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I do remember once going to S...

I do remember once going to Salzburg in Austria. Liverpool were playing a European game there, and they put me in a box behind glass. I hate being behind glass; I always want to feel part of the action.

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Arsene Wenger has got to unlo...

Arsene Wenger has got to unlock the purse strings

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The World Cup is a truly Inte...

The World Cup is a truly International event.

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Not the first half you might ...

Not the first half you might have expected, even though the score might suggest that it was

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Northern Ireland were in whit...

Northern Ireland were in white, which was quite appropriate because three inches of snow had to be cleared from the pitch before kick off

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Ruud Gullit was able to impos...

Ruud Gullit was able to impose his multi-lingual skills on this match.

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Gary Lineker has now scored 3...

Gary Lineker has now scored 37 goals. That is precisely twice as many as last year.

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I've watched us go out on pen...

I've watched us go out on penalties so often. I really thought we'd make it at Euro '96, especially after Gazza's goal against Scotland. I still go to every England game as a spectator.

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The competition to get above ...

The competition to get above the rest and be the lead commentator, or whatever you want to call it, is much fiercer than it was when I was starting out. By the same token, there were not as many jobs going back then, so to get one was an achievement in itself.

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I have had a wonderful time. ...

I have had a wonderful time. I don't think things could have gone any better for me because I was football-mad as a boy, and to get a job watching the game and going to all the major events I have been to has been very rewarding.

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And I suppose they [Spurs] ar...

And I suppose they [Spurs] are nearer to being out of the FA Cup now than any other time since the first half of this season, when they weren't ever in it anyway.

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Its Arsenal 0 - Everton 1, an...

Its Arsenal 0 - Everton 1, and the longer it stays like that the more you've got to fancy Everton.

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Brazil - they're so good it's...

Brazil - they're so good it's like they are running round the pitch playing with themselves.

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The whole London football sce...

The whole London football scene is now financially more powerful and ambitious than ever before. That reflects the city's economic might and its multiculturalism. Now West Ham have a new , and Spurs and Chelsea will follow. And the London clubs have widened their areas of support.

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It looks like a one man show ...

It looks like a one man show here, although there are two men involved.

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I've been fortunate enough to...

I've been fortunate enough to witness some of the biggest moments in football history mere yards away from the action, but I wanted to go out on a high rather than stay too long. I didn't want to get to the stage where people say, 'Oh blimey, Motty's lost it. He's getting the players wrong, and his voice is going.'

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The FA Cup as a tournament wa...

The FA Cup as a tournament was very good to me. I'd like to think I can still have some association with that because it was the Ronnie Radford goal for Hereford against Newcastle which really put me on the map in 1972.

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I still use felt tip pens for...

I still use felt tip pens for my notes, on a white board that I carry around with me. I am not into the computer technology - you can say that quite safely.

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Even now, I still get a bit a...

Even now, I still get a bit apprehensive before a game because I am worried about whether I have done enough preparation or if something is going to catch me out. But the fear factor has gone - as it should have done by now, really, after nearly 50 years.

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I just thought my 50th year i...

I just thought my 50th year in the BBC is 2018, and it has to end sometime, and I thought that would be a good note to go out.

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