John Helm

John Helm (born 8 July 1942 in Baildon, West Riding of Yorkshire) is an English sports commentator with over 25 years of network television experience, mainly with ITV. Now he is the voice of international broadcasts of the FIFA World Cup and other events. Helm has also frequently covered other sports - in the main golf, cricket and particularly rugby league both for ITV and other broadcasters. More...

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Last 5 matches worked on by John Helm (see all)

Date	Match	Competition	Channel	Role	Language
21/09/2023	Thailand U-23 v South Korea U-23	Asian Games (M)	World Feed	Main Commentator	English
19/09/2023	Indonesia U-23 v Kyrgyz Republic U-23	Asian Games (M)	World Feed	Main Commentator	English
19/09/2023	North Korea U-23 v Chinese Taipei U-23	Asian Games (M)	World Feed	Main Commentator	English
28/08/2023	Fylde v Altrincham	English National League	Radio Alty	Main Commentator	English
04/06/2023	United States U-20 v Uruguay U-20	FIFA U-20 World Cup	World Feed	Main Commentator	English

Top 20 channels worked on by John Helm

Channel	Occassions
World Feed	185
Yorkshire Television	63
Star Sports (India)	40
Channel 5	30
ITV (highlights)	21
OneFootball	19
ITV (United Kingdom)	18
Star Sports 3 (india)	15
TSN Canada 2 / HD	12
Fox Sports 2 (US)	11
FIFA.com	11
Granada (highlights)	10
Star Sports HD1 (india)	8
Fox Sports Premium (United States)	5
SBS (AUS)	4
TSN Canada 1 / HD	4
Central	4
TSN (App)	3
FreeSports UK / HD	3
Facebook: Rangers FC	3

Top 20 teams worked on by John Helm

Team	Occassions
Spain	19
Leeds United	18
Brazil	17
East Bengal	13
Jamshedpur	13
Newcastle United	12
FC Goa	12
NorthEast United	12
Barnsley	11
Liverpool	11
Bengaluru FC	11
Manchester United	11
Grimsby Town	10
Mexico	10
Italy	10
Germany	10
Sheffield United	9
Hyderabad	9
Argentina	9
France	9

Top 20 people worked with by John Helm

Person	Occassions
Paul Masefield	42
Pat Nevin	16
Brian Moore	16
John Barnes	13
Colin Murray	12
Joe Royle	11
Pradhyum Reddy	11
Ian St John	11
Erik Paartalu	8
Darren Caldeira	7
Nick Powell	7
Khuri Irani Khan	7
Dave Bassett	6
Jimmy Greaves	6
Ray Clemence	5
Trevor Francis	5
Dave Beckett	5
Elton Welsby	5
Chris McMenemy	5
Ray Houghton	5

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