‘Quite a nightmare’: UK media face tricky few weeks juggling football and politics

‘Quite a nightmare’: UK media face tricky few weeks juggling football and politics

Broadcasters weighing how to cover Euro 2024 at same time as general election, with BBC facing extra complication of Wimbledon

When Euro 2024 starts next week, it will be the first time that a men’s international football tournament has clashed with a UK general election since 1970.

Back then, England’s early exit from the World Cup was blamed for an unexpected Labour defeat. This year, political parties and the media are trying to work out how wall-to-wall football will affect general election coverage – and whether voters will tune out of politics.

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