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All 27 matches on the BBC will be broadcast live on BBC One or BBC Two, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app.

Presenters Gary Lineker, Gabby Logan, Mark Chapman and Alex Scott will lead the coverage from the studio in the heart of Berlin with live match commentary from all 10 host cities across Germany.

On TV commentary duties are Guy Mowbray, Robyn Cowen, Vicki Sparks, Steve Wilson, Steve Bower and Jonathan Pearce. Joining them on co-comms are Jermaine Jenas, Danny Murphy, Martin Keown and James McFadden as well as Alan Shearer, who will be in the commentary box for England’s opener against Serbia on 16 June.

Ex-England stars Wayne Rooney, Rio Ferdinand, Joe Hart, Ellen White and Frank Lampard will also join BBC regulars Micah Richards and Ashley Williams in bringing their expertise to the coverage.

Representing Scotland will be David Moyes, Rachel Corsie and McFadden while two-time Euros winner Cesc Fabregas and Brentford boss Thomas Frank will also join the team in the studio.

Reporting on the England camp throughout the tournament will be Kelly Somers, while Eilidh Barbour will be with the Scotland team.

Other highlights include:

  • Launch of the BBC iPlayer Euros channel. Find build-up content including special features and matches from the Euros archive spotlighting the greatest games from the tournament.

  • BBC iPlayer will also be home to additional analysis, mini highlights, home nations camp reports and a new highlights programme, Euros Breakdown, with Alex Scott.

  • The BBC will have first choice of the quarter-finals and will also show live games featuring some of the biggest teams in Europe including current holders Italy, World Cup runners-up France versus the Netherlands (21 June), Spain, Belgium and Portugal plus two group games featuring the hosts Germany.

  • Fans will be able to watch highlights of every match and all the goals on TV, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website.

  • On CBBC and iPlayer, younger viewers can tune in to the Jamie Johnson Watchalong for England’s important second group game against Denmark on 20 June.

As well as the live action, there will be plenty of additional programming to highlight great tales off the pitch, including the documentary Mbappe (available now on BBC iPlayer and BBC Sounds), and from 1 June, Rooney 2004: World At His Feet, looking back at the tournament that catapulted Wayne Rooney into international stardom.

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