Match of the Day

Match of the Day (also MotD ) is an English football telecast. The program is broadcast every Saturday during the English football championship. MotD shows highlights from the English top flight. Furthermore, the program is broadcast on weekdays at Wednesday rounds, FA Cup matches or national games. The show is one of the longest broadcast BBC broadcasts.

History

1960

The first broadcast football game was the championship game between Arsenal and Liverpool in August 1964. Viewership was only 20,000, because BBC2 could only be received in London at the time. In December 1964, the station was also broadcast in the Midlands and so were two million people are admitted. Initially, the transmission format had problems. The English football clubs wanted to sign a television contract with the BBC, because they believed the number of spectators in the stadiums could fall. 1965, a contract was negotiated that no game can be shown live. This agreement remained in force until 1983. In 1969, the first game was broadcast in color. The Liverpool FC played against West Ham United.

1970s and 1980s

In the 1970s, Match of the Day the most successful program of the BBC with over 12 million viewers. 1970, the goal of the year or month have been inserted into the program. 1971 came the first slow motion. In the years 1979-1983 the rights for broadcasting the games had to be delivered on Saturday at ITV. In 1983, the rights with ITV were divided. In December 1983, the first live game from the English top flight has been shown. Manchester United won against Tottenham Hotspur 4-2. 1985 was first transmitted an English League Cup final.

1990s and 2000s

1992 were shown for the first time all the goals of a round. In the early 1990s the BBC lost the rights for the English European games. In 1993, the rights came back again, but the FA Cup matches had to be given away. Thus, Match of the Day had to be limited to international performances of English teams and the Premier League. 2001, the BBC lost the rights to broadcast Premier League in the eternal rivals ITV During these three years were FA Cup summaries, shown games of the English national football team and UEFA Cup matches of English teams. Since 2006 Match of the Day will return matches of the English Premier League. 2007 Jacqui Oatley moderated with the first woman ever to Match of the Day. Host of the show is Gary Lineker. Some other " football experts " who regularly appear in the show: Alan Hansen, Lee Dixon, Alan Shearer and Mark Lawrenson.