Middle Eastern legends like Mohamed Aboutrika, Wael Gomaa, Yasser Al-Qahtani and Ahmed Elmohamady will feature in beIN’s comprehensive Arabic-language coverage.
BeIN Sports has announced a line-up of pundits for its exclusive coverage of Euro 2024 across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Football fans in 24 MENA markets can look forward to expert insights and analysis in Arabic, English, and French from some of the game’s legends throughout the month-long tournament, which kicks off this Friday, June 14, in Germany.
The international pundit team features iconic names including 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000 winner Marcel Desailly, Dutch football legend and 1988 Euro champion Ruud Gullit, Spanish winger Luis García, French defender Mikaël Silvestre, and English football stars Ashley Cole, Joe Cole, Joe Hart, and Glenn Hoddle. Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger also joins the team.
Adding regional expertise, Egyptian football legends Mohamed Aboutrika, Wael Gomaa, Haytham Farouk, and Ahmed Elmohamady will join Morocco’s Youssef Chippo, Algerian Rafik Saifi, Qatari Abdulaziz Al-Sulaiti, Kuwaiti Tareq Al Jalahmah, and Saudi Arabia’s Yasser Al-Qahtani. Tunisian legends Tareq Dhiab, Karim Haggui, and Hatem Trabelsi will further enrich the coverage with their insights.
BeIN Sports’ Arabic coverage will be anchored by top presenters such as Mohammed Saadon Al-Kuwari, Abdulaziz Al-Nasr, Tariq Al Hammad, Mohannad Aljally, Mohammad Kidan, and Meshari AlShammari. The commentary team includes renowned voices like Issam Chaouali, Hafid Deraddji, Ali Mohammed Ali, Hasan Al Aidaros, and Khalil Al Balushi. English coverage will be led by Richard Keys, Andy Gray, Nicky Crosby, and Aarran Summers, with former Republic of Ireland international Jason McAteer and former PSG left-back Didier Domi.
BeIN Sports will also highlight its beINSPIRED initiative – a platform aimed at elevating sports and promoting diverse talent, particularly female talent. Leading female faces such as Asya Abdullah, Stephany Saad, Areej Sleem, Nervana Alabd, Natali Rantissi and Hadeel Reyad will be covering the action.
Every minute of all 51 matches from Euro 2024 will be broadcast exclusively across the MENA region on BeIN’s MAX channels. BeIN Sports MAX 1 and MAX 2 will provide Arabic coverage, BeIN Sports MAX 3 will offer English coverage, and BeIN Sports MAX 4 will feature French commentary. Additionally, BeIN’s free-to-air sports news channel, BeIN Sports NEWS, will provide extensive daily coverage with reactions from the broadcaster’s 10 dedicated reporters across the host nation.
