on Sky Sports 2 and HD2), two showings each, plus FIFA Futbol Mundial.
Other England Internationals
		Friday, 5th September 2008 - UEFA Under-21 Championship Qualifying National Stadium, Wembley, London England 2 Portugal 0 - Setanta Sports 1 - 7:00pm - 10:00pm commentators Jim Proudfoot and Stewart Robson Setanta Sports 1 - 3:00am - 5:00am, and 11:00am - 1:00pm - Saturday, 6th September (full game recording)
866	Saturday, 6 September 2008 - Andorra 0 England 2 [0-0] Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Montjuïc, Barcelona - Kick-off 8.00pm (7.00pm BST)	Live International Football (Setanta Sports 1) - 6:30pm - 9:45pm commentators Jon Champion and Chris Waddle International Football (Setanta Sports 1) - 10:45pm - 12:45am - Sunday, 7th September (full game recording) International Football (Setanta Sports 1) - 9:30am - 11:00am, 12:00pm - 1:30pm, and 6:30pm - 8:00pm - Sunday, 7th September (recorded highlights)
Notes		The England game was the last of a triple-header of opening World Cup qualifiers live on Setanta Sports 1, beginning with Scotland's trip to Macedonia at 2pm, and followed by Slovakia against Northern Ireland. Sky Sports 1 and HD1 were lucky enough to cover a nine-goal thriller between Peterborough United and Bristol Rovers in League 1 live at 12:15pm. The World Cup qualifier between Wales and Azerbaijan followed in the afternoon, with later highlights on S4C's Sgorio. Football on Five completed the British and Irish interest with live coverage of the Republic of Ireland's qualifier against Georgia, played in Mainz in Germany. Sky Sports News will have provided goal-action from the day's Coca-Cola Football League games in the bottom-two divisions. Two South American World Cup qualifiers were then shown live in the evening by Sky Sports 2 and HD2. These were between Argentina and Paraguay, and Ecuador and Bolivia. British Eurosport had two programmes of international football and a two-hour review of UEFA Euro 2008, played three months earlier. Champions League Weekly was shown four times on Sky Sports 1 and HD1, together with two showings of FIFA Futbol Mundial.
Other England Internationals
		Tuesday, 9th September 2008 - Under-19 Prostar Stadium, Shrewsbury England 2 Netherlands 1 - Setanta Sports 1 - 7:30pm - 10:00pm commentators JIm Proudfoot and Leroy Rosenior Setanta Sports 1 - 3:00am - 5:00am and 1:00pm - 3:00pm - Wednesday, 10th September (full game recording)
867	Wednesday, 10 September 2008 - Croatia 1 England 4 [0-1] Stadion Maksimir, Maksimir, Zagreb - Kick-off 9.00pm (8.00PM BST)	Live International Football (Setanta Sports 1) - 6:30pm - 10:45pm commentators Jon Champion and Chris Waddle - see transcripts below International Football (Setanta Sports 1) - 11:30pm - 12:30am - Thursday, 11th September (recorded highlights) International Football (Setanta Sports 1) - 4:30am - 6:30am, and 12:00pm - 2:00pm - Thursday, 11th September (full game recording) International Football (itv1) - 10:35pm - 11:35pm - Thursday, 11th September Anglia, Border, Central, Channel, Granada, London, Meridian, Tyne Tees, West, Westcountry and Yorkshire (stv, UTV and Wales opted out) commentator Clive Tyldesley (recorded highlights)
Notes		Setanta's highlights show was an unscheduled, unencrypted showing on the subscription channel in response to the growing complaints about the lack of any free-to-air highlights for such an important match. Hence, also, the following night's itv highlights. Setanta Sports 1 also showed the World Cup qualifier between Russia and Wales live. BBC one Wales provided highlights in Match of the Day Wales. Scotland's qualifier in Iceland was live on Setanta Sports 2. Live coverage of Northern Ireland against the Czech Republic was on Sky Sports 2 and HD2, with highlights on BBC One Northern Ireland's Match of the Day Northern Ireland. Setanta Sports 1 also provided highlights from Croatia's weekend qualifier with Kazakhstan in England's group, and Back of the Net, Global Football and Setanta Sports Extra featured, as well. Sky Sports 1 and HD1 had broadcast the qualifier between Paraguay and Venezuela live in the early hours, and this match was repeated three times during the day, before two more Wednesday night/Thursday morning games; Brazil against Bolivia at 1:50am, followed by Peru v. Argentina. Football Asia and FIFA Futbol Mundial also appeared twice each in the schedule, with the latter also shown on Sky Sports 2 and HD2, and the former also on Sky Sports 3 and HD3. Finally, British Eurosport had live coverage at 1pm from Shanghai of the third World Cup qualifying draw in six months between North Korea and South Korea. There was also recent international football action in the morning, a 15-minute Eurogoals, and highlights from the evening's qualifiers between France and Serbia, Lithuania and Austria, Turkey and Belgium, Sweden and Hungary, and  Portugal and Denmark at 10:15pm.
Other England Internationals		Friday, 3rd October 2008 - Sky Sports Victory Shield (Under-16) The Showgrounds, Ballymena Northern Ireland 0 England 6 - Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1 - 7:30pm - 9:30pm commentators Tony Jones and Tony Gale Sky Sports 2 and Sky Sports HD2 - 1:30am - 3:30am, and Sky Sports 3 and Sky Sports HD3 - 6:00am - 8:00am - Saturday, 4th October (full game recording)
		Friday, 10th October 2008 - UEFA Under-21 Championship Qualifying Play-Off First Leg Ninian Park, Cardiff Wales 2 England 3 - Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1 - 7:30pm - 10:00pm commentators Martin Tyler and Barry Horne Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1 - 1:00am - 2:30am, and 6:00am - 7:30am - Saturday, 11th October (recorded highlights) Sgorio (S4C) - 9:40pm - 10:40pm - Saturday, 11th October commentator: Emyr Davies (recorded highlights)
868	Saturday, 11 October 2008 -  England 5 Kazakhstan 1 [0-0] The National Stadium, Wembley, London - Kick-off 5.15pm BST	International Football (itv1 and itv hd) - 4:30pm - 7:15pm commentators Clive Tyldesley and David Pleat (stv opted out) International Football (itv1 - stv opted out) - 11:00pm - 12:00am (recorded highlights) International Football (Setanta Sports 1) - 12:00am - 1:00am, and 5:50pm - 6:50pm - Sunday, 12th October commentators Jon Champion and Chris Waddle (recorded highlights)
Notes		itv's highlights included action from the game between Ukraine and Croatia in England's group. Its hd coverage was only available via the red button on the Freesat service. At 12 noon, a search for the country's best young talent with Manchester United manager, Sir Alex Ferguson, appeared on sky1 in Sir Alex's Most Wanted. Sky Sports 1 and HD1 began the afternoon with live coverage of Milton Keynes Dons against Carlisle United in League 1 of the Coca-Cola Football League (goals from the other games in Leagues 1 and 2 would have appeared on Sky Sports News during the evening). This was followed by the World Cup qualifiers between Scotland and Norway, and Wales and Liechtenstein. Highlights could be found in BBC one Scotland's Sportscene: International Football, and S4C's Sgorio, respectively. Northern Ireland's qualifier in Slovenia was live on Setanta Sports 1, with highlights on BBC Two Northern Ireland's Match of the Day Northern Ireland. Setanta Sports 1's other football offerings included repeats of The Friday Football Show, and the Setanta Sports Cup-tie between Derry City and Linfield, played five nights earlier. Over on Setanta Sports 2, there was delayed coverage of the qualifier between the Netherlands and Iceland, whilst England's game was shown live in Ireland using Setanta's own commentators (Des Curran and Lou Macari). Sky Sports 1 and HD1 viewers had two opportunities to watch UEFA Champions League Weekly, whilst Sky Sports 3 and HD3 had two late-night World Cup qualifiers live from South America; Argentina against Uruguay, and Colombia v. Paraguay. British Eurosport showed an hour of international football in the afternoon, followed by highlights from the Futsal World Cup in Brazil, where the hosts met Iran, and Argentina took on Paraguay. A live match followed with Russia meeting Spain, and Italy facing Ukraine. They then had an hour of World Cup qualifying highlights at 10:30pm, featuring the following games: Romania v. France, Serbia v. Lithuania, Sweden v. Portugal, Turkey v. Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Germany v. Russia.
Other England Internationals
		Tuesday, 14th October 2008 - UEFA Under-21 Championship Qualifying Play-Off Second Leg Villa Park, Birmingham England 2 Wales 2 England win 5-4 on aggregate Setanta Sports 1 - 7:00pm - 10:00pm commentators Jim Proudfoot and Stewart Robson Setanta Sports 1 - 3:00am - 5:00am, and 12:00pm - 2:00pm - Wednesday, 15th October (full game recording)
869	Wednesday, 15 October 2008 - Belarus 1 England 3 [1-1] Dinamo Stadion, Lyeninski, Minsk - Kick-off 9.30pm (7.30pm BST)	Live International Football (Setanta Sports 1) - 6:30pm - 10:00pm commentators Jon Champion and Chris Waddle International Football (itv1) - 10:35pm - 11:40pm (stv opted out) commentators Clive Tyldesley and David Pleat (recorded highlights) International Football (Setanta Sports 1) - 3:00am - 5:00am, and 12:00pm - 2:00pm - Thursday, 16th October (full game recording)
Notes		The World Cup qualifier between Germany and Wales was on both Match of the Day Live on BBC three (followed by Football Gaffes Galore), and on Match of the Day Wales on BBC Two Wales. Northern Ireland's game with San Marino was live on Sky Sports 3 and HD3, with highlights on BBC one Northern Ireland's Match of the Day Northern Ireland. The Republic of Ireland, meanwhile, were meeting Cyprus on Sky Sports 2 and HD2. Sky Sports 1 and HD1 broadcast two World Cup qualifiers live from South America, as Chile against Argentina was followed by Brazil's clash with Colombia at 2am. Setanta Sports 1 also repeated two qualifiers from four nights earlier, when Northern Ireland were in Slovenia (shown live by them), and England took on Kazakhstan at Wembley. Global Football was shown three times, and Back of the Net twice. Football Asia was shown on Sky Sports 1 and HD1, together with two showings of FIFA Futbol Mundial. With an earlier round-up of international football at noon, British Eurosport presented the day's qualifiers at 10pm, where action from Norway v. the Netherlands, Belgium v. Spain, Greece v. Switzerland, Austria v. Serbia, and Slovakia v. Poland were shown. There was also an hour's highlights from the previous day's games in the Futsal World Cup, featuring Brazil (the hosts and eventual winners for a record fourth time) v. Ukraine, Iran v. Italy, Argentina v. Russia, and Paraguay v. Spain. 15 minutes of Eurogoals completed the football offerings of the day.
Other England Internationals
		Friday, 31st October 2008 - Sky Sports Victory Shield (Under-16) Parc Stebonheath, Llanelli Wales 0 England 1 - Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1 - 7:30pm - 9:30pm commentators Tony Jones and Tony Gale Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1 - 12:00am - 2:00am - Saturday, 1st November (full game recording)
		Tuesday, 18th November 2008 - Under-21 Bramall Lane, Sheffield England 2 Czech Republic 0 - Setanta Sports 1 - 7:30pm - 10:00pm commentators Jim Proudfoot and Stewart Robson Setanta Sports 1 - 3:00am - 5:00am, and 12:00pm - 2:00pm - Wednesday, 19th November (full game recording)
870	Wednesday, 19 November 2008 - Germany 1 England 2 [0-1] Olympiastadion, Westend, Berlin - Kick-off 8.45pm (7.45pm GMT)	International Football (itv1 and itv hd) - 7:30pm - 10:10pm commentators Clive Tyldesley and David Pleat (stv opted out) International Football (British Eurosport) - 10:00pm - 11:00pm commentator Tim Caple (recorded highlights) International Football (itv1 - stv opted out) - 11:50pm - 12:30am - Thursday, 20th November (recorded highlights)
Notes		Following the late-night highlights on itv1 and stv, there was a programme of highlights from the week's FA Cup sponsored by e·on first-round replays. Three other live friendly internationals dominated the main Sky Sports channels (and their associated HD channels) at the same time as England's game. Scotland faced Argentina (on 1, with highlights on BBC one Scotland's Sportscene), the Republic of Ireland met Poland (on 2), and Northern Ireland clashed with Hungary (on 3, with highlights on BBC Two Northern Ireland's Match of the Day Northern Ireland). Meanwhile, Wales were in Denmark, and live in Match of the Day Wales on BBC Two Wales, with access to the game also available via BBCi on the red button, throughout the UK. England's game appeared on British Eurosport (with the main camera on the opposite side of the pitch to the itv1 coverage which was facing advertising hoardings targeted for UK audiences), along with the games between Greece and Italy, the Netherlands and Sweden, France and Uruguay, and Austria and Turkey. Earlier in the day, they had shown highlights from the previous month's World Cup qualifiers, including Sweden against Portugal, and Belgium v. Spain, the usual Eurogoals, and two live opening matches from the Under-20 Women's World Cup in Chile, between Argentina and China, and France and (eventual winners) the United States. On Setanta Sports 1, there were four helpings of Bundesliga Highlights, and two each of Global Football, The Full SPL and the Eredivisie fixture, played three days earlier, between Ajax and PSV Eindhoven. England's game was also shown live in Ireland by Setanta. Sky Sports 1 and HD1 had the usual Football Asia (also shown on Sky Sports Xtra) and FIFA Futbol Mundial programmes, whilst Sky Sports 2 and HD2 had three showings of the previous evening's under-21 international between Scotland and Northern Ireland, transmitted live by Sky Sports 1 and HD1.
Other England Internationals
		Thursday, 20th November 2008 - Women's Under-20 World Cup Estadio Municipal Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso, Coquimbo Chile 0 England 2 - British Eurosport - 8:30am - 10:00am commentators Dan O'Hagan and Jen O'Neill (recorded highlights)
		Sunday, 23rd November 2008 - Women's Under-20 World Cup Estadio Municipal Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso, Coquimbo Nigeria 1 England 1 - British Eurosport - 9:00pm - 11:00pm commentators Tim Caple and Lucy Ward British Eurosport - 7:30am - 9:00am - Monday, 24th November (recorded highlights) British Eurosport - 6:00pm - 7:00pm - Monday, 24th November (recorded highlights)
		Wednesday, 26th November 2008 - Women's Under-20 World Cup Estadio Bicentenario, La Florida England 1 New Zealand 1 - British Eurosport - 10:00pm - 12:00am commentators Dave Farrar and Jen O'Neill British Eurosport - 12:15pm - 1:15pm, and 9:00pm - 10:00pm - Thursday, 27th November (recorded highlights) British Eurosport - 6:30pm - 7:00pm - Thursday, 27th November (recorded highlights)
		Friday, 28th November 2008 - Sky Sports Victory Shield (Under-16) Sincil Bank Stadium, Lincoln England 2 Scotland 0 - Sky Sports 2 and Sky Sports HD2 - 7:30pm - 9:30pm commentators Tony Jones and Tony Gale Sky Sports 2 and Sky Sports HD2 - 12:00am - 2:00am - Saturday, 29th November (full game recording)
		Sunday, 30th November 2008 - Women's Under-20 World Cup Quarter-Final Estadio Municipal Nelson Oyarzún Arenas, Chillán United States 3 England 0 - British Eurosport - 10:00pm - 12:00am commentators Dave Farrar and Jen O'Neill British Eurosport - 10:45am - 12:00pm, and 5:45pm - 7:00pm - Monday, 1st December (recorded highlights)
		Tuesday, 10th February 2009 - Under-21 Estadio La Rosaleda, Málaga Ecuador U23 3 England 2 - Setanta Sports 1 - 7:30pm - 10:15pm commentators Jim Proudfoot and Stewart Robson Setanta Sports 1 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm - Wednesday, 11th February (full game recording)
871	Wednesday, 11 February 2009 - Spain 2 England 0 [1-0] Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Nervion, Sevilla - Kick-off 10.00pm (9.00pm GMT)	International Football (itv1) - 8:30pm - 11:10pm commentators Peter Drury and David Pleat (stv opted out) International Football (Setanta Sports 1) - 12:00am - 2:00am, and 12:00pm - 2:00pm - Thursday, 12th February commentators Jon Champion and Chris Waddle (full game recording)
Notes		BBC Two Northern Ireland were in San Marino to show the World Cup qualifier live in Match of the Day Northern Ireland. Setanta Sports 1 and S4C's Sgorio had live coverage of the friendly in Portugal between Poland and Wales, whilst Sky Sports 1 and HD1 were covering the Republic of Ireland's World Cup qualifier with Georgia, having twice repeated highlights from the previous night's under-21 meeting between the countries (shown live on Sky Sports 3 and HD3). Brazil's friendly with Italy at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium had been live on Sky Sports 1 and HD1 on the previous evening and had four lots of repeated highlights during the day, along with Revista De La Liga and FIFA Futbol Mundial twice each (and once each on Sky Sports 2 and HD2), plus Football Asia and the Hyundai A-League. Setanta Sports 1 also showed French Football, Global Football (three times) and twice repeated the Bundesliga fixture between Bayern München and Borussia Dortmund from three days earlier. British Eurosport had live coverage of the World Cup qualifier between Japan and Australia at 10:20am and a special Eurogoals: One to One featuring Lionel Messi.
872	Saturday, 28 March 2009 - England 4 Slovakia 0 [1-0] The National Stadium, Wembley, London - Kick-off 5.15pm GMT	Live International Football (Setanta Sports 1) - 4:00pm - 7:30pm commentators Jon Champion and Chris Waddle International Football - 10:20pm - 11:20pm (itv1 - stv opted out), and 10:05am - 11:10am (itv4) - Sunday, 29th March commentators Clive Tyldesley and David Pleat (recorded highlights) International Football (Setanta Sports 1) - 12:30am GMT - 3:30am BST, and 1:00pm - 3:00pm - Sunday, 29th March (full game recording)
Notes		Setanta Sports 1 followed England's game, with Scotland appearing in the Netherlands for a World Cup qualifier. Highlights were shown in Sportscene on BBC one Scotland. Inside the Scotland Camp was shown twice before the game, as was the Friday Football Show amongst the day's football-themed programmes on Setanta Sports 1. Sky Sports 1 and HD1 had four live matches, beginning with the League 2 clash between Wycombe Wanderers and Shrewsbury Town in the Coca-Cola Football League at 12:15pm, with the goals from the other games in the lower divisions appearing on Sky Sports News. Three World Cup qualifiers followed: Wales against Finland (with highlights on S4C's Sgorio), Northern Ireland against Poland (with highlights on BBC one Northern Ireland's Match of the Day Northern Ireland), and the Republic of Ireland taking on Bulgaria. Barclays Premier League World and Champions League Weekly (twice) were also shown, and both also appeared on Sky Sports 2 and HD2 which had live coverage of the World Cup qualifier between Argentina and Venezuela at 10pm. British Eurosport 2 also had a live qualifier, with Iran meeting Saudi Arabia, and British Eurosport had an hour of international football.
Other England Internationals
		Tuesday, 31st March 2009 - Under-21 City Ground, Nottingham England 0 France 2 - Setanta Sports 1 - 7:30pm - 10:00pm commentators Jim Proudfoot and Stewart Robson Setanta Sports 1 - 1:00pm - 3:00pm - Wednesday, 1st April (full game recording)
873	Wednesday, 1 April 2009 - England 2 Ukraine 1 [1-0] The National Stadium, Wembley, London - Kick-off 8.00pm BST	International Football (itv1 and itv hd) - 7:30pm - 10:10pm commentators Clive Tyldesley and David Pleat (stv opted out) International Football (itv1 - stv opted out) - 10:45pm - 11:45pm (recorded highlights) International Football (Setanta Sports 1) - 12:00am - 2:00am, and 1:00pm - 3:00pm - Thursday, 2nd April commentators Jon Champion and Chris Waddle (full game recording)
Notes		The World Cup qualifier between Wales and Germany was live on Sky Sports 1 and HD1, with later highlights in S4C's Sgorio. Scotland had a double-bill on Sky Sports 2 and HD2, with their under-21 clash with Albania followed by the World Cup qualifier against Iceland. BBC one Scotland's Sportscene had highlights of, perhaps, both games. Northern Ireland's qualifier against Slovenia was live on Sky Sports 3 and HD3, with highlights in Match of the Day Northern Ireland on BBC one Northern Ireland. Sky Sports 1 and HD1 also broadcast two live World Cup qualifiers from South America; Bolivia against Argentina, and Brazil v. Peru, with highlights from Ecuador v. Paraguay. They also twice repeated highlights from the previous evening's live under-21 international between Northern Ireland and Ukraine, and there were three showings of the annual Football League Awards ceremony from three nights earlier, plus three of Football Asia and two of FIFA Futbol Mundial. Global Football and Back of the Net were on Setanta Sports 1, along with two repeats of the weekend's qualifier between the Netherlands and Scotland. British Eurosport had live coverage of South Korea finally getting the better of their northern neighbours at the fourth attempt, though both qualified for the following year's World Cup finals in South Africa. There were five other programmes of qualification action during the day, and itv1's highlights included the game between Kazakhstan and Belarus in England's group. British Eurosport 2 had live coverage of Australia's qualifier with Uzbekistan.
Other England Internationals
		Friday, 17th April 2009 - Carnegie Centenary Shield (Under-18 Schoolboys) St Mirren Park, Paisley Scotland 0 England 2 - Sky Sports 2 and Sky Sports HD2 - 7:30pm - 9:30pm commentators Tony Jones and Gary Rowett
		Thursday, 23rd April 2009 - Women Prostar Stadium, Shrewsbury England 3 Norway 0 - Setanta Sports 2 - 7:30pm - 10:00pm commentators Dave Farrar and Lucy Ward Setanta Sports 1 - 3:00am - 5:00am and 1:15pm - 3:15pm - Friday, 24th April (full game recording)
		Friday, 24th April 2009 - Carnegie Centenary Shield (Under-18 Schoolboys) Waterford Regional Sports Centre Republic of Ireland 0 England 1 - Sky Sports 2 and Sky Sports HD2 - 7:30pm - 9:45pm commentators Tony Jones and Gary Rowett
		Monday, 1st June 2009 - UEFA Under-19 Championship Qualifying Bramall Lane, Sheffield England 2 Scotland 1 - Setanta Sports 1 - 6.45pm - 9.15pm commentators JIm Proudfoot and Leroy Rosenior Setanta Sports 1 - 1:00pm - 3:00pm - Tuesday, 2nd June (full game recording)
874	Saturday, 6 June 2009 - Kazakhstan 0 England 4 [0-2] Ortalyk Tsentralnyi Stadium, Almaly, Almaty - Kick-off 9.00pm (4.00pm BST)	Live International Football (Setanta Sports 1) - 3:30pm - 7:00pm commentators Jon Champion and Chris Waddle International Football (itv1) - 10:00pm - 11:00pm (stv opted out) commentators Peter Drury and David Pleat (recorded highlights) International Football (Setanta Sports 1) - 11:00pm - 1:00am, and 1:00pm - 3:00pm - Sunday, 7th June (full game recording)
Notes		Preceded by the first of two showings of Football Gaffes Galore, Northern Ireland took on Italy on BBC three's Match of the Day Live in the evening, and also on BBC Two Northern Ireland's Match of the Day Northern Ireland. Wales were in Azerbaijan and their game was live on BBC Two Wales at the same time as England's game, on Match of the Day Wales, and also on BBCi via the red button. itv1's highlights programme included the two other games in England's group, between Croatia and Ukraine, and Belarus and Andorra. Setanta Sports 2 had live coverage of the Republic of Ireland's visit to Bulgaria, and Setanta Sports 1 had an edition of Inside the SPL. Sky Sports 1 and HD1 had a triple-bill of World Cup qualifying action live from South America, beginning with Uruguay against Brazil, and followed by Argentina against Colombia, and Paraguay v. Chile. British Eurosport's first live game of the day was the World Cup qualifier between North Korea and Iran at 9am, with action from recent qualifiers and friendlies, including France against Turkey from the previous evening, and either one or both matches at the Toulon tournament shown live (hosts, France against Portugal, and possibly eventual winners, Chile against Qatar). Qatar also featured against Australia in a live World Cup qualifier on British Eurosport 2.
Other England Internationals
		Monday, 8th June 2009 - Under-21 stadium:mk, Milton Keynes England 7 Azerbaijan 0 - Setanta Sports 1 - 7:15pm - 10:00pm commentators Jim Proudfoot and Paul Parker Setanta Sports 1 - 1:00pm - 3:00pm - Tuesday, 9th June (full game recording)
875	Wednesday, 10 June 2009 - England 6 Andorra 0 [3-0] The National Stadium, Wembley, London - Kick-off 8.15pm BST	International Football (itv1 and itv hd) - 7:45pm - 10:20pm commentators Clive Tyldesley and David Pleat (stv opted out) International Football (itv1) - 11:00pm - 12:00am Anglia, Border, Central, Channel, Granada, London, Meridian, Tyne Tees, Wales, West, Westcountry and Yorkshire (stv opted out) UTV - 11:25pm - 12:25am - Thursday, 11th June (recorded highlights) International Football (Setanta Sports 1) - 12:00am - 2:00am, and 1:00pm - 3:00pm - Thursday, 11th June commentators Jon Champion and Chris Waddle (full game recording)
Notes		A repeat of England's victory in Kazakhstan at the weekend was shown by Setanta Sports 1 in the afternoon, and Back of the Net was shown twice. Setanta Sports 2 had delayed coverage of the qualifier between the Netherlands and Norway. Sky Sports 1 and HD1 had another late-night triple-bill of live World Cup qualifying action from South America. Ecuador v. Argentina was the first at 10pm, followed by Colombia v. Peru, and Brazil against Paraguay. There was also an episode of Football Asia at 9am, before British Eurosport had live coverage of Australia's qualifier with Bahrain. The weekend's qualifier between Serbia and Austria was also shown, plus a later programme of international action. South Korea against Saudi Arabia was live on British Eurosport 2.
Other England Internationals
		Saturday, 13th June 2009 - Under-18 Schoolboys The National Stadium, Wembley England 2 France 4 - Setanta Sports 1 - 2:45pm - 5:15pm commentators Joe Speight and Stewart Robson Setanta Sports 1 - 12:30am - 2:30am, and 11:00am - 1:00pm - Sunday, 14th June (full game recording)
		Monday, 15th June 2009 - UEFA Under-21 Championship Örjans Vall, Halmstad England 2 Finland 1 - Sky Sports 2 and Sky Sports HD2 - 5:00pm - 7:30pm commentators Martin Tyler and Alan Smith Sky Sports 2 and Sky Sports HD2 - 12:00am - 2:00am, Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1 - 11:00am - 1:00pm, and Sky Sports 3 and Sky Sports HD3 - 1:30pm - 3:30pm - Tuesday, 16th June (recorded highlights)
		Thursday, 18th June 2009 - UEFA Under-21 Championship Gamla Ullevi, Göteborg Spain 0 England 2 - Sky Sports 3 and Sky Sports HD3 - 7:30pm - 10:30pm commentators Martin Tyler and Alan Smith Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1 - 9:00am - 11:00am, and Sky Sports 2 and Sky Sports HD2 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm - Friday, 19th June (recorded highlights)
		Monday, 22nd June 2009 - UEFA Under-21 Championship Örjans Vall, Halmstad Germany 1 England 1 - Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1 - 7:00pm - 10:30pm commentators Martin Tyler and Alan Smith Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1 - 12:00am - 2:00am, 9:00am - 11:00am, 1:00pm - 3:00pm, and 4:30pm - 6:30pm - Tuesday, 23rd June (recorded highlights)
		Friday, 26th June 2009 - UEFA Under-21 Championship Semi-Final Gamla Ullevi, Göteborg England 3 Sweden 3 AET England won 5-4 on penalties Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1 - 4:30pm - 7:40pm (approximately) commentators Martin Tyler and Alan Smith Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1 - 12:00am - 2:00am, and 6:00am - 8:00am, and Sky Sports 2 and Sky Sports HD2 - 12:30pm - 2:30pm - Saturday, 27th June (recorded highlights)
		Monday, 29th June 2009 - UEFA Under-21 Championship Final Swedbank Stadion, Malmö Germany 4 England 0 - Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1 - 7:00pm - 10:30pm commentators Martin Tyler and Alan Smith Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1 - 12:00am - 1:30am, 9:00am - 10:30am, and 1:00pm - 2:30pm, and Sky Sports 2 and Sky Sports HD2 - 4:30pm - 6:00pm - Tuesday, 30th June (recorded highlights)

Season 2009-10
Other England Internationals
		Friday, 24th July 2009 - UEFA Under-19 Championship Regional Sports Complex Olimpiyskyi Stadium, Donetsk Ukraine 2 England 2 - British Eurosport - 5:20pm (approximately) - 7:45pm (all except first twenty minutes) commentators Wayne Boyce and Bryan Hamilton
		Saturday, 25th July 2009 - UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship Final Haradski Stadium, Barasaw Sweden 0 England 2 - British Eurosport - 3:45pm - 6:00pm commentators Tim Caple and Jen O'Neill
		Thursday, 30th July 2009 - UEFA Under-19 Championship Semi-Final Regional Sports Complex Olimpiyskyi Stadium, Donetsk England 3 France 1 AET - British Eurosport - 2:30pm - 5:00pm (approximately) commentators Wayne Boyce and Bryan Hamilton British Eurosport - 1:30pm - 3:30pm Friday, 31st July (recorded highlights)
		Sunday, 2nd August 2009 - UEFA Under-19 Championship Final Regional Sports Complex Olimpiyskyi Stadium, Donetsk England 0 Ukraine 2 - British Eurosport - 2:30pm - 4:30pm commentators Tim Caple and Russell Osman British Eurosport - 12:15pm - 2:00pm - Monday, 3rd August (full game recording)
876	Wednesday, 12 August 2009 - Netherlands 2 England 2 [2-0] Amsterdam ArenA, Bijlmer-Centrum, Amsterdam - Kick-off 8.45pm (7.45pm BST)	International Football (itv1) - 7:30pm - 10:10pm commentators Clive Tyldesley and Jim Beglin (stv opted out) International Football (itv1) - 10:45pm - 11:45pm Anglia, Border, Central, Channel, Granada, London, Meridian, Tyne Tees, Wales, West, Westcountry and Yorkshire (stv opted out) UTV - 11:10pm - 12:10am - Thursday, 13th August (recorded highlights)
Notes		Scotland's World Cup qualifier in Norway was on Match of the Day Live on BBC Two (except in Wales), whilst in Scotland it was on Sportscene. Wales were in Montenegro, and their game was live on Match of the Day Wales on BBC Two Wales, but could also be found on BBCi via the red button. Northern Ireland's friendly with Israel was live on Sky Sports 1 and HD1, with highlights on BBC one Northern Ireland in Match of the Day Northern Ireland. BBC one also provided the week's Carling Cup first-round highlights in the League Cup Show. Sky Sports 2 and HD2 relayed the Republic of Ireland's friendly with Australia. Highlights from the previous night's Carling Cup-tie between Bury and West Bromwich Albion, screened live by Sky Sports 1 and HD1 were shown twice during the day, and the Hyundai A-League, Football Asia and FIFA Futbol Mundial (twice, plus once on Sky Sports 3 and HD3) also featured. The Premier League Years on both Sky Sports 2 and 3 (plus their associated HD channels) featured the 2006-07 season. British Eurosport had three programmes of international football and Eurogoals Flash was shown twice. ESPN and ESPN HD had live coverage of the international friendly between Russia and Argentina, together with two repeats of a Classic Match from the beginning of the previous Barclays Premier League season when Hull City won at Arsenal, along with Ajax TV and highlights from the opening weekend's meeting between Hoffenheim and Bayern München in the German Bundesliga.
Other England Internationals		Tuesday, 25th August 2009 - UEFA Women's Championship Lahden stadion, Lahti Italy 2 England 1 - British Eurosport - 3:25pm - 5:30pm commentators Wayne Boyce and Jen O'Neill British Eurosport - 11:30pm - 12:30am - Wednesday, 26th August (recorded highlights) British Eurosport - 7:45am - 9:15am, and 12:30pm - 2:00pm - Wednesday, 26th August (recorded highlights)
		Friday, 28th August 2009 - UEFA Women's Championship Finnair-stadion, Töölö England 3 Russia 2 - British Eurosport - 5:45pm - 8:00pm commentators Wayne Boyce and Jen O'Neill
		Monday, 31st August 2009 - UEFA Women's Championship Veritas-stadion, Turku Sweden 1 England 1 - British Eurosport - 4:45pm - 7:00pm commentators Wayne Boyce and Jen O'Neill
		Thursday, 3rd September 2009 - UEFA Women's Championship Quarter-Final Veritas-stadion, Turku Finland 2 England 3 - British Eurosport 2 - 1:45pm - 4:00pm commentators Tim Caple and Jen O'Neill
877	Saturday, 5 September 2009 - England 2 Slovenia 1 [1-0] The National Stadium, Wembley, London - Kick-off 5:30pm BST	International Football (itv1 and itv hd) - 4:45pm - 7:35pm commentators Peter Drury and Andy Townsend (stv opted out) International Football - 10:50pm - 11:50pm (itv1 - stv opted out), and 10:00am - 11:05am (itv4) - Sunday, 6th September (recorded highlights)
Notes		With Football League Weekend at 8am, the day's live action began with Charlton Athletic taking on Brentford in League 1 of the Coca-Cola Football League at 12:15pm on Sky Sports 1 and HD1. This was followed by Scotland's World Cup qualifier with Macedonia. Highlights were on BBC One Scotland's Sportscene, whilst BBC one's Football League Show provided highlights from Leagues 1 and 2. S4C's Sgorio Cymru had action from the Principality Building Society Welsh Premier Football League. Northern Ireland's qualifier in Poland was live in Match of the Day Northern Ireland on BBC Two Northern Ireland and on BBCi via the red button. After two live games in the afternoon, Sky Sports 1 and HD1 had four consecutive World Cup qualifers at night, beginning with the Republic of Ireland in Cyprus, and then three South American clashes; Peru v. Uruguay, Paraguay v. Bolivia, and ending with the great rivalry between Argentina and Brazil. This was followed by two showings of Champions League Weekly in the early hours. ESPN and ESPN HD had live coverage of the qualifier between Denmark and Portugal.
Other England Internationals
		Sunday, 6th September 2009 - UEFA Women's Championship Semi-Final Tampereen stadion, Tampere England 2 Netherlands 1 AET - British Eurosport - 4:45pm - 7:30pm (approximately) commentators Wayne Boyce and Jen O'Neill
878	Wednesday, 9 September 2009 - England 5 Croatia 1 [2-0] The National Stadium, Wembley, London - Kick-off 8.00pm BST	International Football (itv1 and itv hd) - 7:30pm - 10:10pm commentators Clive Tyldesley and Jim Beglin (stv opted out) International Football (itv1) - 10:45pm - 11:45pm Anglia, Border, Central, Channel, Granada, London, Meridian, Tyne Tees, Wales, West, Westcountry and Yorkshire (stv opted out) UTV - 11:10pm - 12:10am - Thursday, 10th September (recorded highlights) World Cup Qualifier (itv4) - 1:55pm - 4:40pm - Thursday, 10th September (full game recording)
Notes		Scotland's World Cup qualifier with the Netherlands was live on Sky Sports 2 and HD2, after Sky Sports 1 and HD1 twice showed the highlights from the previous evening's live friendly between the Republic of Ireland and South Africa on the second channel. BBC one Scotland's Sportscene provided highlights from their game. Northern Ireland against Slovakia was live on Sky Sports 3 and HD3, with highlights in BBC one Northern Ireland's Match of the Day Northern Ireland, whilst Wales met Russia live on Sky Sports Xtra, with highlights on S4C's Sgorio. The usual triple-header of late-night South American World Cup qualifying action was this time on Sky Sports 3 and HD3, beginning with Uruguay against Colombia, and followed by Paraguay v. Argentina, and Brazil hosting Chile. FIFA Futbol Mundial was shown twice on Sky Sports 1 and HD1, and once on Sky Sports 3 and HD3, where Football Asia and the Hyundai A-League also appeared. British Eurosport had only a ten-minute Eurogoals Flash at 4:45pm, but British Eurosport 2 screened a dramatic play-off live from Riyadh, as Bahrain eliminated Saudi Arabia from the World Cup with a 94th-minute equaliser after going behind in added time. ESPN and ESPN HD had editions of Ajax TV and Barca TV, plus a re-run of a Barclays Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United from the 2007-08 season. sky1, meanwhile, broadcast an edition of It's A Funny Old Game, possibly a compilation of football clips voiced by Jimmy Greaves.
Other England Internationals		Thursday, 10th September 2009 - UEFA Women's Championship Final Helsingin Olympiastadion, Helsinki England 2 Germany 6 - British Eurosport - 4:40pm - 7:00pm commentators Wayne Boyce and Jen O'Neill Match of the Day Live (BBC Two) - 4:45pm - 7:15pm Match of the Day Live (BBC Two Northern Ireland and Scotland) - 4:45pm - 7:00pm commentators Guy Mowbray and Lucy Ward
		Saturday, 26th September 2009 - Under-20 World Cup Ismailia Stadium, Ismailia England 0 Uruguay 1 - British Eurosport - 8:30pm - 10:30pm commentators Wayne Boyce and Leroy Rosenior
		Tuesday, 29th September 2009 - Under-20 World Cup Ismailia Stadium, Ismailia Ghana 4 England 0 - British Eurosport - 8:15pm - 10:30pm commentators Wayne Boyce and Leroy Rosenior British Eurosport - 1:45pm - 3:00pm - Wednesday, 30th September (recorded highlights)
		Friday, 2nd October 2009 - Under-20 World Cup Mubarak International Stadium, Suez Uzbekistan 1 England 1 - British Eurosport - 8:30pm - 10:30pm commentators Wayne Boyce and Leroy Rosenior British Eurosport - 8:15am - 11:30am - Saturday, 3rd October (recorded highlights)
879	Saturday, 10 October 2009 - Ukraine 1 England 0 [1-0] Stadion Dnepr-Arena, Kirovs'kyi, Dnepropetrovsk - Kick-off 6.15pm (5.15pm BST) HIGHLIGHTS ONLY (live-streamed)	Match of the Day (BBC one) - 10:15pm - 11:15pm commentators Steve Wilson and Mark Bright (recorded highlights)
Notes		The game was only available to watch live at ukrainevengland.com (with a maximum of a million subscribers) for £4.99 up to two days before the game, rising to £9.99 and then £11.99 on the day, or alternatively at one of eleven Odeon cinemas around the country. Tony Jones and David Pleat were the commentators. Scotland were in action at 11:20am in Japan and were live on BBC Two Scotland's Sportscene. Wales' World Cup qualifier in Finland was live on BBC Two Wales, and on BBCi via the red button. Their under-21s were live on Sky Sports 1 and HD1 against Bosnia and Herzegovina, immediately before the full international. Sky Sports 2 and HD2 had live coverage of the Republic of Ireland's qualifier with Italy. BBC one's Football League Show also provided highlights from League 1 and 2 in the Coca-Cola Football League. The World Cup qualifier between Argentina and Peru was live on Sky Sports 1 and HD1 which also broadcast Football League Weekend, and Champions League Weekly twice, and once on Sky Sports 2 and HD2 which also screened Barclays Premier League World and FIFA Futbol Mundial. ESPN and ESPN HD had two live World Cup qualifiers in Russia against Germany, and Denmark v. Sweden. British Eurosport provided an update in FIFA U20s: Today in Egypt as the Under-20 World Cup had reached the quarter-final stage. This was preceded by a ten-minute Eurogoals Weekend programme.
880	Wednesday, 14 October 2009 -  England 3 Belarus 0 [1-0] The National Stadium, Wembley, London - Kick-off 8.00pm BST	International Football (itv1 and itv hd) - 7:30pm - 10:10pm commentators Clive Tyldesley and Andy Townsend (stv opted out) International Football (itv1) - 10:45pm - 11:45pm Anglia, Border, Central, Channel, Granada, London, Meridian, Tyne Tees, Wales, West, Westcountry and Yorkshire (stv opted out) UTV - 11:10pm - 12:10am - Thursday, 15th October (recorded highlights) World Cup Qualifier (itv4) - 1:20pm - 4:10pm - Thursday, 15th October (full game recording)
Notes		Northern Ireland's final World Cup qualifier was in the Czech Republic and was covered live by BBC Two Northern Ireland's Match of the Day Northern Ireland and by BBCi, accessible by the red button. Wales ended their campaign in Liechtenstein live on S4C's Sgorio. The Republic of Ireland met Montenegro live on Sky Sports 2 and HD2, after Sky Sports 1 and HD1 had screened their under-21 meeting with Switzerland on the previous evening, with highlights on both channels (twice on Sky Sports 2 and HD2) during the day. Sky Sports 1 and HD1 also showed the World Cup qualifier between Uruguay and Argentina live at 11pm, with Football Asia and FIFA Futbol Mundial (twice) also appearing. Action from the Manchester United Premier Cup international youth tournament featured on the two main channels, with the Hyundai A-League on Sky Sports 2 and HD2. ESPN and ESPN HD had live coverage of the World Cup qualifier between Germany and Finland, and a number of football-themed programmes, including two showings each of Ajax TV, ESPN Football Funnies and ESPN Kicks, a repeat of a Barclays Premier League clash from two seasons earlier, between LIverpool and Aston Villa, Goal! Special, Barca TV and Ultimate Football. British Eurosport had three programmes of World Cup qualifying action, whilst FIFA U20s: Today in Egypt reflected on the previous day's semi-finals in the Under-20 World Cup, and previewed the final between Brazil and Ghana. Eurogoals Flash also appeared. Finally, Liverpool's club channel, LFC TV became the first to have live coverage of a World Cup qualifier when they screened the final match of the group, between Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Spain.
Other England Internationals
		Thursday, 15th October 2009 - Sky Sports Victory Shield (Under-16) Huish Park, Yeovil England 1 Wales 0 - Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1 - 7:30pm - 9:30pm commentators Tony Jones and Gary Rowett Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1 - 12:30am - 2:30am, and Sky Sports Xtra -  12:00pm - 2:00pm - Friday, 16th October (full game recording)
		Thursday, 5th November 2009 - Sky Sports Victory Shield (Under-16) Deva Stadium, Chester England 2 Northern Ireland 0 - Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1 - 7:30pm - 9:30pm commentators Tony Jones and Gary Rowett Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1 - 12:30am - 2:30am, and 11:00am - 1:00pm, Sky Sports 3 and Sky Sports HD3 - 2:00am - 4:00am, and Sky Sports 2 and Sky Sports HD2 - 2:30pm - 4:30pm - Friday, 6th November (full game recording)
881	Saturday, 14 November 2009 - Brazil 1 England 0 [0-0] Istād Khalīfa, Al Rayyan, Qatar - Kick-off 8.00pm (5.00pm GMT)	International Football (itv1) - 4:15pm - 7:30pm commentators Clive Tyldesley and Andy Townsend (stv opted out) International Football - 10:45pm - 12:00am (itv1 - stv opted out), and 9:45am - 11:00am (itv4) - Sunday, 15th November (recorded highlights)
Notes		A 7am start for British Eurosport viewers saw New Zealand clinch their place in the following year's World Cup finals in South Africa by beating Bahrain. At 12:05pm, Huddersfield Town began a six-goal romp against Wycombe Wanderers live on Sky Sports 1 and HD1 in League 1, with BBC one's The Football League Show picking up on the rest of the action in the lower divisions of the Coca-Cola Football League. England's under-21 clash with Portugal at Wembley was live-streamed exclusively by thefa.com.at 12:30pm. The commentators were Gary Taphouse and David Lee. With a break after the lunchtime league game for the first of three Champions League Weekly showings (plus one on Sky Sports 2 and HD2), Sky Sports 1 and HD1 then had a triple-header of live international action, beginning with Wales v. Scotland. Highlights could be found on S4C's Sgorio. Next on the live agenda was Northern Ireland's friendly with Serbia, supplemented with highlights on BBC Two Northern Ireland's Match of the Day Northern Ireland. The crucial World Cup qualifying play-off first leg between the Republic of Ireland and France was the last match of the triple-header. ESPN and ESPN HD had live coverage of the play-off between Russia and Slovenia. Football League Weekend began the day on Sky Sports 3 and HD3, and Sky Sports 1 and HD1 ended it with an edition of FIFA Futbol Mundial.
Other England Internationals		Thursday, 26th November 2009 - Sky Sports Victory Shield (Under-16) Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh Scotland 1 England 2 - Sky Sports 2 and Sky Sports HD2 - 7:30pm - 10:00pm commentators Tony Jones and Gary Rowett Sky Sports 2 and Sky Sports HD2 - 12:30am - 2:00am, and Sky Sports Xtra - 8:30am - 10:00am, and 3:00pm - 4:30pm - Friday, 27th November (full game recording)
		Wednesday, 3rd March 2010 - UEFA Under-21 Championship Qualifying Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster England 1 Greece 2 - ESPN and ESPN HD - 6:00pm - 8:00pm commentators Jim Proudfoot and Leroy Rosenior ESPN and ESPN HD - 2:30pm - 4:00pm - Thursday, 4th March (recorded highlights)
882	Wednesday, 3 March 2010 - England 3 Egypt 1 [0-1] The National Stadium, Wembley, London - Kick-off 8.00pm GMT	International Football (itv1 and itv1 hd) - 7:30pm - 10:10pm commentators Clive Tyldesley and Andy Townsend (stv opted out) International Football (itv1) - 10:45pm - 11:45pm Anglia, Border, Central, Channel, Granada, London, Meridian, Tyne Tees, Wales, West, Westcountry and Yorkshire (stv opted out) UTV - 11:15pm - 12:10am - Thursday, 4th March (recorded highlights) International Football (itv4) - 12:25pm - 3:10pm - Thursday, 4th March (full game recording)
Notes		Scotland's friendly with the Czech Republic was live on sky SPORTS 1 and HD1, with highlights in BBC one Scotland's Sportscene, whilst Wales met Sweden on sky SPORTS 2 and HD2, with highlights in S4C's Sgorio. Highlights from Northern Ireland's friendly in Albania featured on BBC one Northern Ireland's Match of the Day Northern Ireland, after live coverage had been provided by BBCi via the red button. The Republic of Ireland's friendly with Brazil at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium had been shown live on itv1, itv hd and stv on the previous evening, and was repeated on itv4 at 11:55am. sky SPORTS 1 and HD1 twice showed highlights from the previous evening's under-21 international between Scotland and Azerbaijan, shown live on sky SPORTS 2 and HD2, and there were also three showings of Football Asia, two of FIFA Futbol Mundial, and one of Revista De La Liga. ESPN and ESPN HD had Barca TV, and two showings each of the Eredivisie Review Show, the Serie A Weekly Round-Up, ESPN Kicks and PortuGol! British Eurosport's offerings included Eurogoals, Champions Club, no less than 14 15-minute FIFA 2010 World Cup Preview programmes, two editions of FIFA World Cup Giants, and a 15-minute Eurogoals Flash.
Other England Internationals		Tuesday, 18th May 2010 - UEFA Under-17 Championship Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz England 3 Czech Republic 1 - British Eurosport 2 - 7:30pm - 9:15pm commentators Wayne Boyce and Russell Osman
		Friday, 21st May 2010 - UEFA Under-17 Championship Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz Greece 0 England 1 - British Eurosport - 6:55pm - 8:45pm commentators Wayne Boyce and Russell Osman
		Monday, 24th May 2010 - UEFA Under-17 Championship Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz Turkey 1 England 2 - British Eurosport 2 - 6:55pm - 8:45pm commentators John Roder and Russell Osman
883	Monday, 24 May 2010 - England 3 Mexico 1 [2-1] The National Stadium, Wembley, London - Kick-off 8.00pm GMT	International Football (itv1 and itv1 hd) - 7:30pm - 10:10pm commentators Peter Drury and Andy Townsend (stv opted out) International Football (itv1) - 10:40pm - 11:40pm Anglia, Border, Central, Channel, Granada, London, Meridian, Tyne Tees, Wales, West, Westcountry and Yorkshire (stv opted out) UTV - 11:00pm - 12:00am (recorded highlights) International Football (itv4) - 12:30pm - 3:10pm - Tuesday, 25th May (full game recording)
Notes		itv4 repeated the weekend's UEFA Champions League Final between Bayern München and Internazionale, shown live on itv1, stv and itv hd. sky SPORTS 1 and HD1 had also shown the game live, and presented highlights at 11am, following which were highlights from the same day's Coca-Cola Football League Championship Play-Off Final between Blackpool and Cardiff City at Wembley, also shown live on the same sky channels. itv1 (excluding stv) and sky SPORTS 2 (and HD2) each showed the Champions League Weekly review of the final. Meanwhile, Barclays Premier League World appeared on sky SPORTS 1 and HD1, with FIFA Futbol Mundial on both of the two main sky SPORTS channels, plus their HD equivalents. ESPN and ESPN HD had two showings of the Russian Premier Liga, whilst British Eurosport showed Champions Club and Eurogoals One-to-One.
Other England Internationals		Thursday, 27th May 2010 - UEFA Under-17 Championship Semi-Final Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz England 2 France 1 - British Eurosport 2 - 2:55pm - 4:45pm commentators Wayne Boyce and Russell Osman
884	Sunday, 30 May 2010 - Japan 1 England 2 [1-0] UPC-Arena, Liebenau, Graz, Austria - Kick-off 2.25pm (1.25pm BST)	International Football (itv1) - 12:50pm - 3:35pm commentators Clive Tyldesley and Andy Townsend (stv opted out) International Football (itv1 - stv opted out) - 11:15pm - 12:15am - Monday, 31st May (recorded highlights) International Football (itv4) - 11:50am - 2:35am - Monday, 31st May (full game recording)
Notes		sky SPORTS 2 and HD2 covered the League 2 Play-Off Final in the Coca-Cola Football League between Dagenham & Redbridge and Rotherham United live from Wembley, with highlights on BBC one's The Football League Show. itv1 and stv also broadcast a five-minute preview of the following week's Soccer Aid charity match at Old Trafford, Manchester. ESPN and ESPN HD had action from the Russian Premier Liga, whilst Vritish Eurosport had a programme of international football in the morning.
Other England Internationals		Sunday, 30th May 2010 - UEFA Under-17 Championship Final Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz England 2 Spain 1 - British Eurosport 2 - 4:15pm - 6:30pm (approximate) commentators Dan O'Hagan and Russell Osman
World Cup Finals 2010		South Africa
885	Saturday, 12 June 2010 - England 1 United States 1 [1-1] Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace, Phokeng, Rustenburg - Kick-off 8.30pm (7.30pm BST)	2010 World Cup South Africa (itv1, itv1 hd, stv and stv hd) - 6:15pm - 9:45pm commentators Clive Tyldesley and Andy Townsend Match of the Day: 2010 FIFA World Cup (BBC Two and BBC HD) - 10:15pm - 11:05pm Match of the Day: 2010 FIFA World Cup (BBC Two Scotland) - 10:45pm - 11:35pm Match of the Day: 2010 FIFA World Cup (BBC Two Northern Ireland) - 12:10am - 1:00am - Sunday, 13th June commentators Guy Mowbray and Mark Lawrenson (recorded highlights) 2010 World Cup South Africa (itv1, itv1 hd, stv and stv hd) - 10:30pm - 11:45pm (recorded highlights) Match of the Day: 2010 FIFA World Cup (BBC three and BBC HD) - 12:15am - 1:55am - Sunday, 13th June (full game recording) 2010 World Cup South Africa (itv4) - 6:10am - 9:40am - Sunday, 13th June (full game recording) 2010 World Cup South Africa (itv4) - 10:30am - 11:45am - Sunday, 13th June (recorded highlights)
Notes		itv1 hd and stv hd only broadcast the first three minutes and 25 seconds of the game in high-definition. Most of the rest of the game, following the inadvertent switch to an advertising break about seven seconds before England's goal (see above) was broadcast in standard-definition. An earlier Match of the Day Live: 2010 FIFA World Cup edition on BBC one and BBC HD brought coverage of the game between Argentina and Nigeria, and was preceded by live coverage of Greece against South Korea in 2010 World Cup South Africa on itv1, stv and itv1 hd. Both games also appeared in the later highlights programmes. itv4 began the day with repeats of the previous evening's opening ceremony and opening match, between Mexico and the hosts which had been shown live on itv1, stv and itv1 hd. Highlights of the game, plus those of France against Uruguay in the same group and shown live on BBC one and BBC HD, were also shown later in the morning. Football's Greatest appeared twice on sky SPORTS 1 and HD1, and once on sky SPORTS 2 and HD2.
886	Friday, 18 June 2010 - England 0 Algeria 0 [0-0] Kaapstad-stadion, Green Point, Kaapstad - Kick-off 8.30pm (7.30pm BST)	2010 World Cup South Africa (itv1, itv1 hd, stv and stv hd) - 6:30pm - 9:45pm commentators Clive Tyldesley and Andy Townsend Match of the Day: 2010 FIFA World Cup (BBC Two and BBC HD) - 10:00pm - 10:30pm commentators Guy Mowbray and Mark Lawrenson (recorded highlights) 2010 World Cup South Africa (itv1, itv1 hd, stv and stv hd) - 10:50pm - 11:50pm (recorded highlights) Match of the Day: 2010 FIFA World Cup (BBC three and BBC HD) - 12:15am - 1:55am - Saturday, 19th June (full game recording) 2010 World Cup South Africa (itv4) - 6:45am - 10:00am - Saturday, 19th June (full game recording) 2010 World Cup South Africa (itv4) - 10:30am - 11:30am - Saturday, 19th June (recorded highlights)
Notes		Match of the Day Live: 2010 FIFA World Cup had two games in the afternoon on BBC one and BBC HD. These were Germany against Serbia, and, in England's group, Slovenia v. the United States. Both games then appeared in the subsequent highlights programmes. itv4 began the day with a replay of one of the previous day's games which were Argentina against South Korea (live on itv1, itv1 hd, stv and stv hd), and two games that were live on BBC one and BBC HD (Greece against Nigeria, and France v. Mexico). Highlights of all three followed later in the morning. Following the replay of England's game, BBC three repeated the World Cup's Most Shocking Moments at 1:55am. ESPN and ESPN HD had two football programmes, in Premier League World and ESPN Football Funnies, whilst Football's Greatest was on sky SPORTS 1, 2 and 3, as well as their associated HD channels.
887	Wednesday, 23 June 2010 - Slovenia 0 England 1 [0-1] Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, North End, Die Baai - Kick-off 4.00pm (3.00pm BST)	Match of the Day Live: 2010 FIFA World Cup (BBC one and BBC HD) - 2:15pm - 5:30pm commentators Guy Mowbray and Mark Lawrenson 2010 World Cup South Africa (itv4) 6:30pm - 7:00pm commentators Peter Drury and Jim Beglin (recorded highlights) 2010 World Cup South Africa (itv1, itv1 hd, stv and stv hd) 10:35pm - 11:35pm Anglia, Border, Central, Channel, Granada, London, Meridian, Tyne Tees, Wales, West, Westcountry and Yorkshire UTV - 11:00pm - 12:00am (recorded highlights) Match of the Day: 2010 FIFA World Cup (BBC one and BBC HD) - 11:20pm - 12:20am - Thursday, 24th June Match of the Day: 2010 FIFA World Cup (BBC one Northern Ireland) - 11:45pm - 12:45am - Thursday, 24th June Match of the Day: 2010 FIFA World Cup (BBC one Wales) - 11:50am - 12:50am - Thursday, 24th June (recorded highlights) Match of the Day: 2010 FIFA World Cup (BBC three and BBC HD) - 12:20am - 2:00am - Thursday, 24th June (full game recording) 2010 World Cup South Africa (itv4) - 6:00am - 8:35am - Thursday, 24th June (full game recording) 2010 World Cup South Africa (itv4) - 10:00am - 11:00am - Thursday, 24th June (recorded highlights)
Notes		The other match in England's group, between Algeria and the United States, was only available to watch live at the same time as England's match on BBCi via the red button. The evening's games were between Germany and Ghana, live on itv1, itv1 hd, stv and stv hd, with Australia against Serbia at the same time on itv4. All four games featured in the later highlights programmes. itv4's early-morning replay was of one of the previous day's games which were France v. South Africa (live on itv1, itv1 hd, stv and stv hd), Mexico v. Uruguay (live on itv4), Argentina v. Greece (live on BBC one and BBC HD) and Nigeria v. South Korea (live on BBC three). The previous evening's itv1 and stv highlights programme was also repeated. FIFA Futbol Mundial was on sky SPORTS 1 and HD1, Football Asia was on sky SPORTS 2 and HD2, and Football's Greatest appeared on all four of these channels.
888	Sunday, 27 June 2010 - Germany 4 England 1 [2-1] Vodacom Park, Willows, Bloemfontein - Kick-off 4.00pm (3.00pm BST)	Match of the Day Live: 2010 FIFA World Cup (BBC one and BBC HD) - 2:00pm - 5:15pm commentators Guy Mowbray and Mark Lawrenson - see transcripts below 2010 World Cup South Africa (itv4) 5:30pm - 6:30pm commentators Clive Tyldesley and Andy Townsend - see transcripts below (recorded highlights) Match of the Day Live: 2010 FIFA World Cup (BBC one and BBC HD) - 7:05pm - 7:20pm (approximately) (recorded highlights) 2010 World Cup South Africa (itv1, itv1 hd, stv and stv hd) 10:30pm - 11:30pm (recorded highlights) Match of the Day: 2010 FIFA World Cup (BBC three and BBC HD) - 12:45am - 2:25am - Monday, 28th June (full game recording) 2010 World Cup South Africa (itv4) - 6:00am - 8:35am - Monday, 28th June (full game recording) 2010 World Cup South Africa (itv4) - 9:55am - 10:55am - Monday, 28th June (recorded highlights)
Notes		itv1, itv1 hd, stv and stv hd had broadcast live coverage of the two opening games in the round of 16 on the previous day and repeated one of them in the morning on itv4, with highlights of both scheduled for later in the morning. The games were South Korea against Uruguay, and Ghana v. the United States. The BBC's second live game of the day was Argentina against Mexico, highlights from which were included in itv and stv's highlights shows. Of the channels that had no World Cup coverage, Football's Greatest appeared three times on sky SPORTS 1 and HD1.

As Jamie Carragher, a 118th-minute substitute, stepped up to take England's fourth penalty in the shootout...

Now, it's tricky for England. Jamie Carragher, who was obviously brought on with the intention of taking a penalty, because he's walking up now to try and level it at two-two. If he fails to score, and Portugal get their next one in, it's all over.

MARK LAWRENSON: No pressure, then?

None, at all. So, Carragher, the third and last substitute, but erm...

(at this point, there is a close-up of an England fan in the crowd covering his eyes)

MARK LAWRENSON: Look.

We're paid to look. Otherwise...

MARK LAWRENSON: Ha-ha-ha!

...we'd be turning away. Here comes Carragher. Oh, no, now the goalkeeper's saying he wasn't ready, the referee's awarded a retake. Very rarely see that in a shootout.

MARK LAWRENSON: Don't think the referee blew his whistle, did he?

Carragher was in a hurry. This for two-two. Oh, Ricardo has kept that out, as well! I don't believe it! He's saved three, and nearly saved the other one! Now then, Portugal know, if they score with the next kick, Mark, that's it.

MARK LAWRENSON: Yeah. Ronaldo.

It's Cristiano Ronaldo, what an irony, who plies his trade in the Premiership. He could put England out of the World Cup, here. Robinson has to try and keep them in it. He's a confident boy, isn't he, Mark?

MARK LAWRENSON: Oh, he certainly is. Tell you what, the goalkeeper's a confident boy, as well, Ricardo, he's done brilliantly.

What a climax. This for the semi-finals for Portugal. He's done it! Portugal are through, and England, despite heroics, are out of the World Cup. Cristiano Ronaldo, three-one in the penalty shootout to Portugal, and Scolari, somehow or other, has put it across Eriksson and England in a quarter-final for the third time, and this will be Sven-Göran Eriksson's last game in charge of the England team.

(he didn't know it at this point, but it was to be John Motson's 22nd and last live commentary on an England match at a major tournament, but he still had a European Championship qualifying campaign to get through...)

Wednesday, 21 November 2007

EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFYING

England 2 Croatia 3

(BBC commentary transcript - John Motson)

As Kranjčar gave Croatia the lead in the 8th minute...

It's come across to Kranjčar, Eduardo in the centre. Kranjčar will shoot from here. Oh, it's gone right through! It's deceived Scott Carson, and England are a goal down, after only seven and a half minutes! The very thing they didn't want to happen, and particularly to the young goalkeeper! What on earth went on, was that the pitch, I wonder? Nico Kranjčar, and the..., there didn't seem to be any danger here, at first, when the ball went out to him. He comes slightly inside Micah Richards, and it's gone I..., in-off the goalkeeper, almost, Mark Lawrenson.

MARK LAWRENSON: Well, the first rule of goalkeeping, John, is keep your eye on the ball, but also, get your body in-front of the ball, and then, if you happen to miss it, it hits your body and comes back out. That is just a pure lack of concentration by Carson.

As Olić scored Croatia's second, six minutes later...

...and Eduardo is away here for Croatia. Oh, is he onside? Kovač, oh, it's gone in, and is the flag up? The flag is not up and Olić has scored! Olić has scored for Croatia, it's two-nil! You can't believe this. 13 minutes gone and everybody looked for the offside, and it's Olić, Ivica Olić here, picking it up from Eduardo. Is he on? Is he on?

MARK LAWRENSON: No.

No, he's not on, he's level, and he goes round Carson, and Olić has made it two-nil to Croatia after 13 minutes. Arsenal's Eduardo made the pass, it cuts out the centre-backs. I think Bridge was playing him onside, certainly somebody was, and Olić has an easy chance.

MARK LAWRENSON: John, there's no argument, definitely onside. I think the problem was, from England's point of view, they thought Eduardo da Silva, when he cut in from the right on his left, was gonna hit it, and he played a sumptuous little pass to Olić, who timed his run to perfection.

As England were awarded a penalty, ten minutes into the second half...

What a responsibility for Frank Lampard. This puts England right back in it, if he scores, and he did miss one, don't forget, in the World Cup quarter-final shootout. Everybody, hold your breath. Scores! England have new hope, Lampard from the penalty-spot, it's two-one!

As Peter Crouch equalised, ten minutes later...

Here's Beckham, Crouch waiting in the centre. Crouch, surely! Yes! Yes! Peter Crouch has done it for England, it's two-two, and the big man keeps up his phenomenal scoring record, but guess who supplied the cross! David Beckham! Is this the goal that saves England from humiliation, and possibly sends them to the European Championship finals? Peter Crouch got it down on his chest, cracked it in, 14 goals in 24 internationals, thank you, very much, it's level!

MARK LAWRENSON: You can't understate the quality of a Beckham cross, absolutely brilliant. What a first touch from Crouch, as well. He just waited for the ball to drop, fantastic composure in the cauldron of this game.

As Petrić scored the winner in the 77th minute...

Petrić again, oh, he's scored, extraordinary! It's the substitute, Petrić with the deadly left foot, and Croatia have gone three-two up, and England may be out after all! Something out of nothing from Mladen Petrić, who'd only been on the field five minutes. Pranjić, the other substitute, makes it. He fires a shot, it goes across Carson, Mark.

MARK LAWRENSON: Don't...

It's three-two!

MARK LAWRENSON: I don't think Carson sees this until very late. Comes past Sol Campbell, and it's just hit so early, wasn't it? Good play by Pranjić, as well, into him. One touch and hit.

As the final whistle blew, signalling England's exit from the competition...

...and England are out of the European Championships, unless Andorra score against Russia in the next three minutes [they didn't]. England players, standing, lying, in disbelief, Steve McClaren shepherded away. Croatia celebrate what, for them, has to be seen as a memorable victory, and Wembley is stunned. There are sounds of disbelief, there's a bit of booing, there are people standing, just trying to take in what's happened. England were two-nil down, they got back to two-two which was a qualification position, and then they conceded a third goal, and the substitutes and the injured players come on, as Carson hangs his head, and the scene is one of desolation at Wembley.

GI