A radiator salesman from Suffolk called Phil Neville has offered to do a job swap with his football commentator namesake - after receiving abuse intended for the former defender on Twitter.

Phil Neville, from Hadleigh, began receiving abuse after ex-star came under fire for his commentary performance during England's World Cup defeat against Italy.

Mr Neville received thousands of tweets - including death threats - to his online handle @philneville. The ex-footballer is on the social networking site as @fizzer18.

The 60-year-old Arsenal fan said: 'I've had comments about my name for years and it's always been a bit of fun.

'But now I have some sympathy for what celebrities go through - some of it wasn't very nice at all.'

The former player was criticised for his lack of emotion and 'monotone' style during the game.

A BBC spokesman said there were 445 complaints after Saturday night's game, which pulled in a peak audience of 15.6 million viewers.