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'The FA Cup helped put me on the map as a commentator': Veteran John Motson recalls his fondest memories of the competition - and reveals he has no plans to return to the microphone

John Motson has been there and done it. And probably commentated on it.

The legendary broadcaster, 76, called more than 2,000 games during a stellar career on the microphone, including at 10 World Cups and 10 European Championships.

But it is the FA Cup which is the competition that is perhaps most synonymous with Motson, who worked for the BBC for five decades before retiring from the corporation in 2018.

Motson commentated on new fewer than 29 FA Cup finals but will have a watching brief for Saturday's showpiece at Wembley between Chelsea and Liverpool, the culmination of the 150-year anniversary season of the world's premier cup tournament.