We demand that ITV Sport immediately stand Gabriel Clarke down from England’s remaining 2026 World Cup tournament coverage.

Following England’s hard-fought 2-1 quarter-final victory over Norway, Clarke used his broadcast position to actively manufacture a toxic, non-existent rift between manager Thomas Tuchel and Man of the Match Jude Bellingham.

Instead of celebrating a historic win that puts England in the semi-finals, Clarke focused entirely on stirring up cheap dressing-room drama:

Baiting the Manager: Clarke repeatedly tried to trap Thomas Tuchel into blaming the squad's "mentality" for a sloppy performance, forcing a furious Tuchel to shut him down and state clearly that the team's heart and mentality were "world-class." 
Distorting the Truth: Minutes later, Clarke interviewed Jude Bellingham. Instead of congratulating the two-goal hero, Clarke selectively fed him a twisted version of Tuchel's tactical critique ("the manager said the team got lucky"), entirely omitting that Tuchel had just called Bellingham's display "world-class." 
Undermining the Squad: This lazy, manipulative attempt to bait a young player into an emotional "Whatever" response directly after a grueling 120-minute match was designed purely to create division in the camp ahead of a major semi-final against Argentina.
Our players and coaching staff are pulling together for the country. ITV’s lead interviewer should not be actively working to tear them apart for clicks and headlines.

Sign this petition to tell ITV that fans demand objective sports journalism, not manufactured drama.