Legendary football commentator John Motson, who had an illustrious 50-year career with the BBC, dies aged 77.
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/64742833 #BBC #News 🇬🇧 #RIP #Motty #JohnMotson #Sports #Football

Motson covered 10 World Cups, 10 European Championships and 29 FA Cup finals for BBC Sport before retiring from the organisation in 2018.

Popularly known as 'Motty', he had worked on Match of the Day since 1971.

Sad to hear of the passing of #JohnMotson

A legend of football commentary. He was a little more informal than the other commentary BBC types who preceded him. He was at all the big matches, a relaxed tone, until he got excited, the right words at the right time, the occasional funny faux pas and an iconic sheepskin coat.

#RIPJohnMotson

🎙 ‘The voice of football’ - tributes to John Motson pour in

Former BBC commentator John Motson has died at the age of 77

#tribute #football #bbc #JohnMotson

https://www.nationalworld.com/news/people/john-motson-tributes-football-match-of-the-day-commentator-4038510

#lufc
deep sadness
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RT @azjackson
An #Otwituary for commentator #JohnMotson

I too have stood in the gantry
overlooking theatres of dreams,
theatres of comedy. One voice
brought fire to frosty pitches,
forked the quagmires of glory;
a humble oracle in sheepskin robe.
https://twitter.com/Azjackson/status/1628699642836680706

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Hij was generaties lang de stem van het voetbal in Engeland en volgens velen de beste commentator ooit. Oud-voetbalcommentator John Motson is op 77-jarige leeftijd overleden,

https://nos.nl/l/2464942 #nieuws #nos #johnmotson #bbc #voetbal

John Motson has died, which immediately brings back happy memories of playing Fifa 99 on the original Playstation

#JohnMotson #RIP #PS1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCsV8j6e65M