Frank, Young and more join MOTD as BBC launches four new YouTube shows
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- Thomas Frank joins Match of the Day as a pundit alongside Toby Alderweireld, Robbie Keane, and Ashley Young for the new men's football season, with BBC framing the move as combining 'unrivalled expertise' of former players and managers.
- BBC Sport is launching four new YouTube formats — FANS², The Truth About Football, Golden Goal, and Football Hub — on its football channel to broaden its digital offering.
- BBC Sport is establishing a Fan Collective that brings together supporters from all 20 Premier League clubs, with director of Sport Alex Kay-Jelski saying the broadcaster is putting fans 'more firmly at the heart of the game.'
- BBC Radio 5 Live will broadcast live commentary of 209 Premier League matches this season, plus Champions League, Scottish Premiership, FA Cup, League Cup, and home-nations internationals.
- BBC will air two FA Cup matches per round and one Bundesliga match per week, with one Serie A match every weekend and BBC ALBA carrying 19 live Serie A games with co-commentary in Gaelic and English.
- BBC Sport NI secured a new three-year broadcast deal with the Irish FA and Northern Ireland Football League, guaranteeing every Northern Ireland Senior Men's International on free-to-air platforms through June 2028.
Why it matters: Free-to-air football coverage in the UK expands substantially — 209 Premier League matches on radio, four new YouTube originals, and supporter representation across all 20 clubs — while the addition of former Tottenham manager Thomas Frank alongside ex-pros repositions MOTD toward a mix of tactical and playing perspectives rather than purely ex-player punditry.
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