Rio Ferdinand hits out at BBC over coverage of England Lionesses' Euro 2025 triumph with Man Utd icon left stunned
The former England international was watching the
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Ferdinand thinks the BBC was missing a key former player
Credit: BBC Sport
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Williams is a regular feature on the BBC
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But she wasn't present for the Lionesses Euro 2025 final coverage
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While the country were getting settled to witness the Lionesses claim silverware once again, Ferdinand took to social media to question the
BBC
's coverage choices.
With three shocked-face
emojis
, he wrote on
The ex-Manchester United defender is of course referring to former Lioness Fara Williams.
Williams, who made 172 appearances for her country between 2001 and 2019, has become one of the most prominent pundits in the women's game since she hung up her
boots
.
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She had featured regularly on the BBC's coverage of the tournament over the
summer
.
Williams'
posts from Sunday show she was covering the final as part of the tournament's sponsors
Just Eat
's promo.
She was on a panel for their pre-match show alongside ex-Lionesses and BBC pundits
Alex Scott
and
Jill Scott
.
She also posted clips of herself in the stands, celebrating wildly when her former team became European champions for the second tournament in a row.
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Instead of Williams, the BBC had other Lionesses on their panel in
Switzerland
.
Gabby Logan
was put in to present, while former
England
captain Steph Houghton and Euro 2022 winner Ellen White also got the call up.
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Super League
commentator Seb Hutchinson was also selected.
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