Holder of TV rights of the 2025 women's Women's Euro, the TF1 group will have been a lot of talk during the tournament. Despite the desired and trusted desire to promote the female round ball and the French team of Laurent Bonadei in particular, the choices of retransmission of the event did not escape the controversy.
France Télévisions several times has arrived at the rescue to highlight first choice content if not promised to TMC, one of the satellite channels of TF1. Like France-Pays-Bas-third group of Bleues-initially scheduled on the first channel and finally relegated to TMC in the face of competition from the PSG final at the Club World Cup on July 13.
This Sunday, again, during the final, TF1 made a choice that did not fail to challenge and make people talk on social networks. While England and Spain were back to back at the end of regulation time (1-1), it was on the TMC antenna that viewers were invited to follow the extension and the penalties. Priority having been given to the 20 -hour newspaper on the first channel.
A disrespect denounced
“” You have to switch on TMC to see the extension of the final of the Women's Euro. Still a good proof of respect for TF1 towards the discipline », We could then read as a reaction on X in particular. But also: ” TF1 The hypocrites that put extensions on TMC. We all know that it would never have been the case if it was the final of the male euro. »»
“” The final of the Women's Euro which ends on TMC to give way to the 8 p.m. newspaper on TF1, it's too serious the disrespect
», Announces a surfer again. “” And it starts again! As for handball that had gone from TF1 to TMC at the break, if there is extra time in this final of Euro 2025, it will be followed on TMC … would the choice have been the same for a male euro? “Asks one of the angry” twittos “.
