BBC and ITV pan World Cup halftime show as mentally scarring and
BBC and ITV offered contrasting coverage of the World Cup final from New York on Sunday, with the BBC broadcasting from the stadium while ITV operated from a Brooklyn studio. Both networks panned the halftime entertainment, with Wayne Rooney calling it "crap" and Ally McCoist saying it "mentally scarred".
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Published 19 Jul 2026, 22:32 UTC · Updated 19 Jul 2026, 22:40 UTC
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