John Motson obituary: BBC commentator was 'voice of football' for 50 years

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That summary came at the end of Wimbledon's shock FA Cup final victory over Liverpool in 1988. "A quite brilliant commentator and the voice of football in this country for generations," said former England striker and BBC colleague Gary Lineker. as he described Ricky Villa's winner for Tottenham in the FA Cup final replay against Manchester City. Twenty-five years later, he was in position as Zinedine Zidane was sent off for France in the World Cup final. That run included his record-breaking sixth World Cup final in Berlin in 2006 and his 29th FA Cup final in 2008.
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