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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Tom Blow

John Motson spent final night watching football in local pub as landlords pay tribute

Legendary commentator John Motson spent his final night watching football in his local pub, the landlords have revealed.

Motson, who enjoyed a 50-year career with the BBC, sadly passed away on Thursday aged 77. The commentator has been described by many as the 'Voice of Football' after covering 10 World Cups, 10 European Championship and 29 FA Cup finals for the BBC.

Motson hung up the microphone in 2018 and became a regular at The George, his local pub, after moving to the village of Little Brickhill in Buckinghamshire. Landlords Simon and Louise Babikian have revealed Motson visited the pub three or four times a week.

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