PUBLIC service broadcasters must give Scotland football teams more respect by giving matches wider coverage across free-to-air channels, a campaigning MP has said.
On Tuesday evening, a vital World Cup qualifier between Scotland and Ireland at Hampden Park was only shown on BBC Alba and the iPlayer, despite there being a dedicated BBC Scotland channel and BBC One Scotland.
Meanwhile, BBC Two Wales showed live coverage of an equally important tie between Wales and Switzerland and, to rub more salt into the wound, a non-competitive England women’s match against the Czech Republic was shown live on STV.
