Tom Rostance worked for BBC Sport as a main live text commentator for over ten years, in which he has covered some amazing moments in recent football history including the (potentially now asterisked) Agueroo moment in 2012, then 2 years later the Mineiraco when Germany hammered Brazil 7-1 in the 2014 World Cup semifinal inContinue reading “It Started With a Kick Episode 116 : Tom Rostance”
Category Archives: Brazil
World Cup 2026 Week 4
After that noteworthy 3-2 win over Mexico at Azteca England have reached their eleventh World Cup quarter-final so time to look at the previous nine. 1954 : Nat Lofthouse and Tom Finney scoring the goals in a 4-2 loss to Uruguay. 1962 : A 3-1 loss to eventual champions Brazil, best known for Jimmy GreavesContinue reading “World Cup 2026 Week 4”
World Cup Week 2
After the rash of red cards in the opening match when two South Africans and one Mexican was sent off in a frenetic second half, things have calmed down somewhat but there still have been eight in total up to Thursday 25th June which matches the number sent off in the last two World CupsContinue reading “World Cup Week 2”
It Started with a Kick Episode 112 – John Roder and a World Cup Quiz
It Started With a Kick Episode 112 : John Roder John Roder is this week’s guest who joins a glittering list of commentators on this pod, which include Guy Mowbray, Peter Drury, John Helm and most recently Mike Minay. John has been at the chalk face of commentary with a host of broadcasters such asContinue reading “It Started with a Kick Episode 112 – John Roder and a World Cup Quiz”
‘It Started With a Kick’ Episodes 89 Kevin Hatchard and 90 Patrick Rodgers
It Started With a Kick Episode 89 : Kevin Hatchard Kevin will be a familiar voice to many of you and especially those who watch the Bundesliga on which Kevin has been commentating for over a decade and he also covers Premier League and Champions League, Europa League and hopefully that hugely important competition theContinue reading “‘It Started With a Kick’ Episodes 89 Kevin Hatchard and 90 Patrick Rodgers”
‘It Started With a Kick’ Episode 85 : Steve Crossman
It Started With a Kick Episode 85 : Steve Crossman Steve Crossman, is one of the most familiar voices on BBC Radio5Live. Steve cut his broadcasting teeth at Boro TV as schoolboy, then wrote for local paper The Gazette and, as we record this episode on the eve of the Ashes, appropriately enough his firstContinue reading “‘It Started With a Kick’ Episode 85 : Steve Crossman”
It Started With a Kick Episode 81 – Tim Lee
It Started With a Kick Episode 81 : Tim Lee Tim is based in Spain as a producer and commentator on La Liga matches plus Spanish internationals across various tournaments, which must be one of the plum jobs on the commentary circuit. Not only is his professional career at a zenith but Tim is alsoContinue reading “It Started With a Kick Episode 81 – Tim Lee”
Premier League Nuggets Matchweek 34/ ‘It Started With a Kick’ Episode 55
Premier League MatchWeek 34 UP DOWN, UP DOWN And so it came to pass. What had been pretty much nailed on for many weeks, nay months, happened. Liverpool won their second Premier League title with four matches remaining while Ipswich became the third of the promoted clubs to go straight back down after Leicester andContinue reading “Premier League Nuggets Matchweek 34/ ‘It Started With a Kick’ Episode 55”
World Cup – Fair Play Trophy
England’s quarter-final elimination to the French was hard to take for Harry Kane as an evenly matched game swung on his skied penalty six minutes from the end of full time. If the England captain is looking for a tiny sliver of a silver lining, Gareth Southgate’s side look odds on to pick up theContinue reading “World Cup – Fair Play Trophy”
World Cup Nuggets – The quarter-finals Part I
It has been a hellish two days without any World Cup action so thankfully the quarter-finals now are here and each one has something to attract our attention and get us excited. The wait is almost over and the even better news is that we have Nuggets aplenty. We start with an absolute humdinger thatContinue reading “World Cup Nuggets – The quarter-finals Part I”
