John Motson
| John Motson OBE | |
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John Motson pictured preparing for the Manchester derby at Old Trafford on 10 February 2008.
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John Walker Motson 10 July 1945 Manchester, England |
| Education | Culford School, Bury St Edmunds |
| Occupation | Football commentator |
| Employer | BBC Sport |
| Spouse(s) | Anne |
| Children | Frederick |
John Walker Motson, OBE (born 10 July 1945 in Manchester, England), also known as Motty, is an English football commentator. Since 1971, he has been a commentator for over 1,500 games on television and radio, including covering all the major football championships: World Cups, FA Cups, and European Championships.
For a 30-year period from the late 1970s to 2008, Motson was the dominant football commentary figure at the BBC (apart from a brief spell in the 1990s, when his friend and rival Barry Davies was selected for two FA Cup final commentaries and the 1994 World Cup final).
In 2008, Motson announced his retirement from live television commentary. The Euro 2008 final was his last live television broadcast. He has continued since then to cover games for Match of the Day highlights and appear on BBC Radio 5 Live.
The son of a Methodist minister, Motson was educated at Culford School, near Bury St Edmunds. Culford is a public school where football was generally frowned upon at the time and rugby union, hockey and cricket are the major sports.
In 1963, Motson's career began in the newspaper business as a reporter in Barnet. In 1967, he worked for the Sheffield Morning Telegraph, where he first covered football.
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