Steve Clarke ‘disappointed’ Scotland Nations League fixtures not on TV

Steve Clarke ‘disappointed’ Scotland Nations League fixtures not on TV

Matches only available on YouTube in the UKJames Forrest ruled out of Croatia match due to injury

Steve Clarke has expressed ­disquiet that Scotland’s Nations League ­fixtures against Croatia and P­ortugal in this international ­window will not be screened on television. Live ­coverage of the matches will be ­available only on the ­YouTube ­channels of Viaplay and the ­Scottish Football ­Association in the UK, ­causing ­considerable anger among Scotland’s support and parliamentarians.

The withdrawal of Viaplay from the UK market has left it unwillingly holding all Scotland’s competitive games until 2028. ITV stepped in to buy Scotland’s defeats against Poland and Portugal last month but no such deal was completed this time around despite supposed interest from the BBC and Premier Sports. Saturday evening’s clash in Zagreb and Portugal’s visit to Hampden Park on Tuesday will be the first occasions since a 2014 friendly against Poland that Scotland games have not been shown on linear television.

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