Could be the Royal Marines were football fans...
Anyway, on the first I'd say that it was more likely that your BT bills (if you have any) will go up, because BT have staked a LOT of money on this, and they're going to need a good return from it.
For the average football fan, it's more incentive to listen to Radio Five, it's not just the game that's become a money sinkhole, it's even just watching the game. We'll see how much of a return BT makes from it.
As for the second story. Well...sadly it's not that surprising, despite the rigourous training methods that the RM are put through, the combat zone is going to take its toll on them, be it through mental fatigue or just sheer incompatibility between ROE and a persons behaviour.
Not the first, and likely not the last, but at least he's been put down for it.