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The Guardian // Sport // Football

Post your questions for Clive Tyldesley

Friday 26th September 2025, 7:30AM

Is there anything you would like to ask the football commentator about his five decades in broadcasting?Clive Tyldesley has spent 50 years in football. He started out as a teaboy ​a​t Radio Trent in 1975 and worked his way up to the very top, covering five World Cups and five European Championships for ITV.​For a certain generation he will always be remembered for Wednesday night Champions League games on ITV in the 1990s. Like the best players, he rose to the occasion​.​ During the biggest match of his career he ​gave us ​two iconic lines – “name on the trophy” and “they always score” –​ in the space of two minutes. Simple, to the point and bang on the money. Continue reading...

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