Inside story of famous Norway vs England commentary - 'Your boys took one hell of a beating'

EXCLUSIVE: After 45 years, the immortal words of Bjørge Lillelien spoken after Norway's famous victory over England in 1981 ...

‘Maggie Thatcher, can you hear me?’ The story behind the iconic Norway v England commentary

Bjørge Lillelien’s famous rant after 1981 clash stemmed from Norwegian obsession with English football ...

Warren Barton is Changing Football Commentary

FOX’s Warren Barton Is Crushing the World Cup Former Premier League defender and England national team player Warren Barton ...

Popular college football commentator gets big promotion at ESPN

A year after resetting his career by calling a slate of college football games for ESPN, popular commentator Chase Daniel is getting rewarded. According to a report at Front Office Sports, Daniel is ...

In World Cup commentator rankings, ITV gives us the not-so-dynamic duo

Last week we checked in on the performances of the BBC and ITV’s World Cup pundits so far: today, we turn our attention to ...
World Soccer Talk

The Beautiful Poetry of Football Commentary: Book review

How do they do it? When confronted with a dramatic situation for our favorite club or a stressful moment in an engaging match, we usually regress to unintelligible sounds or a series of annoying ...

ITV blasted for 'sexism' as female football commentator 'reports from a kitchen'

The segment during the England game has sparked backlash among ITV viewers.
Advanced Television

Study: Half of UK football fans mute the commentary

Reaching for the remote and hitting mute has become a match-day ritual for millions of UK football fans - and a new ...