BBC Sport broadcasts no less than eight football events on TV

Premier League live football can only be heard on BBC Sport via BBC Radio 5. Additionally, there are a total of eight programs on the channel providing you with all the news, highlights, analysis and summaries. So there’s more than enough in that regard Football on TV on the BBC.

Today’s match

Match of the Day, abbreviated as MOTD, is by far the most popular program under the BBC Sport branch. The first broadcast began in 1964. In the UK, and of course also in the Netherlands, BBC Match of the Day can count on excellent viewing figures as a standard. The format of the UK analysis program consists of examining Premier League matches played on Saturday evenings. This is done based on highlights and interviews with players and coaches.

This program is hosted by Gary Lineker. The former footballer who has played for Leicester City, FC Barcelona and the England national team (80 caps), among others, has legendary status. For example, he has no less than 8.2 million followers on Twitter social media alone.

When analyzing Match of the Day highlights, Lineker receives help from expert table guests, some of whom join us more often than others. In the 2021/2022 season, this group consists of former footballers Alan Shearer, Micah Richards, Martin Keown, Jermaine Jenas, Ian Wright, and Danny Murphy.

Did you miss Match of the Day, which channel Ziggo is broadcasting Match of the Day on and/or what time Match of the Day will be broadcast today? In our football television guide you can see exactly when the show will be repeated and what time/channel it will broadcast on Saturday night.

Match Day 2

Match of the Day 2 has been broadcast since 2004 and presented by Mark Chapman since 2013. The program is broadcast on Sunday evenings and has the same format as Match of the Day with Premier League highlights, post-match interviews and tactical analysis.

The unique item in this event is “2 Good, 2 Bad”. This section takes a humorous look at special events during football weekends. For example, player blunders, zooming in on sleeping supporters, and celebrating goals in a special way.

Therefore, BBC Match Day 2 will be broadcast on Sunday evening. The broadcast begins in the Netherlands at 21:30 on the BBC One television channel.

Other football related programs from BBC Sport

Apart from the programs above, there are 6 football shows that you can watch on BBC Sport. Below you will find a useful list of these programs, with explanations of what each program includes.

As you can see, there is a huge range of programs available for football fans, covering a variety of leagues. Whether you are interested in the best English leagues, one or two levels lower, Scottish or Irish football.

There is no live Premier League broadcast on BBC Sport, but you can watch the FA Cup

BBC Sport is very popular. And even though there’s no live Premier League football to see. That’s not to say that the English language’s top competition isn’t fully vetted. Some programs pay attention to previews and reflections, analysis and news about the club.

What can be watched on BBC Sport are live matches in the FA Cup tournament, the Dutch version of the KNVB Cup. This tournament is interesting because surprises often occur. For example, a team that is smaller on paper can make a move by eliminating a ‘bigger’ team. In short, following The FA on BBC Sport is very interesting.

Watch live Premier League football: Ziggo instead of BBC Sport

Dutch TV providers often include BBC One as standard in their basic packages. However, to watch live Premier League football broadcasts, you will have to rely on Ziggo channels. This TV provider broadcasts almost all matches from each round on the Ziggo Sport, Ziggo Sport Select, Ziggo Sport Extra 1 and Ziggo Sport Voetbal channels.

If you are a Ziggo customer, you can watch English football for free on channel 14. For other channels you must have the Ziggo Sport Total package. Do you currently purchase your home television and internet services through another provider? Compare the subscriptions with the most favorable conditions and switch to Ziggo now, so you can watch the remaining matches in the English top division live and of course never have to miss the Match of the Day broadcast.

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