BEEB’S LOST TREASURES

THAT Channel Four have won the rights to England’s Nations League games, Euro 2024 qualifiers and friendlies is fantastic news for those who cannot afford satellite TV subscriptions.

Fantastic news.

But this England team – managed by Gareth Southgate (above) – should be a national treasure, and there was a time when national sporting treasures would have been in the possession of the BBC.

It is long gone, but it was a sad day when BBC bosses and politicians gave up on that idea.