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that the game was his, and it came as a total shock to Davies when the BBC announced that Motson would be covering the match, especially as Motson had never done a "live" game for television before. Although Motson and Davies were often portrayed as firm rivals for the main commentary spot at the
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Championship. Indeed, the two-year extension he was being offered on his contract made clear that he would not be covering any "live" football, and there was no guarantee that he would have any involvement at all with the 2006 World Cup. He felt this unacceptable and declined the offer.
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Investiture of the Prince of Wales, but for the next 35 years he was closely associated with the
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Wimbledon tennis championships for them, and the same announcement was made in respect of every tournament up to and including 2017, which was Davies' 32nd Wimbledon for the BBC.
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in the 1980s (a series of interviews with retired sporting legends), and the voice that welcomed tourists to London
Heathrow in 2012 as they arrived for the Olympic Games. He has covered more Summer Olympics (12) than any other British sports broadcaster.
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finals, which were covered by the BBC in alternate years (by agreement with ITV) during the era of
English dominance in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He commentated on twelve European Cup finals in all – including triumphs for
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on the Friday night, describes in his autobiography how he "barely had time to eat his cornflakes" on the
Saturday morning before being put in a fast car and driven to London so he could commentate on the main match,
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programme, making his debut in unusual circumstances on 9 August 1969. The programme was to take up a new format, providing each region with its own second match. Davies was signed primarily to cover matches in the
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Doubles Final between Jamie Murray and Victoria Azarenka who were beaten by Alexander Peya and Nicole Melichar.
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It is not a fit of pique why I am leaving, but I wanted more than just doing a few minutes' commentating on the roster. There is too much talk from commentators nowadays. Dramatic moments in football speak for
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changed so much in a way I don't agree with. My former boss, Niall Sloane, who's now at ITV, said he thought conversational commentary was the way to go. I beg to differ. I think it's going too far."
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Barry Davies is one of the great football commentators. His ability to sum up memorable moments succinctly has been one of the prime distinctions of the programme down the years.
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turned on the edge of the box and unleashed an unstoppable screamer into Manchester City's net. "Interesting – Very interesting – Look at his face, just look at his face!"
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flight attendant, to whom he has been married since 1968. They have two children Giselle Davies Pettyfer, who was formerly the Head of Communications at the
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for a British sports broadcaster, but he was omitted from the BBC commentary team for the 2016 games and had no involvement with any other broadcaster.
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on 23 August 2014 as a one-off to celebrate the programme's 50th anniversary, and he commentated on the game between Crystal Palace and West Ham.
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television coverage. Davies appeared to be hinting at retirement in an interview with his local newspaper in May 2012 saying of the 2012 Olympics
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and in the summers of 2007 and 2008 could be heard commentating on the French Open (when in both years he covered the Men's Singles Final), the
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in four sets to win his record-equalling seventh Wimbledon title. During the 2012 tournament
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spoke of his "outrage" that Davies had not commentated on football for eight years.
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Davies brought his talents to the comedy world in the
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English sports commentator and television presenter
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1338:"Barry Davies: The Man, The Voice, The Legend"
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830:"Barry Davies: The Man, The Voice, The Legend"
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