The last time the BBC showed live top-flight English football something remarkable happened. For a few brief weeks, however, the BBC is back in the game, broadcasting four live Premier League matches, starting with Bournemouth v Crystal Palace at primetime on Saturday night. The BBC aren’t inexperienced in live football, they have the rights to FA Cup matches after all as well as international tournaments, but insiders describe the limitations of working during the Covid-19 pandemic as “unbelievable”. Match of the Day’s Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer and Ian Wright will have some live analysis to do. “Hopefully our coverage of the live match and the return of MOTD will bring football back to as many people as possible especially with the inability to attend games.

Source: BBC June 19, 2020 18:22 UTC