Motson's FA Cup Odyssey: The World's Greatest Knockout Competition

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'The man with the best memory in football' - Shoot Monthly The FA Cup competition is the greatest and most coveted football trophy in the world. Whether you're playing in Chile or Chesterfield, Beijing or Birmingham, come the final in May each year it has a worldwide television audience of billions and is rightly seen as the holy grail of soccer. Added to the excitement, round by round, live on the BBC, is the one man who is never without his renowned statistics and encyclopaedic knowledge: John Motson. For the first time, he provides lovers and laymen with a wealth of illuminating and essential trivia on the history of the FA Cup. The perfect guide to everything you wanted to know about the competition, the players, great matches, goals and the personalities that have passed through the ages. Published to coincide with the beginning of the English FA's premier event, it is a must read for any fan of football trivia.

John Motson is a footballing icon, revered and adored by all football fans. He has commentated well over 1,000 matches for the BBC in over 25 years as a member of the 'Match of the Day' team and is regarded by many as the voice of football. He lives in Hertfordshire. The son of a Methodist minister, 'Motty' joined the 'Barnet Press' newspaper as a junior reporter at the age of 18. He later moved to the 'Morning Telegraph' in Sheffield where he first covered league football. A short freelance spell with BBC Radio Sheffield was followed by a switch to Radio 2 he made his name as a sports presenter as well as a commentator on football, tennis and boxing. Between 1979 and 1994, Motson was the BBC's TV commentator for 29 consecutive major cup finals - FA Cup, World Cup and European Championships. He has also researched and narrated over 30 football videos and written four books, including 'Motty's Diary - A Year In The Life Of A Commentator' and 'Motson's National Obsession.' John received his OBE in June 2001.

'The man with the best memory in football' - Shoot Monthly