Des Lynam

Desmond Michael Lynam, (born 17 September 1942) is an Irish-born British television and radio presenter. In a broadcasting career spanning more than forty years, he has hosted television coverage of many of the world's major sporting events, presenting Grandstand, Match of the Day, Wimbledon, the Grand National, Sportsnight, the World Cup and Olympic Games, as well as presenting non-sporting programmes such as Holiday, How Do They Do That? and Countdown. More...

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Last 5 matches worked on by Des Lynam (see all)

Date	Match	Competition	Channel	Role	Language
04/07/2004	Portugal v Greece	UEFA Euro	ITV1 / HD	Presenter	English
01/07/2004	Greece v Czech Republic	UEFA Euro	ITV1 / HD	Presenter	English
26/06/2004	Sweden v Netherlands	UEFA Euro	ITV1 / HD	Presenter	English
25/06/2004	France v Greece	UEFA Euro	ITV1 / HD	Presenter	English
23/06/2004	Germany v Czech Republic	UEFA Euro	ITV1 / HD	Presenter	English

Top 20 channels worked on by Des Lynam

Channel	Occassions
BBC One	75
BBC Match of the Day	30
ITV1 / HD	27
BBC (highlights)	13
bbc	12
BBC One / HD	8
ITV (United Kingdom)	7
ITV The Premiership	6
BBC1	4
BBC Two	4
STV (Scotland)	4
UTV (Northern Ireland) / HD	3
ITV	2
ITV Sport Channel	1
BBC Final Score	1
BBC (england/wales)	1
BBC One (exc NI)	1
UTV Northern Ireland HD	1

Top 20 teams worked on by Des Lynam

Team	Occassions
England	25
Liverpool	16
Arsenal	11
Italy	11
Manchester United	10
Germany	10
Netherlands	9
France	9
Chelsea	8
Tottenham	8
Greece	7
Newcastle United	7
BBC Match of the Day	6
Czech Republic	6
Nottingham Forest	6
Denmark	6
Sweden	6
Brazil	6
Argentina	6
Everton	6

Top 20 people worked with by Des Lynam

Person	Occassions
Trevor Brooking	68
Jimmy Hill	57
John Motson	54
Alan Hansen	54
Barry Davies	45
Terry Venables	41
Ally McCoist	23
Andy Townsend	21
Clive Tyldesley	21
Bobby Charlton	19
Ray Stubbs	17
David Pleat	17
Ron Atkinson	17
Bob Wilson	13
Peter Drury	13
Ruud Gullit	12
David Ginola	9
Bobby Robson	8
Jon Champion	7
Tony Gubba	7

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