The 10 Best Football Commentators

We have been blessed with a wealth of dynamic people behind the mic in football. A football commentator can transform even the dullest of matches into a gripping drama unfolding beneath our very eyes. The passion and vivid descriptions of the match can live long in the memory and become part of footballing folklore or as questions in a pub quiz. Famous utterances such as "they think it's all over...it is now" when England won the World Cup at Wembley in 1966 has become etched in the minds of many English football fans and has gone down as one of the most popular and famous pieces of commentaries in world football. Football commentators have become synonymous with some of the most enthralling and exciting games in history. Here, then, are possibly the 10 best and most renowned men behind the mic:

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The A to Z of commentator clichés

The men who broadcast our football through the TV are almost as famous as the players themselves these days. Think John Motson, Clive Tyldesley or more controversially, Andy Gray and Richard Keys. But you always get the impression you’ve heard everything they say before.

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