Alistair Mann
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Alistair Mann | |
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| Born | Alistair Howard Mann Salford, Lancashire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University of Central Lancashire |
| Occupation | Football commentator |
Alistair Mannis a freelance football commentator and TV sports presenter.
He was born in Salford and attendedManchester Grammar School.He trained as a journalist at the department ofJournalism, Media and Communication, University of Central Lancashire.
Mann worked forITV Granada,where he presented all their sports output includingSoccer Nightand the daily news magazine showGranada Reports. He began his career withManchester-basedPiccadilly Radio.[1]
In 2006, he began commentating on the BBC'sMatch of the Day.He formed part of the BBC's coverage of four Olympiads coverage:2008 Beijing,2012 Londonand2016 Rio,including the men's gold medal match, won by Brazil against Germany on penalties. He also commentated for the BBC on the men's football tournament at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.
Since 2013, he has been a commentator on theTNT Sportschannel coveringUEFA Champions League,UEFA Europa League,French,German,ItalianandMLSfootball. He's also on UEFA's coverage of international matches and has featured regularly on Sky Sports' coverage of those games.
Mann has won three National Royal Television Society awards and been nominated twice more. He is a winner of the BT Journalist of the Year award.
References[edit]
- ^"Alistair Mann interview".viewfromablue. 5 October 2011.