John Motson ✓

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English football commentator (1945–2023)

About John Motson

John Walker Motson was an English football commentator. Beginning as a television commentator with the BBC in 1971, he commentated on over 2000 games on television and radio. From the late 1970s to 2008, Motson was the dominant football commentary figure at the BBC, apart from a brief spell in the mid-1990s.

Notable works:

"Match of the Day"

All John Motson Quotes

And Seaman, just like a falling oak, manages to change direction. Change
There is still nothing on the proverbial scoreboard. Proverbial
It looks like a one man show here, although there are two men involved. Involved
Its Arsenal 0 - Everton 1, and the longer it stays like that the more you've got to fancy Everton. Arsenal

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