The match has become quite unpredictable, but it still looks as though Arsenal will win the cup.

Sanctuary Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-7207-0605-X. Three years later he gained a role with Match of the Day.

Since 1971 he has been a commentator for over 1500 games on television and radio including covering all the major football championships: World Cups FA Cups and European Championships. For a 30–year period from the late 1970s to 2008 Motson was the dominant football commentary figure at the BBC (apart from a brief spell in the 1990s when his friend and rival Barry Davies was selected for two FA Cup final commentaries and the 1994 World Cup final).