John Motson - retires

Breaking.

⚽️ #FarewellMotty! 2017/18 will be John Motson's final season after 50 consecutive years with the @BBC: https://t.co/qApqJ2EbdJ pic.twitter.com/M7zGbp3Ut8

— BBC Press Office (@bbcpress) September 5, 2017

Today’s announcement follows fifty consecutive years with the BBC that have seen Motson cover 10 World Cups, 29 FA Cup finals, 10 European Championships and more than two hundred England games.
A 'farewell tour' will see John commentate on eighteen games over the course of the Premier League season before a final appearance during the FA Cup final programme
The announcement comes as Motson makes his return to Match of the Day at Brighton v West Bromwich Albion this weekend. He has been commentating for the programme since 1971.

Honestly, you love to be first with a thread don't you! 😂

Posting this before you added the tweet.

I thought he retired a decade ago? Last time I heard him on a major match was the 2006 World Cup, although I don't follow football that much outside the Euros and Worlds.

Retired from live games. Still does PL games for MOTD.