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Match of the Day
Image:MOTD logo.png
Match of the Day's Internet logo
Format Sports
Starring Gary Lineker
Alan Hansen
Mark Lawrenson
John Motson
Alan Shearer
Jonathan Pearce
Country of origin Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom
Production
Running time Variable
Broadcast
Original channel BBC One
Original run August 22, 1964 – present
External links
Official website
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

Match of the Day (sometimes abbreviated as MOTD) is the BBC's main football television programme. Gary Winston Lineker, OBE (born 30 November 1960 in Leicester) is a former English international football Striker who scored Alan David Hansen (born Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, 13 June 1955 is a BBC television football pundit and a former Mark Thomas Lawrenson (born 2 June, 1957 in Preston, England) is a former professional football player a defender in the Liverpool John Walker Motson OBE (born 10 July 1945, Salford, Greater Manchester) sometimes known as Motty, is an English football Alan Shearer, OBE (born 13 August 1970 is an English retired footballer who played as a Striker in the English Premier League for Jonathan Pearce (born 1959) is a British football Commentator for the BBC. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic It is shown on BBC One every Saturday evening during the English football season, showing highlights of Premiership (formerly Division One) matches. The broadcasting of sports events is the coverage of Sports on Television, Radio and other Broadcasting mediums The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs The Football League First Division was the highest division of The Football League between 1993 and 2004 and the highest division of English football overall between There are also some midweek editions, showing highlights of weekday evening games. Match of the Day also screens FA Cup and Home Nations international matches, either live or as highlights. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after "Home nation" (common noun redirects here home nation is also used to refer to the host country of Multi-sport events (eg It is one of the BBC's longest-running shows, having been on air since 1964, though it has not always been aired regularly.

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History

1960s

The first edition of Match of the Day was screened on BBC2 at 6:30pm on 22 August 1964, after being commissioned by Sir David Attenborough during his time as controller of BBC2. Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Sir David Frederick Attenborough OM, CH, CVO, CBE, FRS (born 8 May 1926 in London, England It showed only one match; highlights of the First Division game between Liverpool and Arsenal at Anfield; Liverpool won 3-2. The Football League First Division was the highest division of The Football League between 1993 and 2004 and the highest division of English football overall between Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. Anfield is an all-seater Association football Stadium in the district of Anfield, in Liverpool, England As BBC2 was available only in the London area at the time, the programme's audience was estimated at only 20,000 [1]; less than half of the attendance at Anfield stadium. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. However this soon expanded; on 3 December new transmitters were opened in the Midlands and the number of people with access increased to over two million. Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French This article is mainly about the English Midlands For other uses see Midlands (disambiguation.

However, the BBC had been showing live games before MOTD, the first being an FA Cup semi-final game between Fulham and Manchester United in 1958. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after Fulham Football Club is an English football team based in Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Although Match of the Day primarily screened First Division matches, under the BBC's initial contract with The Football League, they had to screen three Second Division games per season as well. The Football League, also known as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons is a league competition featuring professional football clubs From 1892 until 1992 the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football. The following year it also extended its coverage to Third Division matches, and started showing highlights of FA Cup matches. From the 1992-93 to the 2003-04 season, the Football League Third Division was the third-highest division of The Football League and the fourth-highest The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after Additionally, in its inaugural season, Match of the Day screened a Fourth Division match between Oxford United and Tranmere Rovers, though it would not do so again until 1978. "Fourth Division" redirects here For usage of the term in the Military, see 4th Division. For the Northern Irish football club see Oxford United Stars F Tranmere Rovers Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League One and based at Prenton Park, Tranmere

Match of the Day was not universally welcomed in the football world; in 1965 several clubs attempted to block a renewed deal with the BBC in fear of a drop in gate attendances at matches. Eventually a compromise was reached where the BBC agreed not to reveal which match was to be shown until after the day's play had concluded, an arrangement that remained until 1983. The show moved to BBC1 the same year, though occasionally in later years highlights of FA Cup matches were screened on BBC2. The first colour edition of Match of the Day was shown on November 15, 1969, between Liverpool and West Ham United. The Television Technology can be divided along two lines those developments that depended upon both mechanical and electronic Principles and Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. } West Ham United Football Club is an English football club based in Upton Park, London Borough of Newham, East London, who have played [2]

By then, Match of the Day was not the only football highlights programme on English television; the BBC faced competition from 1967 as ITV started to show highlights on a regional basis on Sunday afternoons; London Weekend Television's The Big Match, which later became the programme for the entire ITV network, was first broadcast in 1968. Independent Television (generally known as ITV) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters set up under the Independent The Big Match is a British football Television programme which screened on ITV regularly between 1968 and 1992 (the last four years Match of the Day responded by increasing the number of matches to two per programme.

1970s and 1980s

During the 1970s, Match of the Day became one of the BBC's most successful programmes, with audiences peaking at over 12 million. The "Goal of the Month" and "Goal of the Season" competitions were introduced in 1970; slow motion replays followed a year later. The Goal of the Month is a monthly segment on BBC's Match of the Day Television programme in honour of the best goal scored each month The Goal of the Season is an annual competition and award given on BBC's Match of the Day, in honour of the most spectacular goal scored that season [1] However, at the end of the decade the BBC lost a significant share of matches, with a new four-year deal in 1979 splitting the rights between the BBC and ITV (ITV had originally won exclusive rights, but a ruling from the Office of Fair Trading ordered that the rights be split[2]). The Office of Fair Trading ( OFT) is a Non-ministerial government department of the United Kingdom, established by the Fair Trading Act 1973, Match of the Day was moved to Sunday afternoons for the 1980-81 and 1982-83 seasons,[3] but as consolation the number of games per programme went up to three.

In 1983, the rights came up for renewal again; once again the BBC had to share with ITV. For the first time, league games were shown live, on Friday evenings. Additionally, programmes reverted back to Saturday nights and shirt sponsorship was allowed for the first time on the non-commercial BBC. Industrial action by BBC staff hampered coverage that season,[1] but the first live league match shown on Match of the Day was on Friday 16 December 1983, with a Manchester United 4-2 win over Tottenham Hotspur. Industrial action (UK and Ireland or job action (US refers collectively to any measure taken by Trade unions or other organised labour meant to reduce Productivity Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Tottenham Hotspur, ˈtɒʔnəm is an English professional football club which currently plays in the Premier League.

As the 1980s progressed, Match of the Day focused more and more on the First Division. The final Fourth Division game to be on the programme, between Blackpool and York City, was shown on February 4, 1984. Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 and located in the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. York City Football Club is an English football club based in York, North Yorkshire. Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Coverage of the Second and Third Divisions dwindled until it was finally dropped in 1986. However, other competitions were shown; the League Cup Final was covered live for the first time by the BBC in 1985. The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition

In 1985, the rights for League football came up again, but an ongoing wrangle between the TV companies, Football League's TV Negotiating Committee and a rebel group of clubs led by Oxford United chairman Robert Maxwell meant the first half of the 1985-86 season was not televised at all;[3] some clubs even tried negotiating individually with their local BBC and ITV regions. For the Northern Irish football club see Oxford United Stars F Ian Robert Maxwell MC ( June 10, 1923 – November 5, 1991) was a Czechoslovakian born British Media proprietor Eventually, in December 1985, a deal was agreed and Match of the Day resumed for the second half of the season.

Typical introductory screenshot to FA Cup match highlights in 2007.
Typical introductory screenshot to FA Cup match highlights in 2007. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after The FA Cup 2006–07 was the 126th staging of the world's oldest football knockout competition The Football Association Challenge Cup, or FA Cup.

After the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico, the BBC and ITV signed a new deal which left screening of highlights at the broadcaster's discretion; the BBC decided to suspend the regular weekly highlights apart from a couple of FA Cup Saturdays, instead showing basketball highlights in its slot. The 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Mexico from May 31 to June 29. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m However, in the following season highlights of league football were reintroduced, though this was only occasional and not as often as before as the main focus was still on live games and the top teams.

In 1988, an even more competitive scramble for TV rights meant that the BBC lost all rights for League football to ITV, although they retained rights for FA Cup and England matches, shared with satellite channel BSB. Satellite television is Television delivered by the means of Communications satellites as compared to conventional Terrestrial television and Cable British Satellite Broadcasting ( BSB) (1986-1990 was a company set up in 1986 to provide Direct broadcast satellite television services to the United Kingdom For the next four seasons, Match of the Day only appeared on FA Cup weekends. However, ITV's negotiating stance and poor quality match coverage proved unpopular with the clubs. With the breakaway of the top clubs in England to form the Premier League in 1992, the BBC regained highlights of matches (though Sky gained exclusive live rights), and regular Match of the Day programming resumed with highlights of three main games, and for the first time all the goals from the other games played that day. The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs British Sky Broadcasting ( BSkyB — Sky Television and BSB) is a company that operates Sky Digital, a subscription television service in the

1990s and 2000s

Although the BBC lost highlights of European Cup matches after its revamping as the Champions League in 1993, apart from the final in 1994, the joint Sky/BBC bid was renewed in 1996. See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club In 1997, the BBC lost all live rights to the FA Cup meaning Match of the Day's live coverage was restricted to UEFA Cup and Cup Winners' Cup matches. The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA. However the BBC were still able to show Saturday evening highlights of FA Cup games. However things got much worse for the network when, in 2001, the Premier League awarded highlights rights to ITV in a three-year contract.

Gary Lineker presents a West Ham v. Fulham Premiership match.
Gary Lineker presents a West Ham v. Gary Winston Lineker, OBE (born 30 November 1960 in Leicester) is a former English international football Striker who scored } West Ham United Football Club is an English football club based in Upton Park, London Borough of Newham, East London, who have played Fulham Premiership match. Fulham Football Club is an English football team based in Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham.

Match of the Day did not totally disappear; the same year the BBC regained full live coverage of the FA Cup and England's World Cup qualifying matches, as well as retaining UEFA Cup coverage. ITV's league highlights programme, The Premiership, fared poorly (especially after being forced to reschedule from 7pm to the traditional late-evening slot) and, in 2004, Premiership highlights returned to the BBC. Since 2004, the programme has shown highlights of all the matches on that date, with commentators at every ground (when Radio Five Live offers a live radio broadcast, Match of the Day uses a different commentator). With more matches played on Sundays, a sister programme, Match of the Day 2 was launched on BBC2 on Sunday nights. Match of the Day 2 (otherwise known as MotD2) is a football highlights programme shown on BBC Two in the United Kingdom This show was closer in style to the old style Match of the Day with up to ten minutes of action from the normal two games played that day, plus a round-up of Saturday's goals. In addition to Saturdays and Sundays, the programme airs on any weeknight in which at least six matches are scheduled (including a two night period with as many matches), or negotiates specially with the Premier League.

Traditionally, midweek BBC football shows were included under the Sportsnight banner, particularly highlights from matches on Wednesday night. Sportsnight was a midweek BBC television sports programme that ran from 1968 until 1997 However, as the 1990s progressed the vast majority of football coverage was shown on Match of the Day, a situation that increased further when Sportsnight finished in 1997.

In 2006, the BBC agreed a new deal with the Premier League which means that league highlights coverage will continue on Match of the Day until at least the end of the 2009-10 season. [4] However, ITV did win rights to the FA Cup and England matches starting in 2008, thus limiting the BBC's live coverage to the tournaments proper (shared with ITV) and the League Cup/Championship package which begins in 2009.

In 2005-2006, a Save of the Season competition was introduced (in addition to the traditional Goal of the Month and Season contests) with the inaugural winner being Tomasz Kuszczak, then of West Bromwich Albion. Tomasz Kuszczak ( pron ˈtɔmaʂ ˈkuʂtʂak) (born 20 March 1982 in Krosno Odrzańskie, Poland) is a Polish football West Bromwich Albion Football Club (also known as West Brom, The Baggies, Albion, The Albion, The Throstles or WBA) are In 2006-2007, Jussi Jaaskelainen of Bolton Wanderers won the award. Jussi Albert Jääskeläinen (born April 19 1975 in Mikkeli, Southern Savonia) is a Finnish football goalkeeper Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional football club based in Horwich, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater

For the 2007/08 season, new opening titles were introduced, as was a new studio. The intro is set in a round, stadium type building with glass walls, various different Premier League players, past and present can be seen either in picture frames or in the building itself doing ball skills or just running past the screen. The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs It climaxes with Manchester United captain Gary Neville placing the Premier League trophy on a stand, due to Manchester United being reigning Champions, the camera then zooms into it, and the Match of the Day logo appears. Gary Alexander Neville (born February 18, 1975 in Bury, Greater Manchester) is an English football player The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs An alternate version of the opening titles is used for shows which predominantly focus on the FA Cup, using past cup highlights and culminating in footage of Chelsea lifting the cup at the end of the 2006-07 tournament. Also, the BBC's website began simulcasting Match of the Day for UK-based visitors.

Presenters and commentators

Match of the Day's first match was presented by Kenneth Wolstenholme, who also commentated alongside Walley Barnes. Kenneth Wolstenholme DFC & Bar ( July 17, 1920 - March 25, 2002) was the football commentator for BBC Walley Barnes ( January 16, 1920 &ndash September 4, 1975) was a Welsh footballer and broadcaster. By 1970 David Coleman had established himself as the programme's main anchorman. David Coleman OBE (born 26 April 1926, Alderley Edge, Cheshire) is a former British Sports Commentator Jimmy Hill then took over the role in 1973 after moving from ITV,[1] although Coleman continued to feature as a commentator. James William Thomas "Jimmy" Hill OBE (born 22 July 1928 is an English football personality One of the programme's most famous presenters, Des Lynam, joined in 1979 as a commentator before taking over from Hill in 1988, although Hill was retained as a pundit. Desmond Michael "Des" Lynam OBE (born 17 September 1942 Ennis, County Clare, Ireland) is a presenter on British television and

Current presenter, former England captain Gary Lineker, joined as a pundit in 1995, becoming main presenter after Lynam's departure in 1999. Gary Winston Lineker, OBE (born 30 November 1960 in Leicester) is a former English international football Striker who scored If Lineker is unavailable or there are multiple live matches on the same day then a stand-in presenter is used; this is usually Ray Stubbs (main presenter of the BBC's Final Score programme), but Gabby Logan, who joined from ITV in 2007, or Jake Humphrey, who became the programme's youngest ever presenter in January 2007, also occasionally present the show. Raymond Stubbs (born Wallasey, Wirral, 1956) is a broadcaster and former footballer Final Score is a BBC TV programme presented by Ray Stubbs, which runs on Saturday afternoons on BBC One in England. Gabby Logan (born Gabrielle Nicole Yorath on 24 April 1973) is a British Television presenter and former Welsh international Independent Television (generally known as ITV) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters set up under the Independent Jacob "Jake" Humphrey (born 7 October 1978 in Peterborough) is a British Television Presenter currently best

Currently Lineker is joined by two pundits for highlights shows, with three pundits for most live matches. Alan Hansen and Alan Shearer are the lead pundits, with Mark Lawrenson also appearing regularly. Alan David Hansen (born Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, 13 June 1955 is a BBC television football pundit and a former Alan Shearer, OBE (born 13 August 1970 is an English retired footballer who played as a Striker in the English Premier League for Mark Thomas Lawrenson (born 2 June, 1957 in Preston, England) is a former professional football player a defender in the Liverpool Occasionally Lee Dixon, Gavin Peacock or Les Ferdinand appear, and the show also uses prominent managers such as David Moyes or Mark Hughes for live matches, as well as Marcel Desailly, Leonardo and Peter Schmeichel. Lee Michael Dixon (born 17 March 1964 in Manchester, England) is a former English professional footballer who formed part of the highly-respected Gavin Keith Peacock (born 18 November 1967 in Eltham London) is a former English professional football player who played primarily Leslie "Les" Ferdinand MBE (born 8 December 1966 in Paddington, London) is a former English footballer David William Moyes (b 25 April 1963 in Glasgow Scotland) is a football manager and former player currently managing English Leslie Mark Hughes (born 1 November 1963 in Ruabon, Wrexham, Wales) nicknamed Sparky, is a former Welsh international football Marcel Desailly (born September 7 1968 in Accra Ghana as Odenke Abbey) is a former French footballer and star of Leonardo Nascimento de Araújo, known simply as Leonardo (born September 5, 1969 in Niterói Peter Bolesław Schmeichel MBE (born 18 November 1963 in Gladsaxe, Denmark) is a retired Danish professional footballer

The longest-running commentator is John Motson, who made his first appearance on October 9, 1971. John Walker Motson OBE (born 10 July 1945, Salford, Greater Manchester) sometimes known as Motty, is an English football Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. He continues to feature on the programme to this day, and is currently the principal commentator for live matches. Barry Davies was another longstanding commentator, featuring on the show between 1969 and 2004. Barry George Davies MBE (born 24 October 1940 in London, England) is a British sports commentator. Other previous noted commentators include Stuart Hall, Alan Weeks, Alan Parry, Gerald Sinstadt, Harry Carpenter, Clive Tyldesley, Jon Champion and Paul Mitchell. Stuart Hall (born December 25, 1929 in Hyde Cheshire) is a BBC radio and Television presenter. Alan Weeks (8 September 1923 in Bristol - 11 June 1996 was a British television sports reporter and commentator Alan Parry (born 1947 is a British Sports commentator, born in Liverpool, concentrating on football and athletics. Gerald Sinstadt (born 19 February 1930 in Folkestone, Kent) is a British commentator and broadcaster usually focusing on football matches Harry Carpenter (b 17 October, 1925 in London) was a BBC sports Commentator from the early 1950s until his retirement in 1994 Clive Tyldesley is a British sports commentator Early career Tyldesley was born in Lancashire and was educated at Kirkham Grammar School. Jon Champion (born 23 May 1965 in Harrogate, England) is a freelance television Commentator who works for ITV Sport and Paul Mitchell is a Scottish Football commentator for BBC Scotland and has been their main commentator since Rob MacLean left for Setanta

On 21 April 2007, Jacqui Oatley became the first woman to commentate on the programme. Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Jacqui Oatley (born 1975 in Codsall, South Staffordshire) is an English football commentator, notable for being the first female football commentator [5] She joins Motson, Jonathan Pearce, Steve Wilson, Guy Mowbray, Simon Brotherton, Tony Gubba, John Roder, Dan O'Hagan, Martin Fisher, Ian Gwyn Hughes and Alistair Mann in the team of Match of the Day commentators. Jonathan Pearce (born 1959) is a British football Commentator for the BBC. Steve Wilson is a British football commentator currently working on the BBC 's Match of the Day programme Guy Mowbray is a football commentator on British television currently with the BBC Simon Brotherton is a principal football Commentator for the BBC, appearing on Match of the Day and BBC Radio Five Live. Tony Gubba (born September 23 1943, Manchester, England) is a British journalist and sports commentator Dan O'Hagan (born 1978 in Stourbridge) is a sports journalist and Football commentator on British and overseas television and is best known for his work Martin Beattie Fisher was a Canadian politician He was a Member of the provincial legislature in Quebec For live matches the commentator will be joined by a co-commentator, usually Mark Lawrenson, the principal co-commentator, Mark Bright, Iain Dowie, Gavin Peacock or Martin Keown. Mark Abraham Bright (born 6 June 1962 is a former English footballer who is now a sports pundit and BBC London 's sport presenter Iain Dowie (born January 9 1965 in Hatfield Hertfordshire, England) is a football manager, currently managing Queens Park Rangers Gavin Keith Peacock (born 18 November 1967 in Eltham London) is a former English professional football player who played primarily Martin Raymond Keown (born 24 July 1966 in Oxford, England) is a former English footballer who spent much of his career

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Related Shows

Between 1995 and 1999, the BBC broadcast Match of the Seventies (1995-96), Match of the Eighties (1997) and Match of the Nineties (1999). Each series acted as a chronological review of seasons through each decade, presented in a slightly off-beat style, and relied heavily on footage originally included in Match of the Day broadcasts. Presenters included Dennis Waterman, Danny Baker, Mark Radcliffe and Marc Riley. Dennis Waterman (born February 24 1948 in Clapham, London) is an English Actor and Singer, best known for Danny Baker (born June 22, 1957, Deptford, South London) is an English Comedy Writer, radio and Mark Radcliffe (born 29 June 1958) is an English broadcaster who has worked in various roles for the BBC since the 1980s and remains Marc "Lard" Riley is a British Musician, Alternative rock critic and radio DJ. Sometimes if matches are shown on BBC Northern Ireland and nowhere else in the UK they would be broadcast on Northern Ireland's own Match of the Day programme called Match of the Day from Northern Ireland, it is the same with matches broadcast only on BBC Wales they would get broadcast on their own Match of the Day programme called Match of the Day Wales. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Match of the Day from Northern Ireland is the name given to coverage of football matches involving local teams in Northern Ireland and the Northern Ireland national BBC Wales ( BBC Cymru) is a division of the British Broadcasting Corporation for Wales. BBC Scotland airs Sportscene in place of Match of the Day when a Scotland match airs across the network (in addition to its usual coverage of the Scottish leagues and cups). Sportscene is the name of a bouquet of Scottish sports Television programmes produced by BBC Scotland. The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association.

Match of The Day Annual

Since 2005, the Match of the Day Annual has been produced as a spin-off publication aimed at the teenage market. Edited by football journalist Chris Hunt, the annual traditionally features charts of the Top 100 players in world football and the Top 50 players by position. Chris Hunt is a magazine editor journalist and author He has worked in journalism for over twenty years most often writing about football or rock music

The Magazine

Since 2008 Match Of The Day has run a weekly magazine released on a Tuesday. The magazine commonly features comic strips, interviews with Premiership players and posters of the players in the Premiership. A strip about a world famous players life is also common feature.

See also

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b c d History of Match of the Day. Match of the Day 2 (otherwise known as MotD2) is a football highlights programme shown on BBC Two in the United Kingdom Football Focus is a BBC Television show broadcast on BBC One on Saturday lunchtimes covering football, presented by Manish Final Score is a BBC TV programme presented by Ray Stubbs, which runs on Saturday afternoons on BBC One in England. The Goal of the Season is an annual competition and award given on BBC's Match of the Day, in honour of the most spectacular goal scored that season The Goal of the Month is a monthly segment on BBC's Match of the Day Television programme in honour of the best goal scored each month BBC Sport.
  2. ^ a b c MOTD through the ages. BBC Sport.
  3. ^ a b Blackout. World of Sport.
  4. ^ BBC keeps Premiership highlights. BBC Sport.
  5. ^ Match of the Day gets first woman commentator. Reuters.

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