Former Tottenham managers Ange Postecoglou and Thomas Frank will go head to head as rival World Cup pundits for ITV and BBC respectively. Frank has signed with BBC Sport, while Postecoglou will work for ITV, according to The Guardian.
Frank has not spoken publicly since his sacking by Tottenham in February. He won 13 of 38 games at Spurs, with a win ratio of 34.2%, the worst of any permanent manager in the club's history. Postecoglou also kept silent after a 39-day spell at Nottingham Forest ended with his dismissal in October.
BBC and ITV share UK rights for the World Cup, with only the final broadcast live on both. ITV will show England's first game against Croatia and their final group game against Panama, plus a potential quarter-final. BBC will cover England's second group game against Ghana and knockout fixtures, as well as two of Scotland's group matches.
ITV's budget is believed to be larger, with a studio in Brooklyn offering views of the Manhattan skyline. BBC will base coverage from Salford until at least the quarter-finals, citing financial and environmental factors. BBC historically achieves better ratings, with 15 million peak viewers for the 2022 final versus ITV's 4.3 million.
