 Holmes then cut her off, responding: 'So it's sad – it was a football match, they lost it, that was it, move on.' After rolling her eyes, she then asked if he was disappointed by the Lioness' defeat, only for Holmes to say Manchester United's defeat at Tottenham on Saturday had upset him more. On Twitter, people watching the clip expressed their dismay at Holmes' comments, with one user referring to him as a 'sad and bitter little man'. Some have defended Holmes' comments, saying they agree with him (Picture: GB News) The Lionesses reached a World Cup final for the first time (Picture: Getty) Another viewer who disagreed with Holmes said: 'If GB News has shown us anything, it's the true colours of those TV and radio presenters we used to like.' Despite more protests from Webster and GB News sports reporter Paul Coyte, he continued, laughing at Starmer's call for them to b){kind=link}
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GB News presenter Eamonn Holmes has taken heavy criticism on social media after laughing about the Lionesses’ defeat to Spain in the World Cup final.
Sarina Wiegman’s team fell at the last hurdle thanks to a solitary goal from Spain’s Olga Carmona, which was enough to see them win 1-0 on the night.
An average of 13.3 million people watched the final on Sunday morning, with the peak audience topping 14 million as the game entered the final minutes.