Champions League Live
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Champions League Live is a football programme currently shown on both ITV and Sky Sports in the UK, broadcasting live UEFA Champions League football.
Under the current rights agreement, ITV shows one live match on a Wednesday (on ITV1 and STV), with Sky Sports showing all other matches via its interactive service. On Tuesdays, Sky show all eight games, including those involving the English clubs. Both channels show the final live. Despite sharing the name, the various programmes are different productions.
[edit] ITV
On ITV1, Steve Rider, Matt Smith and Craig Doyle share presenting duties. Pundits include Robbie Earle, Andy Townsend and Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink. The commentators are Clive Tyldesley, Jon Champion and Peter Drury, with analysts David Pleat and Jim Beglin.
In Northern and Central Scotland, STV produce and broadcast their own Champions League coverage, regardless of whether or not a Scottish team is playing. Rob MacLean is the main presenter. Pundits include Terry Butcher and John Hartson, among others. Match commentary comes from Ian Crocker and Jock Brown, with Scott Booth and Craig Burley usually acting as analysts. The programmes are produced in-house by STV Productions.
[edit] Sky Sports
On Sky Sports, there are a large number of commentators and co-commentators due to the interactive coverage showing every match live. The programme is presented in the Sky Sports studio, covering all matches shown. Richard Keys is the presenter, with punditry variously from Jamie Redknapp, Andy Gray, Ruud Gullit, Ray Wilkins, Graeme Souness and Glenn Hoddle. Commentators include Martin Tyler, Rob Hawthorne, Ian Darke, Alan Parry, Kevin Keatings, Bill Leslie and Rob Palmer.
