Steven Wyeth is a British football commentator for the BBC and TNT Sports amongst others.

Early life

Wyeth attended the University of Manchester and commented on Manchester United for Manchester Sports and for BBC Radio Manchester.[1][2]

Career

Commentary

Wyeth commentates on the BBC’s flagship football highlights show Match of the Day.[3] For TNT Sports Wyeth covers commentary on Champions League, Europa League, Bundesliga, Ligue 1 and Serie A[4]

In July 2023, he was announced to be commentating for the BBC at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[5]

Podcasts

Wyeth has a football podcast with Hugh Ferris, Rory Smith, and Andy Hinchcliffe called Set Piece Menu in which the four (a journalist, a commentator, a presenter and an ex-footballer) "discuss football over food".[6][7] It has been described as ‘intelligent, well-informed and delightfully warm discourse’ by The Football Faithful.[8] Wyeth has also guested on the official UEFA Champions League podcast.[9]

Personal life

Wyeth’s brother David made national headlines at the 2017 London Marathon when he completed in under three hours but had to be helped across the line by a fellow competitor after his legs gave way 200m from the finish line.[10]

References

  1. ^ "A win over Schalke and Bobby Charlton". BBC Programmes. BBC. 27 April 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  2. ^ "United deny fresh Ronaldo Real rumours". RTE.ie. 18 December 2008. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  3. ^ "West Ham pile more misery on Man Utd". BBC Sport. BBC. 29 September 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  4. ^ "S2 EP29: PSG's Nice Meltdown, Bayern claim the Bundesliga, L..." Hubhopper. Parijat Innovations Pvt Ltd. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Women's FIFA World Cup 2023". bbc.com. July 10, 2023. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
  6. ^ "Set Piece Menu". Manchester Podcast Festival. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Set Piece Menu Football Podcast". Deezer. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  8. ^ McGovern, Ste (23 March 2020). "Five of the best independent football podcasts to listen to while in self-isolation". The Football Faithful. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  9. ^ "EuroFootballReview". UEFA.com. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  10. ^ Davies, Caroline (24 April 2017). "London Marathon runner reunited with finish-line helper". The Guardian. Guardian News & Media Limited. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
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