Rio Ferdinand hits out at BBC over coverage of England Lionesses' Euro 2025 triumph with Man Utd icon left stunned
The former England international was watching the Lionesses beat World Cup winners Spain on penalties and be crowned back-to-back European champions on Sunday.
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While the country were getting settled to witness the Lionesses claim silverware once again, Ferdinand took to social media to question the BBC's coverage choices.
With three shocked-face emojis, he wrote on X: "How's @fara_williams47 not on the @BBCSport coverage."
The ex-Manchester United defender is of course referring to former Lioness Fara Williams.
Williams, who made 172 appearances for her country between 2001 and 2019, has become one of the most prominent pundits in the women's game since she hung up her boots.
She had featured regularly on the BBC's coverage of the tournament over the summer.
Williams' Instagram posts from Sunday show she was covering the final as part of the tournament's sponsors Just Eat's promo.
She was on a panel for their pre-match show alongside ex-Lionesses and BBC pundits Alex Scott and Jill Scott.
She also posted clips of herself in the stands, celebrating wildly when her former team became European champions for the second tournament in a row.
Instead of Williams, the BBC had other Lionesses on their panel in Switzerland.
Gabby Logan was put in to present, while former England captain Steph Houghton and Euro 2022 winner Ellen White also got the call up.
Women's Super League commentator Seb Hutchinson was also selected.
Plenty of fans switched from BBC to ITV's coverage on Sunday, with Arsenal legend and ex-England international Ian Wright being part of the latter's panel.
The former Gunner went wild as England saw off Spain from the spot, with England's stars following suit and partying until the early hours afterwards.
The Lionesses beat La Roja 3-1 on penalties after the game ended 1-1 after extra time.
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