UK TV: ITV FIRES FORMER FOOTBALLER / PUNDIT OVER WORLD CUP TICKETS
Via Digital Spy ITV has fired pundit Robbie Earle over the distribution of his family and friends World Cup tickets. Following an investigation by the broadcaster, the former footballer – who has worked with ITV1 since 2001 – was found to have passed his ticket allocation to a third party. His actions breached governing body FIFA’s regulations. In a statement, the channel said: “Immediate investigations indicated that a block of ITV tickets would appear to have been used for unauthorised purposes during […]