By Chrysanthus Ikeh
The Brazil 2014 World Cup final between Germany and Argentina has been rated as BBC’s highest coverage of the year in the United Kingdom.
The landmark was announced today, December 31, 2014 after Germany’s 1-0 triumph over Argentina in Brazil on Sunday, July 13, 2014 reached TV audience figures of 14.96 million on the BBC’s coverage, which meant the World Cup final was the most watched programme in 2014.
Former England international, Gary Lineker presented the coverage of the World Cup final on the BBC, which won the ratings war with ITV, followed by fellow BBC pundits like Alan Shearer alongside Rio Ferdinand and Alan Hansen who also made appearances at the BBC studio.
