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John Walker Motson OBE (10 July 1945 – 23 February 2023) 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.
Feb 23, 2023 · He was sent to boarding school at Culford near Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk, and developed his love of football when taken to matches by his father during holidays. Motson started out as a...
Feb 23, 2023 · Legendary commentator John Motson, who had an illustrious 50-year career with the BBC, has died aged 77. Motson covered 10 World Cups, 10 European Championships and 29 FA Cup finals for BBC...
Feb 23, 2023 · Legendary commentator John Motson has died at the age of 77. He covered 10 World Cups, 10 European Championships and 29 FA Cup finals for BBC Sport. Send us your tributes using #bbcfootball,...
Feb 23, 2023 · John Motson, the soccer commentator whose animated voice was inseparable from many of the sport’s biggest moments over his 50 years at the BBC, died on Thursday. He was 77.
Feb 24, 2023 · Motson, educated at Culford School near Bury St Edmunds, began a career in journalism as a reporter in Barnet in 1963 and in 1967 he worked for the Sheffield Morning Telegraph. Motson’s big...
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Feb 23, 2023 · John Motson, the legendary BBC football commentator, has died aged 77, the broadcaster has said. Motson, popularly known as "Motty", had an illustrious 50-year career with the BBC, working with the broadcaster's flagship football highlights show, Match of the Day, since 1971.
