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John Salako

John Salako

John Akin Salako (born 11 February 1969) is and English former professional footballer and sports television pundit. Salako was first team coach of Premier League side Crystal Palace for the 2015–16 season. Born in Nigeria, Salako played as a Midfielder from 1986 until 2005, he notably played in the Premier League for Crystal Palace, Coventry City, Bolton Wanderers and Charlton Athletic, in the Football League for Swansea City, Fulham, Reading and Brentford. More...

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Last 5 Matches (see all)

Date
Match
Competition
Channel
Role
Language
18/10/2025
Crystal Palace v Bournemouth (Summary)
English Premier League
BBC Football Focus
Pundit
English
10/08/2025
Crystal Palace v Liverpool (Summary)
English Super Cup (Community Shield)
Sky Sports News / HD
Pundit
English
17/05/2025
Crystal Palace v Manchester City (Summary)
English FA Cup
talkSPORT
Pundit
English
17/05/2025
Crystal Palace v Manchester City (Summary)
English FA Cup
talkSPORT App
Pundit
English
17/05/2025
Crystal Palace v Manchester City (Summary)
English FA Cup
talkRadio
Pundit
English

Top 20 Channels

Channel
Occasions
Soccer Saturday
191
Soccer Special
60
Sky Sports News / HD
11
Sky Sports Premier League / HD
9
Sky Sports (United Kingdom)
6
World Feed
6
BBC Football Focus
5
Sky Sports 1
4
Sky Sports 1 / HD
4
Sky Sports Football UK / HD
4
talkSPORT
4
Sky Sports MIX / HD
3
Sky Sports Main Event / HD
3
ITV (highlights)
2
talkSPORT App
2
Astro SuperSport 3 HD
1
BBC One / HD
1
BBC Radio London (DAB)
1
BBC iPlayer (geo/R)
1
Central
1

Top 20 Teams

Team
Occasions
Crystal Palace
33
Cardiff City
29
Bristol City
27
Leicester City
26
Nottingham Forest
22
Swansea City
22
Reading
21
Birmingham City
17
Barnsley
16
Watford
16
Sheffield Wednesday
15
Brighton H.A.
14
Coventry City
14
Manchester City
14
Norwich City
13
Queens Park Rangers
12
Sky Soccer Special
12
Doncaster Rovers
11
Middlesbrough
11
Peterborough United
11

Top 20 People Worked With

Person
Occasions
Andy Gray
6
Richard Keys
6
Andy Burton
4
Gary Taphouse
4
Jeff Stelling
4
Martin Tyler
4
Daniel Mann
3
David Livingstone
3
Ian Darke
3
Matt Murray
3
Nick Collins
3
Rob Hawthorne
3
Tony Cottee
3
Tony Gale
3
Adrian Durham
2
Alan Smith
2
Alex Scott (born 1984)
2
Chris Kamara
2
Dion Dublin
2
Gabriel Clarke
2


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