Steven Wyeth
Steven Wyeth is a British football commentator for the BBC and TNT Sports amongst others.
Early life
[edit]Wyeth attended the University of Manchester and commented on Manchester United for Manchester Sports and for BBC Radio Manchester.[1][2]
Career
[edit]Commentary
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "A win over Schalke and Bobby Charlton". BBC Programmes. BBC. 27 April 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ^ "United deny fresh Ronaldo Real rumours". RTE.ie. 18 December 2008. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ^ "West Ham pile more misery on Man Utd". BBC Sport. BBC. 29 September 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ^ "S2 EP29: PSG's Nice Meltdown, Bayern claim the Bundesliga, L..." Hubhopper. Parijat Innovations Pvt Ltd. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ^ "Women's FIFA World Cup 2023". bbc.com. July 10, 2023. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
- ^ "Set Piece Menu". Manchester Podcast Festival. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ^ "Set Piece Menu Football Podcast". Deezer. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "EuroFootballReview". UEFA.com. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ^ Davies, Caroline (24 April 2017). "London Marathon runner reunited with finish-line helper". The Guardian. Guardian News & Media Limited. Retrieved 22 April 2020.