The recent sad passing of legendary football commentator John Motson has robbed many of a certain age, like myself, of the man largely responsible for provid.
subbuteo, and you would pretend to bejohn motson commentating on your own game. i know he played subbuteo on his own to get formations right. as well as being revered amongst fans, who also had a status with players and managers who used to ring, he used to ring alex ferguson up ring, he used to ring alex ferguson up on saturday morning to get the team news. from the horse s mouth. and he would often talk to the players in the tunnel before games telling them amazing stats about their playing career. including someone who will be here soon. in a moment we ll speak to mark lawrenson, who worked alongside him many times. first let s have a reminder of motty in action. here s gascoigne. 0h, brilliant, oh, yes! oh, yes! and there it is. the crazy gang have beaten the culture club. it s dramatic, it s delightful. it s denmark who are the european champions.
i ll be looking at whether the cost of basics will ever come back down. and there it is. the crazy gang have beaten the culture club. and tributes to the voice of football on the bbc john motson who s died at the age of 77. a memorable night for manchester united at the theatre of dreams. it s a stunning second half fight back, made in brazil, to knock barcelona out of the europa league. plus in the weather, a cloudy start. it should brighten up later. what are the it should brighten up later. what are the prospects for the weekend? join us are the prospects for the weekend? join us for are the prospects for the weekend? join us for all the details here on breakfast it s friday, the 24th of february. our main story. the united nations general assembly has overwhelmingly backed a resolution condemning russia s
it s 1.30pm and here s your latest sports news. he has been described as a giant of broadcasting and the voice of a football generation. many more tributes are coming in for the former bbc football commentatorjohn motson who has died at the age of 77. a statement from his family said, it is with great sadness that we announce thatjohn motson obe died peacefully in his sleep today. he started with the bbc in 1968 and went on to describe over 2,000 games, these are some moments you might remember. here s gascoigne! oh, brilliant! yes! oh, yes! and there it is, the crazy gang have beaten the culture club. it is dramatic, it is delightful, it is denmark who are the european champions. radford again! what a goal! radford the scorer. and still ricky villa, what a fantastic run!
here s gascoigne! oh, brilliant! yes! oh, yes! and there it is, the crazy gang have beaten the culture club. it is dramatic, it is delightful, it is denmark who are the european champions. radford again! what a goal! radford the scorer. and still ricky villa, what a fantastic run! he has scored! an amazing goal. we re joined now by five live football correspondentjohn murray. some iconic lines there. as a commentary to yourself, what was it that madejohn motson s commentary so special? john that made john motson s commentary so secial? ., a, ,., .,, that made john motson s commentary so secial? ., a, .,, ., , so special? john motson was absolute 24 karat gold so special? john motson was absolute 24 karat gold football so special? john motson was absolute 24 karat gold football broadcasting i 24 karat gold football broadcasting royalty, one of the absolute greats. for generations and generations, he was one of the voices of football.