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Liam McLeod and James McFadden commentate from the BBC highlights of the Scotland v North Macedonia Nations League match
On , at , the highlights of the UEFA Nations League match between Scotland and North Macedonia will be broadcast on the BBC. The commentary will be provided by Liam McLeod as main commentator, with James McFadden taking the co-commentator role.
Alongside the main highlights feed, a range of supporting channels will offer their own coverage of the match. Eilidh Barbour will report from BBC Radio 5 Live, while Richard Gordon presents the BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra, BBC Radio Scotland, BBC Sounds app and BBC Sport Online audio feeds.
The radio coverage
The BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra, BBC Radio Scotland, BBC Sounds app and BBC Sport Online audio feeds will be fronted by Richard Gordon, who was born in Aberdeen in 1960 and educated at Skene Square Primary and Aberdeen Grammar School. He is a Scottish radio and television presenter, and his involvement this time brings together the commentary of Alasdair Lamont as main commentator, with Pat Nevin, Willie Miller, Tom English and Leanne Crichton providing punditry, and Jonathan Sutherland reporting.
The supporting commentary teams
The BBC Reporting Scotland feed will feature Scott Brown as pundit and Jane Lewis as reporter. A further BBC feed, drawing on BBC Scotland, BBC Sport Online, BBC Sport Scotland Online, BBC Two and the BBC iPlayer, will be presented by Steven Thompson, with Liam McLeod and James McFadden commentating once more, Leanne Crichton and Scott Brown providing punditry, and Jonathan Sutherland reporting.
On the radio side, BBC Radio Clyde 1 will be presented by Gordon Duncan, with Scott Allan and Hugh Keevins as pundits. The Sky Sports News feed will carry the reporting of Luke Shanley.
Some background to the commentators
Liam McLeod and James McFadden have been commentating together before, a pairing that fans of Scottish football coverage will recognise. A podcast recorded ahead of Scotland's earlier Nations League opener this season saw Pat Nevin, James McFadden and Liam McLeod join Alasdair Lamont in Slovenia to preview the match, giving a taste of the chemistry that will surface again on .
Alasdair Lamont, who features in the commentary for the audio feeds, grew up in Leith in Edinburgh in the 1980s as a football-mad ten-year-old. His early years there, including his participation in a Boys' Brigade competition, are part of the background that has shaped his career as a commentator.
Eilidh Barbour, reporting from BBC Radio 5 Live, is a Scottish sports presenter and broadcaster known for her work across BBC Sport and Sky Sports. She began her career in the sports department of Scottish Television, presenting STV Rugby from 2011-12, before joining the BBC's Final Score in 2016 and going on to present Football Focus and The Women's Football Show.
Richard Gordon, presenting the audio feeds, is a Scottish radio and television presenter born in Aberdeen in 1960. His involvement ties together the commentary team for the radio coverage, bringing together the work of several commentators and pundits on this occasion.
For readers interested in the players themselves, James McFadden is a Scottish international footballer whose career as a commentator and player has been a fixture of the Nations League scene.
Article generated: 13 November 2026, 19:46 GMT