FOOTBALL fans have ripped into BT Sport’s coverage of the Champions League final between Manchester City and Inter Milan.
And many of them are calling for access to American broadcaster CBS Sports as they seek an alternative channel to watch the game on.
Viewers have criticised BT Sport’s coverage of the Champions League finalTwitter @mrjakehumphrey
Mario Balotelli, right, was a special guest on the show for the eveningBT Sport
CBSKate Abdo is the presenter of the highly-praised CBS Sports show[/caption]
She was joined by regulars Thierry Henry, Jamie Carragher and Micah Richards at the finalCBS
BT Sport presenter Jake Humphrey fronted the UK coverage on Saturday evening.
He was joined by pundits Rio Ferdinand, Joleon Lescott, Mario Balotelli, Steven Gerrard and Cesc Fabregas.
Host Seema Jaswal was also a part of the broadcast alongside journalist James Horncastle and ex-Man Utd man Owen Hargreaves.
But it was widely slammed on social media as British viewers sought out the CBS Sports show – presented by Kate Abdo and featuring pundits Thierry Henry, Jamie Carragher and Micah Richards.
CBS Sports pundits posed with the BT Sport crew before the Champions League finalTwitter @Carra23
Speaking on Twitter, one person said: “CBS > BT Sport. Apart from Schmeichel.”
Another added: “Anyone know where I can watch the CBS coverage, BT is garbage.”
A third replied: “After seeing the BT Sport line up, do CBS stream the final for free on YouTube as well?”
A fourth responded: “How the hell do we get the CBS coverage of the Champions League instead of the f*****g dross BT Sports serve up?
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“Seriously, this is f*****g torture.”
And a fifth said: “I wish I had CBS Sports . I bet they’re having bags of banter at the moment and we’re stuck with the bores on BT.”
Earlier on in the evening, Carragher poked fun at the BT coverage by claiming they had roped in the likes of Balotelli and Fabregas in an attempt to improve their coverage.
Alongside a picture of the rival broadcasters’ teams, he tweeted: “BT Sport are not happy with their normal crew @rioferdy5 so they’ve brought outsiders in to try & compete with @CBSSportsGolazo .”
Balotelli then hit back, replying: “Jamie Carragher, bad player, wonderful hater @Carra23, who cares.”
And Ferdinand responded: “Liberties ”