gascoigne. brilliant! oh, yes. there i might remember. gascoigne. brilliant! oh, yes.t had that general appeal. i think every commentator who has followed — think every commentator who has followed on from him has got a little _ followed on from him has got a little bit — followed on from him has got a little bit ofjohn watson in them. that is— little bit ofjohn watson in them. that is all— little bit ofjohn watson in them. that is all the sport for now. and we're expecting the minister for sport to make an announcement in the house of commons on the football governance white paper shortly, and will bring you it live. he commentated on my swerves. his voice was unique, his expertise was second to none and he will be much missed. may ijust thank second to none and he will be much missed. may i just thank the ministerfor missed. may i just thank the minister for the white paper today? it has been a painstaking experience for him. but we are here due to his and his officials' perseverance. the white paper honours and reflects the vast majority of the recommendations in th

here's gascoigne... 0h, brilliant! oh, yes! ..with an unmistakable way with words.b! hejoined the bbc in 1968, but his big break came four years later — newcastle against non—league hereford and a moment of fa cup folklore. radford again... oh, what a goal, what a goal! ronnie radford's goal, he later said, changed his life. when i see it again, as i have hundreds of times, i still think to myself, "please go in, don't hit the post." cos if that hadn't nestled in the newcastle net, no, i wouldn't be here now. soon motson was the bbc�*s number—one commentator, covering some ten world cups, including england's penalty heartache in 1990. and england are out of the world cup. but motson enjoyed the lighter side, too. and this is extraordinary. we're going to see the penalty spot painted, are we, during the match? he was an imitator�*s dream. cos you never agree with anything anybody says. certainly... well, thank goodness for that. ..not! and as football's popularity boomed, so did motson�*s. you could hear his passion for the game in every syllable. oh, this is getting

here's gascoigne! oh, brilliant! yes! oh, yes!e crazy gang have beaten the culture club. it is dramatic, it is delightful, it is denmark who are the european champions. radford again! what a goal! radford the scorer. and still ricky villa, what a fantastic run! he has scored! an amazing goal. next to rugby union, wales coach warren gatland says he can finally focus on preparing his squad for their six nations match against england on saturday, after a strike was averted. wales players were threatening not to play because of a contract dispute. but the matter was resolved yesterday which has now allowed gatland to name his squad. there'll be nine changes from the loss against scotland — including owen williams at fly half and debutant mason grady playing at centre. meanwhile anthony watson will make his first england start in almost two years in the match in cardiff on saturday. the 28—year—old comes in to replace the injured ollie hassell—collins on the wing. vice—captain courtney lawes makes his return from injury and is fit for

here's gascoigne! oh, brilliant! yes! oh, yes! it is, the crazy gang have beaten the culture club. it is dramatic, it is delightful, it is denmark who are the european champions. radford again! what a goal! radford the scorer. and still ricky villa, what a fantastic run! he has scored! an amazing goal. he had one of the most recognisable voices_ he had one of the most recognisable voices in_ he had one of the most recognisable voices in football broadcasting, and i think_ voices in football broadcasting, and i think as _ voices in football broadcasting, and i think as well he had amazingly, despite _ i think as well he had amazingly, despite that what you might call a train spotting, geeky, nerdy style, but it_ train spotting, geeky, nerdy style, but it had — train spotting, geeky, nerdy style, but it had that general appeal. and i think every commentator who has followed _ i think every commentator who has followed on from him has got a little _ followed on from him has got a little bit — followed on from him has got a little bit

here's gascoigne... oh, brilliant! oh, yes! ..with an unmistakable way with words.ig break came four years later — newcastle against non—league hereford and a moment of fa cup folklore. radford again... oh, what a goal, what a goal! ronnie radford's goal, he later said, changed his life. when i see it again, as i have hundreds of times, i still think to myself, "please go in, don't hit the post." cos if that hadn't nestled in the newcastle net, no, i wouldn't be here now. soon motson was the bbc�*s number—one commentator, covering some ten world cups, including england's penalty heartache in 1990. and england are out of the world cup. but motson enjoyed the lighter side, too. and this is extraordinary. we're going to see the penalty spot painted, are we, during the match? he was an imitator�*s dream. cos you never agree with anything anybody says. certainly... oh, thank goodness for that. ..not! and as football's popularity boomed, so did motson�*s. you could hear his passion for the game in every syllable. oh, this is getting better and better and better! he was th

here's gascoigne... 0h, brilliant! oh, yes! ..with an unmistakable way with words. it's denmark who are the european champions! john motson first commentated for the bbc in 1968, but his big breakthrough came four years later, an fa cup tie between newcastle and non—league hereford. radford again... oh, what a goal, what a goal! radford, the scorer, ronnie radford! as ronnie radford's goal entered footballing folklore, so did motson�*s commentary — a moment he later said changed his life. when i see it again, as i have hundreds of times, i still think to myself, please go in, don't hit the post. because if that hadn't nestled in the newcastle net, no, i wouldn't be here now. soon, motson was the bbc�*s number one commentator, describing the game's biggest moments. and still ricky villa, what a fantastic run! he's scored, amazing goal! he covered some 29 fa cup finals and more than 200 england games, including their heartache at the 1990 world cup. and england are out of the world cup. west germany are through to the final on penalty kicks. but motson enjoyed the lig

here is gascoigne. oh, brilliant! oh, yes! and there it is.was the voice of our sport for, well, pretty much 50 years, wasn't he? and a remarkable character, remarkable commentator. and he always seemed to get the mood right and get the occasion. and just lived and breathed football, didjohn. the one thing you would always say about _ the one thing you would always say aboutjohn — the one thing you would always say about john watson was that he was incredibly— about john watson was that he was incredibly well prepared. —— john motson — incredibly well prepared. —— john motson. overthe incredibly well prepared. —— john motson. over the years, watching him do his— motson. over the years, watching him do his preparation, his cardboard sheets— do his preparation, his cardboard sheets put— do his preparation, his cardboard sheets put the information on every player _ sheets put the information on every player he _ sheets put the information on every player. he would think about things he said _ player. he would think about things he said he — playe

here is gascoigne. oh, brilliant! oh, yes! and there it is.here onjohn motson, who has died at the age of 77. warren gatland says his wales squad need to draw a line under the controversial build—up to the six nations match against england on saturday. the wales head coach has finally announced his line—up which has been delayed since tuesday due to contractual disputes between welsh rugby players and the wru. there�*ll be nine changes from the loss against scotland, including owen williams at fly half, and debutant mason grady playing at centre. happy that things have been sorted, and we can finally focus on the match. the guys are good this morning. we had a meeting with the players just to announce the team to them, and it is an opportunity for us to draw a line in the sand and focus completely on preparing for sunday. meanwhile, anthony watson will make his first england start in almost two years in the match on saturday. the 28—year—old comes in to replace injured ollie hassell—collins on the wing. vice—captain courtney lawes makes his re

here's gascoigne. 0h, brilliant, oh, yes! oh, yes! and there it is.s. and still ricky villa. what a fantastic run, he scores! amazing goal by ricky villa! and england are out of the world cup. west germany are through to the final on penalty kicks. radford again, oh, what a goal! what a goal! radford the scorer, ronnie radford. and the crowd, the crowd are invading the pitch. and now it will take some time to clear the field. we're nowjoined by former liverpool defender mark lawrenson, who wasjohn motson's colleague at bbc sport for many years. hello, thank you for your time this morning. you are one of those players that can remember motty coming into the tunnel before games and telling you some amazing stats which you didn't even know yourself about your own career?— about your own career? mike, honestly. _ about your own career? mike, honestly. he _ about your own career? mike, honestly, he was _ about your own career? mike, honestly, he was basically - about your own career? mike, - honestly, he was basically stalking you at the game. he was omnip

here's gascoigne... oh, brilliant! oh, yes! ..with an unmistakable way with words.hundreds of times, i still think to myself, "please go in, don't hit the post." cos if that hadn't nestled in the newcastle net, no, i wouldn't be here now. soon motson was the bbc�*s number—one commentator, covering some ten world cups, including england's penalty heartache in 1990. and england are out of the world cup. but motson enjoyed the lighter side, too. he was the voice of our sport for, well, pretty much 50 years, wasn't he? and a remarkable character, remarkable commentator. and he always seemed to get the mood right and get the occasion. and just lived and breathed football, didjohn. and when he finally retired from the bbc in 2018, the fans�* affection was plain to see. a fitting tribute to one of football's defining voices. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is... on the eve of the anniversary of russia's invasion of ukraine, the united nations will vote on a resolution calling for hostilities to end. now to brussels, where staff at the euro

the gascoigne goal that you're in 96, which is basically just, oh yes. oh yes, oh yes .st, oh yes. oh yes, oh yes. the old hat basically just, oh yes. oh yes, oh yes . the old hat trick when oh yes. the old hat trick when england beat germany, it just gets better. and better and better. and the fact that you had the reiteration of better three times for a hat trick was so simple but powerful. and motty once told a story where after that he was in the stands and somebody tapped him on the back shoulder. i think back of the shoulder. i think he was a game and they was a west ham game and they said just keeps getting said it just keeps getting better better. better and better and better. and it sven—goran eriksson, and it was sven—goran eriksson, the england manager. and the former england manager. and this is what motty did. he transcended sports. he was passionate about grassroots football regulation and in the game, and he used his words at all levels to entertain us, to inform us. and he knew ground, which i think for commentators like myself is so important because we'