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Match of the Day Kickabout

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Match of the Day Kickabout
GenreChildren's
Presented byBen Shires (2015–2021)
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
Production locationdock10 studios
Running time15 minutes
Original release
NetworkCBBC
BBC Two
Release8 January 2011 (2011-01-08) –
27 March 2021 (2021-03-27)
Related
Match of the Day
Match of the Day 2
Match of the Day 3

Match of the Day Kickabout is a British children's television football programme that was broadcast on CBBC. It was previously presented by Ore Oduba and Radzi Chinyanganya. In its later series, it was hosted by Ben Shires, Kenzie Benali, John Farnworth and Liam MacDevitt. It was a spin-off from the long running weekly Match of the Day. It also replaced former Newsround spin-off Sportsround.

Format

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The show features special guests, quizzes, and footballers answering questions about their team-mates. It also includes Premier League highlights, the WSL and the SPFL, formats called Rated and Street Five, and child-oriented videos called Your Skills.

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