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Catch up on all of the news about John Roder and grab his opinion about the game, the industry and the culture around Football.

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Indonesia 2023

I am very pleased to have been asked to once again provide world feed commentary at the FIFA Under 17 World Cup, which this year is to be held in Indonesia.

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John's Corner

A working day for Match of the Day.

One of the most frequent questions I am asked (particularly by those hoping to work in the media) is what a typical day is like when I am working at a Premier League fixture for Match of the Day.

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World feed football commentary. What is it?

I do an awful lot of what is known as "world feed" commentaries, for clients such as HBS, UEFA and Pitch International. This blog is intended to give you an idea of the logistics of what a world feed English language commentary actually is.

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Canada Calling

Vancouver is a magnificent place. I was fortunate to visit back in 2007, and am even luckier to be returning this summer to work on the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup, providing commentary for the world feed for HBS.

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