Neville Joins ITV Team For Fifa World Cup

16 Nov 2017 | tshego

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Gary Neville has been announced as one of the lead pundits on ITV’s coverage of the FIFA World Cup in Russia next year.

The former England fullback, who played in the 1998 and 2006 FIFA World Cups (pictured above), will be a key part of the channel’s studio team, based in Moscow throughout next year’s tournament, which kicks off in June 2018.

He will join ITV’s main football presenter, Mark Pougatch, along with fellow pundits, including his former Manchester United team-mate Ryan Giggs, as well as Ian Wright and Lee Dixon in Russia.

The deal to work for ITV during the World Cup was made in agreement with Neville’s colleagues at Sky Sports, where he is a regular expert analyst and co-commentator on their Premier League coverage.

Neville, who also spent four years as part of Roy Hodgson’s England coaching team, said: “I’m delighted to join the team at ITV for next summer’s World Cup coverage and thank Sky for also making it possible. I’ll look forward to joining up with them in Russia next June.”

Niall Sloane, ITV director of sport, added: “Gary Neville is one of the most respected and valued voices in football broadcasting. His experience, insight and understanding of both football and footballers will greatly enrich our coverage of next year’s World Cup.”

ITV’s full World Cup Line-up will be announced closer to the tournament. BBC and ITV will once again be sharing the broadcasting rights in the UK.