Live sport might still be on hold but the BBC will continue to broadcast a raft of special football programmes this weekend (2-3 May) in the continued absence of the professional game due to the coronavirus pandemic.
This includes the latest Match of the Day’s Top 10 Podcast, in MOTD’s traditional Saturday night slot on BBC One, where Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer and Ian Wright this week discuss the ten best Premier Legue players outside of the ‘big six’ Premier League clubs.
Following that will be another edition of Match of Their Day, where former Arsenal defender turned BBC pundit Martin Keown chooses three matches from the archives and reveal some of the stories behind each game.
Another special edition of Football Focus will be shown on Saturday lunchtime, presented by Dan Walker from his home.
This Saturday’s World Cup Rewind episode on BBC One features highlights of England v Argentina at the 1998 World Cup in France and West Germany v France in the 1982 semi-final.
Then on Sunday afternoon there will be a full replay of the dramatic group stage encounter from the 2002 World Cup between England and Argentina via the Red Button and on the BBC Sport website.
BBC Scotland will deliver more classic action from the Sportscene archives, featuring Rangers and Aberdeen’s final-day title showdown in 1991 and a 12-goal thriller between Motherwell and Hibernian in 2010, while BBC Alba will show a review of the 2019 Scottish Women’s Premier League season.
BBC Wales will screen a full replay of Wales’ clash against England at Wrexham’s Racecourse ground from 1984, as part of its series of classic Welsh sporting action.
Full details and broadcast times for BBC TV’s football programming over the weekend of 1-3 May can be found below.
All programmes will be available to watch live and on-demand on the BBC iPlayer.
For a full overview of all major UK-televised sporting events that have been postponed, cancelled or rescheduled, as well as those which are still due to be staged, visit SOTB’s dedicated coronavirus webpage – sotb.in/coronavirus.
For the very latest developments and up-to-date information on the coronavirus outbreak and its impact on sport, follow rolling live blogs on BBC Sport or Sky Sports.
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FRIDAY 1st MAY
SPORTSCENE CLASSIC
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Sportscene delves into the archives once more to bring you a league classic from yesteryear with extended highlights of the 1991 league title decider between Rangers and Aberdeen – who will hold their nerve to be crowned Scottish league champions?
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SATURDAY 2nd MAY
FOOTBALL FOCUS
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Brighton striker Glenn Murray reflects on the possible return of Premier League football on this week’s Football Focus as Dominic Calvert-Lewis takes us through the songs he’s listening to in isolation. There will be a look at the other European leagues, there’s another classic match and your goals at home, with Dan Walker.
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WORLD CUP REWIND
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Guy Mowbray looks back at some of the most exciting matches in World Cup history. England took on Argentina at the 1998 World Cup in France with a spot in the quarter-finals at stake. What followed was a see-sawing encounter that featured a red card, a wonder goal and a nailbiting penalty shoot-out.
Penalties also decided West Germany’s meeting with France at the 1982 tournament, but this semi-final showdown had so much more than the shoot-out that ultimately decided it – French captain Michel Platini has since described the topsy-turvy encounter as his ‘most beautiful game’.
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MATCH OF THE DAY WALES CLASSICS
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On this day 36 years ago, Wales played England at the Racecourse in Wrexham where a local boy made the headlines on his debut. BBC Wales viewers will be able to relive the entire match.
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SPORS – SWPL1 2019
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Glasgow City FC were crowned SWPL champions for the 12th time in succession in 2018, having fought off a determined Hibernian Women side. In the 2019 season the battle was on again – could Hibs secure the title for the first time since 2007, or would Glasgow City dominate for the 13th time?
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MATCH OF THE DAY: TOP 10 PODCAST
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Gary Lineker, Ian Wright and Alan Shearer debate the Top 10 players outside of the big six Premier League clubs.
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MATCH OF THEIR DAY
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The Match of the Day pundits take control of the running order, choosing three matches from the archives and revealing some of the stories behind each game to Gary Lineker.
This week it’s the turn of former Arsenal defender Martin Keown.
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SUNDAY 3rd MAY
WORLD CUP 2002: ARGENTINA v ENGLAND
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Watch a full replay of England’s dramatic group stage match against Argentina at the 2002 World Cup in Japan.
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SPORTSCENE CLASSIC
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Sportscene brings you one of the most talked about matches in Scottish League football history as Motherwell and Hibernian play out a 12-goal thriller back in 2010. Extended highlights of that epic night in Lanarkshire.
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