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.
