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Kenneth Wolstenholme, DFC & Bar (17 July 1920 – 25 March 2002) was an English football commentator for BBC television in the 1950s and 1960s. He is best remembered for his commentary during the 1966 FIFA World Cup Final; in the closing minutes, Wolstenholme commented on a series of pitch invaders as Geoff Hurst dribbled down the pitch before scoring, saying "some people are on the pitch ...
Football commentator. Johns became a football commentator at the behest of ATV mogul Lew Grade in 1966. ITV's coverage of the 1966 FIFA World Cup had Johns leading the commentary team, which also included Gerry Loftus, John Camkin and Barry Davies (later of the BBC). Johns had the honour of commentating on the final between England and West ...
They think it's all over. " They think it's all over " is a quote from Kenneth Wolstenholme 's BBC TV commentary in the closing moments of the 1966 FIFA World Cup Final, when England beat West Germany 4–2 after extra time to win the FIFA World Cup. In the final few seconds of the match, Wolstenholme said:
The 1966 FIFA World Cup was the eighth FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams. It was played in England from 11 to 30 July 1966. England defeated West Germany 4–2 in the final to win their first ever World Cup title. The final was level at 2–2 after 90 minutes and went to extra time, when Geoff ...
Barry George Davies MBE (born 24 October 1937) is an English retired sports commentator and television presenter. He covered a wide range of sports in a long career, primarily for the BBC. Although best known for his football commentary, Davies has commentated on numerous other sports, including tennis, badminton, ice hockey, ice skating ...
Peter Jones (7 February 1930 – 2 April 1990) was a Welsh broadcaster, best known as a sports commentator on BBC radio in the United Kingdom, although many of his commentaries were also broadcast internationally on the BBC World Service. He frequently worked alongside Maurice Edelston, Bryon Butler, Alan Parry and, latterly, Alan Green and ...
Bough was one of the BBC's football commentators for the 1966 World Cup in England and covered the match at Ayresome Park in Middlesbrough where North Korea defeated Italy 1–0, [9] in a game regarded as one of the biggest upsets in World Cup history. [10] Bough went on to present the early evening magazine programme Nationwide. This made him ...
FIFA World Cup on NBC is the branding used for presentations of the FIFA World Cup produced by the NBC television network in the United States. NBC [1] was the official American network television broadcaster for the international association football competition in 1966 and 1986. [2][3]