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LISTEN: Football commentary classics

Crowd noises and chants are one of the soundtracks we are all used to when watching football on t...
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23.48 31 Mar 2015


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LISTEN: Football commentary cl...

LISTEN: Football commentary classics

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23.48 31 Mar 2015


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Crowd noises and chants are one of the soundtracks we are all used to when watching football on the telly.

But lead and co-commentators are always part of the background noise and many are great exponents of the art.

On this week's Team 33, we picked out a number of unique English-language men behind the mic.

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From Kenneth Wolstenholme and David Coleman to George Hamilton and Barry Davies and a few more in between like Clive Tyldsley, we debated what makes them the best in the business in comparison to others.

Plus, I included the controversial choice of Geordie beIn Sport La Liga co-commentator Ray Hudson who definitely divides opinion with his passionate and metaphor-heavy, Lionel Messi-favouring style, examples of which you can hear below.

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