Steven Wyeth

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Steven Wyeth is a British football commentator for the BBC and BT Sport 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 BT Sport Wyeth covers commentary on Champions League, Europa League, Bundesliga and Ligue 1.[4]

Podcasts[]

Wyeth has a football podcast with Hugh Ferris, Rory Smith, and Andy Hinchcliffe called Set Piece Menu in which four friends (a journalist, a commentator, a presenter and an ex-footballer) discuss football over food.[5][6] It has been described as ‘intelligent, well-informed and delightfully warm discourse’ by The Football Faithful.[7] Wyeth has also guested on the official Uefa Champions league podcast.[8]

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.[9]

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. ^ "Set Piece Menu". Manchester Podcast Festival. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Set Piece Menu Football Podcast". Deezer. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "EuroFootballReview". UEFA.com. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  9. ^ 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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