James Richardson (television presenter)
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James Richardson was the anchor for Football Italia, Bravo TV (UK)'s live coverage of Serie A, as well as Gazzetta Football Italia which aired on the same channel. He is the current presenter of British Eurosport's live Tour de France coverage. He is known for his distinctive appearance, witty one-liners and crisp delivery from famous landmarks around Italy, usually involving an untouched dessert.
Prior to presenting the show on Bravo, Richardson fronted Football Italia on Channel 4 from 1992 to 2002, and British Eurosport's coverage of the Serie A from 2002 to 2005.
He is a keen supporter of AS Roma, as a result of his ex-girlfriend being a supporter of them.
He also currently contributes to Haymarket's leading football magazine, FourFourTwo, as their Italian football correspondent. He has a regular column on the Guardian Unlimited website, and hosted their series of podcasts (The World Cup Show) for the 2006 World Cup. He has since been doing regular podcasts known as Football Weekly.
Appropriately enough, he shares a name with James Richardson Spensley, who is said to be the founding father of football in Italy.
[edit] Quotes
"Roma and Lazio, like Penelope Pitstop, are tied on points.
"This week, we've got the best top of the table action since The Postman Always Rings Twice."
"As the man said at the fender exhibition, it's a bumper show."
"What do Clarence Seedorf and Pete Doherty have in common? They both get caught in possession an awful lot."
"A Chantelle and Preston of a game if ever there was one with all the hype about the match it ends without any scoring."
"Roberto Mancini talks about his title aspirations, which is a comeback as improbable as Leo Sayer's but with a much better record."
"Would Sven be partial to a role behind the desk ? Stop sniggering at the back!" (Whilst talking about Sven-Göran Eriksson taking up a director of football role with Inter)
"The biggest title challenge since Danny Shittu tried to write his autobiography."
"The Juventus coach arrived at Fiorentina's stadium under a hail of missiles from home fans. Mind you they are not the only team to arrive at away matches with a smashed coach. Nottingham Forest fans are more than used to it!" c.1991-2
[edit] External links
- Football Weekly archive at Guardian Unlimited
- Guardian Unlimited feature on end of Gazetta Football Italia
