I'm not surprised tbh 
. The BBC's always been super protective of its own interests and I don't blame them for wanting to keep their World Cup coverage in-house. It's just common sense - they're already gonna lose loads of cash to streaming services like Netflix, so why let one of their pundits fly off to NY on the licence fee? 
And let's be real, Micah Richards is basically just a face 
... I mean, what does he even bring to the table, eh? 
. The BBC's always been super protective of its own interests and I don't blame them for wanting to keep their World Cup coverage in-house. It's just common sense - they're already gonna lose loads of cash to streaming services like Netflix, so why let one of their pundits fly off to NY on the licence fee? And let's be real, Micah Richards is basically just a face ... I mean, what does he even bring to the table, eh? 
I mean, i get it, they're all super popular and whatnot, but come on! You can't just expect them to magically appear in new york for a few video podcasts without any help from the bbc. it's like they think they're above the whole system or something. 
and now they're gonna have to pay for their own travel costs? that's just not right.
and can we talk about how weird it is that micah richards is getting paid to be on netflix?! doesn't he already have enough money?