The Lebanese Ministry of Information reportedly realized the market manipulation the broadcaster have done, and had requested Sama to grant the country at least television exclusive rights to broadcast the football games via its state-backed television channel. However, given the fact that Lebanon does not have a president since May 25, attempts to prevent Sama from unintentionally influencing the market prices for the broadcasting cards were futile.
Daily Mail said a BBC spokeswoman said that it had received a total of 445 complaints regarding Phil Neville's commentary during the England vs Italy match. Despite Neville's performance, the Brits had pulled great numbers for BBC, clocking in at a peak audience of 15.6 million viewers.
Coach Niko Kovac, on behalf of his team, has told reporters present at the team's training base that the players will not be talking to the media about the nude photos that were taken in stealth by paparazzi during a pool party following a controversial loss against Brazil, Yahoo Sports reported.