TV View: Roy Keane minds the teacups amid BBC whitewash  

An estimated 44 million people in the UK were expected to tune in for the final, with the Beeb outscoring their ITV rivals by four to one. The real question was why?

Supporters trample on barricades outside Wembley Stadium ahead of the game. Picture: AP Photo/David Cliff

THE coming hours should see last night’s European Championship Final confirmed as the most watched event in the history of British television and the real winners of this tournament can finally be revealed - the BBC.

An estimated 44 million people were expected to tune in for the final on the two channels, with the Beeb outscoring their ITV rivals by an estimated factor of four viewers to one.