Emmerdale pulled off air TONIGHT in schedule shake up as soap makes way for sport AGAIN

EMMERDALE has been pulled off air TONIGHT as ITV make way for sport yet again.

Bosses at the broadcaster face the wrath of soap fans after ditching the planned Thursday episode.

They've cleared the planned schedule to make way for rolling coverage of the UEFA Nations League.

Italy will take on Belgium at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, with ITV kicking off their live action from 7pm tonight.

The match and analysis is scheduled to run until 10pm, meaning Emmerdale has been forced out of its slot.

Fans will be able to get their next fix from the Yorkshire Dales on Friday night from 7:30pm.

The schedule change will leave ITV in the firing line with fans who have a long history of protesting against their soaps being pulled for sport.

Viewers have previously raged at channel bosses to create a dedicated sports channel for their coverage of high-profile games.

Meanwhile, Emmerdale have announced how they'll celebrate 30 years of the Dingle family next week.

It's the soap's largest family, with 11 generations of known family members, have had their fair share of drama, causing chaos as soaps' most garish and close knit family.

Thirty years later, the Dingles are saying farewell to their patriarch Zak, following the real life death of actor Steve Halliwell.

Steve passed away in December last year aged 77, leaving his co-stars and on-screen family bereft.