For those not wanting to know the score, turn over to ITV HD.
The fall-out from England’s phantom goal against USA still rumbles on.
Though my brother-in-law, who’s got one of these flashy flat screens, said the Hyundai advert that replaced Steven Gerrard’s effort was in pin-sharp technicolour.
But it’s not been a good tournament for the broadcasters.
ITV pundit Robbie Earle was sent home early over a ticket scandal and I’ve lost count at the number of wrong calls from commentators.
The worst was the insistence that North Korea’s keeper had scored an own goal against Brazil when Maicon’s blast had clearly flown straight through the inviting gap at the near post.
Then there are the summarisers. Mick McCarthy wants to drag everyone down to Wolves’ level and Chris Coleman’s pearls of wisdom cannot be heard at all.
All in all, perhaps the vuvuzelas that drown out just about everything are a great invention.
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