Ahead of Euro 2024 getting underway, Sports Mole looks at the presenters and pundits signed up to the tournament for BBC and ITV, and which team they are backing to win.
The Euro 2024 pundits and presenters for both the BBC and ITV have officially been announced, with some star-studded names among the familiar faces waiting to grace our TVs with their expert analysis during the tournament.
Joining the likes of Gary Lineker and Alex Scott for the BBC will be recently-departed West Ham United manager David Moyes and newly-appointed Plymouth Argyle boss Wayne Rooney, among others.
Meanwhile, chatting alongside Laura Woods for ITV will be Tottenham Hotspur head coach Ange Postecoglou and Sky Sports’ Gary Neville, among a number of other household names.
Who are the Euro 2024 pundits and presenters for BBC and ITV?
BBC
Gary Lineker
Gabby Logan
Alex Scott
Mark Chapman
Wayne Rooney
Rio Ferdinand
Joe Hart
Ellen White
Frank Lampard
Micah Richards
Ashley Williams
David Moyes
Rachel Corsie
James McFadden
Cesc Fabregas
Thomas Frank
ITV
Mark Pougatch
Laura Woods
Ian Wright
Karen Carney
Roy Keane
Gary Neville
Eniola Aluko
Graeme Souness
Ange Postecoglou
Danny Rohl
Christina Unkel
Who will win Euro 2024? What the experts are predicting
Micah Richards – England
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“I don’t want to sound cliche, but I think England can win it and the reason I’m saying that is the quality throughout the starting lineup.
“We’ve got the best player in Germany in Harry Kane, one of the best players in Spain in Jude Bellingham – although he has slowed up over the last few months as he’s started a bit higher – and Phil Foden who has just lit up the Premier League alongside Cole Palmer and Bukayo Saka, who have been unbelievable.”
It is hard to argue with Richards that England can win the Euros with the quality of their squad. Foden, Palmer and Saka all had impressive seasons in the Premier League, and will cause opposition defences plenty of problems at the Euros.
That said, some may debate whether Kane is the best player in Germany, as Bayer Leverkusen’s German ‘enfant terrible’ Florian Wirtz won the Bundesliga’s Player of the Season award.
However, there is no doubt that Bellingham is one of the best players in Spain, given his goal numbers for Real Madrid from midfield – he managed 19 La Liga goals in his debut campaign at the Bernabeu, putting him joint-third with seasoned frontman Robert Lewandowski.
Laura Woods – England
Woods claims it will be a “huge letdown” if England do not reach the “latter stages” of Euro 2024, and has predicted the Three Lions to win the tournament.
Gareth Southgate‘s men should be aiming to reach the latter stages as Woods claims, but whether they will actually win the Euros is another question. France have a strong squad that can match theirs, while hosts Germany boast some phenomenal talent that they will hope can take them all the way.
Of course, England have never won the Euros before either, so that is something that will always haunt them until they lift the trophy.
Ian Wright – England
“Semi-finals or bust – anything less will be a disappointment – and they have a genuine shot at the trophy.”
Wright takes a similar stance with England in that they have to be aiming to make at least the semi-finals. Given the quality of their squad, the Three Lions should absolutely see themselves as one of the four best teams heading into Germany.
However, sometimes teams rely on a favourable draw in knockout football to get them further into the tournament, and should England draw one of the other pre-tournament favourites like France or Germany in the quarter-finals or sooner, it could well spell an early exit.