{"id":14381,"date":"2023-02-23T10:17:39","date_gmt":"2023-02-23T10:17:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/news\/john-motson-legendary-commentator-dies-aged-77\/"},"modified":"2023-02-23T10:17:40","modified_gmt":"2023-02-23T10:17:40","slug":"john-motson-legendary-commentator-dies-aged-77","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/news\/john-motson-legendary-commentator-dies-aged-77\/","title":{"rendered":"John Motson: Legendary commentator dies aged 77"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-reactid=\".35eu1j4wik.0.0.0.1\">\n<figure class=\"gs-u-mt0 gs-u-mb-alt+ story-body__media story-body__media--figure qa-story-body-media story-body__media--lead\" data-reactid=\".35eu1j4wik.0.0.0.1.$video-1\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block story-body__media\" data-reactid=\".35eu1j4wik.0.0.0.1.$video-1.0\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block gs-o-responsive-image\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" data-reactid=\".35eu1j4wik.0.0.0.1.$video-1.0.0\"><noscript data-reactid=\".35eu1j4wik.0.0.0.1.$video-1.0.0.1\"\/><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"gel-brevier gs-u-ph+ gs-u-pv-alt story-body__media__caption story-body__media__caption--video\" data-reactid=\".35eu1j4wik.0.0.0.1.$video-1.1\">John Motson: Five great moments from iconic BBC Sport commentator<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p role=\"introduction\" class=\"qa-introduction gel-pica-bold\" data-reactid=\".35eu1j4wik.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2\"><span data-reactid=\".35eu1j4wik.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2.0\">Legendary commentator John Motson, who had an illustrious 50-year career with the BBC, has died aged 77.<\/span><\/p>\n<div data-reactid=\".35eu1j4wik.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3\">\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".35eu1j4wik.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3.0\"><span data-reactid=\".35eu1j4wik.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3.0.0\">Motson covered 10 World Cups, 10 European Championships and 29 FA Cup finals for BBC Sport before retiring from the organisation in 2018.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".35eu1j4wik.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4\"><span data-reactid=\".35eu1j4wik.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4.0\">Popularly known as &#8216;Motty&#8217;, he had worked on Match of the Day since 1971.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".35eu1j4wik.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-5\"><span data-reactid=\".35eu1j4wik.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-5.0\">&#8220;It is with great sadness we announce that John Motson OBE died peacefully in his sleep today (Thursday),&#8221; said a statement from Motson&#8217;s family.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".35eu1j4wik.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-6\"><span data-reactid=\".35eu1j4wik.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-6.0\">The son of a Methodist minister, he had stints as a reporter on the Barnet Press and Sheffield Morning Telegraph at the start of his career.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".35eu1j4wik.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-7\"><span data-reactid=\".35eu1j4wik.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-7.0\">He also worked as a freelancer for BBC Radio Sheffield before he joined the BBC on a full-time basis in 1968.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".35eu1j4wik.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-8\"><span data-reactid=\".35eu1j4wik.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-8.0\">After starting out as a sports reporter on Radio 2, he made his breakthrough on Match of the Day during the famous FA Cup replay between Hereford and Newcastle four years later.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".35eu1j4wik.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-9\"><span data-reactid=\".35eu1j4wik.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-9.0\">Originally billed as a five-minute segment, Hereford&#8217;s shock 2-1 win &#8211; featuring Ronnie Radford&#8217;s famous 30-yard strike &#8211; saw the match promoted to the main game, with Motson capturing all the drama.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".35eu1j4wik.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-10\"><span data-reactid=\".35eu1j4wik.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-10.0\">For most of the period from 1979 to 2008 Motson &#8211; known for his trademark sheepskin coats and encyclopaedic knowledge of the game &#8211; was the BBC&#8217;s voice on major finals such as the FA Cup, European Championship and World Cup.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".35eu1j4wik.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-11\"><span data-reactid=\".35eu1j4wik.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-11.0\">That run included his record-breaking sixth World Cup final in Berlin in 2006 and his 29th FA Cup final in 2008. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".35eu1j4wik.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-12\"><span data-reactid=\".35eu1j4wik.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-12.0\">He also covered more than 200 England matches and commentated on almost 2,500 televised games.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".35eu1j4wik.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-13\"><span data-reactid=\".35eu1j4wik.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-13.0\">His final game for Match of the Day was between Crystal Palace and West Bromwich Albion in 2018.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".35eu1j4wik.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-14\"><span data-reactid=\".35eu1j4wik.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-14.0\">He was invited on to the pitch after full-time and applauded by the fans before Palace manager Roy Hodgson presented him with a framed copy of the programme from his first and last matches at Selhurst Park and a crystal microphone.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".35eu1j4wik.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-15\"><span data-reactid=\".35eu1j4wik.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-15.0\">Motson became an OBE in 2001 for services to sports broadcasting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".35eu1j4wik.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-16\"><span data-reactid=\".35eu1j4wik.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-16.0\">He was also honoured at the British Academy Film and Television Awards (Bafta) in 2018 for his &#8220;outstanding contribution to sports broadcasting&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".35eu1j4wik.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-17\"><strong data-reactid=\".35eu1j4wik.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-17.$bold-0\">More to follow  <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"gs-u-display-block story-body__media gs-u-mb-alt+ qa-story-body-media\" data-reactid=\".35eu1j4wik.0.0.0.1.$image-18\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block gs-o-responsive-image\" style=\"padding-bottom:11.875%;\" data-reactid=\".35eu1j4wik.0.0.0.1.$image-18.0\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"gs-u-display-block story-body__media gs-u-mb-alt+ qa-story-body-media\" data-reactid=\".35eu1j4wik.0.0.0.1.$image-20\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block gs-o-responsive-image\" style=\"padding-bottom:1.9791666666666665%;\" data-reactid=\".35eu1j4wik.0.0.0.1.$image-20.0\"><img src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/624\/cpsprodpb\/BBBD\/production\/_127816084_bbc_footer-1920x38-1x-1.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 800px, (min-width: 900px) 624px, (min-width: 600px) 976px, (min-width: 400px) 624px, 400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/400\/cpsprodpb\/BBBD\/production\/_127816084_bbc_footer-1920x38-1x-1.jpg 400w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/624\/cpsprodpb\/BBBD\/production\/_127816084_bbc_footer-1920x38-1x-1.jpg 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/800\/cpsprodpb\/BBBD\/production\/_127816084_bbc_footer-1920x38-1x-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/976\/cpsprodpb\/BBBD\/production\/_127816084_bbc_footer-1920x38-1x-1.jpg 976w\" alt=\"Across the BBC footer\" class=\"qa-srcset-image\" data-reactid=\".35eu1j4wik.0.0.0.1.$image-20.0.0\"\/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/64742833?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=KARANGA\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John Motson: Five great moments from iconic BBC Sport commentator 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 Sport before retiring from the organisation in 2018. 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