Thomas Frank and Ange Postecoglou land new jobs for World Cup

Former Tottenham managers Ange Postecoglou and Thomas Frank will act as rival pundits during this summer’s World Cup.

Postecoglou has already agreed to provide his expert insight for ITV and according to The Guardian, Frank will take up a similar role with the BBC.

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The Dane will join Wayne Rooney, Joe Hart, Alan Shearer and Olivier Giroud at the BBC while Postecoglou will feature alongside Andros Townsend, Gary Neville, Ian Wright and Roy Keane with ITV.

Frank has kept a low profile since being dismissed by Tottenham in February with fans of the north London club likely to hold some intrigue as to his thoughts on his departure.

The ex-Brentford boss lasted just eight months in the job, winning 13 of his 38 matches in charge.

That handed him a dismal win ratio of just 34.2 per cent – the worst of any permanent Tottenham manager.

Fans may also be interested in the thoughts of Postecoglou, who has also adopted an inconspicuous approach since his brutal axing from Nottingham Forest just 39 days into his tenure.

TV rights shared among the broadcasters

The BBC and ITV will share the UK rights for the World Cup with both broadcasters showing the final live on Sunday, July 19.

The BBC will show 54 games with ITV broadcasting five. Every game at the tournament will be available for fans to watch exclusively live.

The BBC has opted to have more first-pick matches in the tournament’s knockout stages with ITV guaranteed coverage of England games in the early stages.

ITV will show England’s World Cup opener against Croatia on June 17 as well as their final group game with Panama.

They will also broadcast a potential quarter-final clash should the Three Lions advance that far.

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Meanwhile, the BBC will show England’s second group game against Ghana and Thomas Tuchel’s side’s potential last 32 and last 16 ties.

A possible semi-final clash will also be live on the BBC as will Scotland’s group matches against Haiti and Brazil.

ITV will broadcast live from New York during the month-long tournament with Mark Pougatch and Laura Woods fronting the coverage.

However, the BBC team will do their duties from their base in Salford with Mark Chapman, Gabby Logan and Kelly Cates heading up their coverage.

ITV’s budget is understood to dwarf that of their rivals, hence the location of their Brooklyn studio.

The BBC’s decision to stay put was based on a combination of financial and environmental factors, with the corporation committed to limiting air travel in an attempt to reduce its carbon footprint.