With the 1.24 billion league matches on offer at Sky, Setanta, and the Other Ones, you can't really blame professional football announcers for over-relying on their trusty grab bag of football clichés.  But now that John 'Motty' Motson has left for good, I think it's time to wipe the slate clean in English football. Click to continue reading...

Reports are saying ITV Co-Commentator David Pleat, during the Portugal vs. Czech Republic game, repeatedly referred to the Czech team as either "Czechoslovakia" or the "Republic of Czechoslovakia". Neither of these countries exist. The latter has never existed. Its a completely invented land.

It is expected that David Pleat will get confused during a commentary session. Click to continue reading...

If you could pick your favorite football commentators from around the world, who would they be and why? Consider both radio and television. My fantasy lineup is as follows: Lead commentator: Martin Tyler (Sky Sports) Co-commentator: Mike Ingham (BBC Five Live) Pitchside commentator: Stuart Hall (BBC) Studio analyst: Andy Gray (Sky Sports) TV Pundit: Eamonn Dunphy TV Presenter: Gary Lineker (BBC) It's [. Click to continue reading...