SHEEPSKIN CLAD LEGEND

John Motson reveals how he broke his foot at World Cup ’94

ITV commentary team take note: this is passion

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Despite getting on a bit and often finding himself prone to bouts of confusion over simple things like a goal-kick or a forward pass, John Motson is still one of the nation’s greatest football commentators (a fairly sad indictment on [...]

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IN STORES NOW!

The Spoiler presents: Football commentator top trumps

Gotta collect ‘em all!

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Britain collectively released a heavy-hearted sigh on Wednesday morning (what, you didn’t hear it?), as the official TV listings for World Cup 2010 were released. ITV have got this lot, the BBC are showing these… to The Spoiler, none of it really matters, since watching [...]

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Classic Motty

Video: John Motson’s finest commentary moment

The voice of BBC football drops the ‘C-bomb’ during Euro 96

Motty may have enjoyed a relatively bluff-free Euro 2008, but his unfortunate use of Stefan Kuntz’s surname during Euro 96 will easily [...]

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