Seb Hutchinson: Inside the Commentary Box | The Joy of Football Podcast

Описание: On this week's episode of The Joy of Football, brought to you in connection with St. James's Place plc & CVER - Seb Hutchinson joins Martin Tyler and Neil Barnett to discuss his commentary career, women’s football, and the state of the game overall.

Seb is one of the leading voices on the Sky Sports Football commentary team working on the Premier League, EFL, Carabao Cup and WSL coverage, and also the lead Commentator for ITV Football, working at all major tournaments as well as the FA Cup and The Lionesses.

Seb is also one of the lead voices you’ll hear around the world on the PLP coverage of the Premier League.

Over the last 20 years, he has become one of the UK’s most recognisable voices in sports commentary, having covered most of the major sporting events from World Cups, European Championships, The Olympics, Rugby World Cups, and the Euros with ITV. In addition to Sky Sports and ITV, Seb’s credits include BBC, BT Sport (now TNT) IMG and a whole host of other well-respected broadcast platforms.

Seb is also the lead commentator for women's international football, creating some of the most iconic TV moments at both the Euros 2022 and 2025 historic finals.

This is an episode, and a man, NOT to be slept on!

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CHAPTERS

00:00 Coming up!
02:22 Why Seb Hutchinson got into commentary?
06:15 Seb Hutchinson on Women's Football's Importance
08:53 Differences commentating on the Men's game vs Women's game
11:23 Do commentators change depending on the broadcaster?
15:30 The importance of energy in commentary
17:38 Do commentators view football differently?
19:38 Pep Guardiola has made football frustrating!
25:08 How critical is it to commentators for players to love the penalty area
26:52 Laurie Cunningham and Leyton Orient memories
27:51 Does being one of the first black commentators effected Seb?
31:05 How did Seb get into commentary?
35:38 How learning production helped Seb's commentary
38:28 Seb's SECRET commentary trick
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43:00 Commentary position is KEY
46:37 How has football changed?
50:12 VAR's impact on commentary
54:47 Martin Tyler and Seb's most difficult goal shout!
59:05 Does the speed of the women's game help a commentator?
1:03:36 Entertainment Vs. Results debate
1:07:27 Do players care enough about winning?
1:10:41 What is the most difficult incident Seb has covered?
1:12:41 Manchester United 4-4 Bournemouth commentary
1:13:50 Swansea vs Forest DRAMATIC commentary
1:15:11 Maradona's brilliant career through Martin Tyler's eyes
1:19:49 What player is Seb in awe of? 🇧🇷
1:24:30 Sven-Göran Eriksson tactics 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
1:25:54 Tall players are Seb's favourite!
1:27:37 Outro 🎙️

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