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'''Geoff Shreeves''' is a reporter on [[Sky Sports]]. He joined the channel in 1992, the first season of [[Premier League|The Premier League]]. |
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'''Geoff Shreeves''' (born October 1964<ref name="Companies House">{{cite web |title=Date of Birth |url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/nLJ3gEo28txuRfhl2rxOgnHo0yA/appointments |publisher=Companies House |access-date=16 August 2022}}</ref>) is a reporter who worked with [[Sky Sports]] for 31 years. He joined the channel in 1992, the first season of [[Premier League|The Premier League]], and left in 2023. |
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Shreeves went to [[Verulam School]] in [[St Albans]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wiki |first1=Players |title=Fox Sports Geoff Shreeves Biography |url=https://playerswiki.com/geoff-shreeves |website=playerswiki.com |publisher=Players Wiki |accessdate=8 February 2019}}</ref> He made his reporting debut in 1999 alongside [[Clare Tomlinson]]. He can now be seen reporting on the touch-line in [[Premier League]] matches live on Sky Sports. Shreeves can also be seen reporting for Fox Sports before Champions League games. Shreeves is also a regular presenter for ''The Debate'' on [[Sky Sports]]. |
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==Career== |
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He appears in the football video games ''[[FIFA 14]]'' and ''[[FIFA 15]]'', providing injury updates during played matches.<ref>{{cite web |title=Geoff Shreeves: One Of The Most Famous Voices In Football |url=https://champions-speakers.co.uk/sports-speakers/football-speakers/geoff-shreeves/ |website=Champions |accessdate=30 October 2019}}</ref> |
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Shreeves went to [[Verulam School]] in [[St Albans, England]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wiki |first1=Players |title=Fox Sports Geoff Shreeves Biography |url=https://playerswiki.com/geoff-shreeves |website=playerswiki.com |publisher=Players Wiki |accessdate=8 February 2019}}</ref> His media career began in the United States in 1990, when [[Mick Luckhurst]], a former [[National Football League]] player for the [[Atlanta Falcons]], required a researcher for his role as presenter on [[TNT (American TV network)|TNT]] for the [[1990 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Lopez-Menchero |first=Tomas Hill |url=https://www.palatinate.org.uk/geoff-shreeves-life-behind-the-microphone/ |title=Geoff Shreeves: Life behind the microphone |work=[[Palatinate (newspaper)|Palatinate]] |date=24 February 2017 |access-date=11 June 2022}}</ref> He began working for [[Sky Sports]] at the [[Broadcasting and the foundation of the Premier League|beginning of their coverage of the newly formed]] [[Premier League]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Davies |first=Christopher |url=https://footballwriters.co.uk/features/fwa-interview-geoff-shreeves/ |title=FWA Interview: Geoff Shreeves |work=[[Football Writers' Association]] |date=20 May 2013 |access-date=11 June 2022}}</ref> |
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He made his reporting debut in 1999 alongside [[Clare Tomlinson]],<ref>{{cite web |last=Burton |first=Madeleine |url=https://www.hertsad.co.uk/news/sky-sports-presenter-to-launch-herts-10k-4940402 |title=Sky Sports presenter to launch Herts 10K |work=The Herts Advertiser |date=16 September 2010 |access-date=11 June 2022}}</ref> and now reports on the touch-line in [[Premier League]] matches on Sky Sports. He also reports for Fox Sports before Champions League games, and was a regular presenter for ''The Debate'' on [[Sky Sports]] before the show was discontinued in 2020.<ref>{{cite web |last=Wells |first=Darren |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/sky-sports-axe-goals-sunday-22593854 |title=Sky Sports axe Goals on Sunday and The Debate as network's football overhaul continues |work=[[Daily Mirror]] |date=28 August 2020 |access-date=11 June 2022}}</ref> |
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Immediately following [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]'s victory over [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] in the [[2011–12 UEFA Champions League knockout_phase#Semi-finals|2012 UEFA Champions League semi-final]], Shreeves memorably asked Chelsea defender [[Branislav Ivanović]] during a live interview: "Were you booked after the penalty?" Ivanović responded: "Yeah, I was". Shreeves then told him: "You know that means you're out of [[2012 UEFA Champions League Final|the final]] now?" Ivanović appeared confused and turned towards teammate [[Ashley Cole]], who was standing to his right, while Shreeves continued: "Unfortunately it means you ''don't'' play in the final". ''[[The Guardian]]'' later described it as a "broadcasting outrage".<ref>{{cite news|first=Scott|last=Murray|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2019/may/08/ajax-v-tottenham-hotspur-champions-league-semi-final-second-leg-live?page=with:block-5cd346a28f086f179813dd3f|title=Sky Sports Geoff Shreeves crushes Chelsea's Ivanovic on live TV|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=8 May 2019|access-date=8 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190508222759/https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2019/may/08/ajax-v-tottenham-hotspur-champions-league-semi-final-second-leg-live?page=with:block-5cd346a28f086f179813dd3f#block-5cd346a28f086f179813dd3f|archive-date=8 May 2019|url-status=bot: unknown}}, 8 May 2019.</ref> |
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He appears in the [[FIFA (video game series)|FIFA]] video game franchise, providing injury updates during played matches.<ref>{{cite web |title=Geoff Shreeves: One of the Most Famous Voices in Football |url=https://champions-speakers.co.uk/sports-speakers/football-speakers/geoff-shreeves/ |website=Champions Speakers |access-date=30 October 2019}}</ref> Shreeves produced ''Football Godfathers'' for the [[Sky History]] channel where he interviewed [[Sven-Göran Eriksson]], [[Louis Van Gaal]], [[Roy Hodgson]], [[Claudio Ranieri]] and [[Gerard Houllier]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.history.co.uk/articles/football-godfathers-episode-guide |title=Football Godfathers |work=Sky History |access-date=13 March 2022 }}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 20:55, 18 March 2024
Geoff Shreeves (born October 1964[1]) is a reporter who worked with Sky Sports for 31 years. He joined the channel in 1992, the first season of The Premier League, and left in 2023.
Career
[edit]Shreeves went to Verulam School in St Albans, England.[2] His media career began in the United States in 1990, when Mick Luckhurst, a former National Football League player for the Atlanta Falcons, required a researcher for his role as presenter on TNT for the 1990 FIFA World Cup.[3] He began working for Sky Sports at the beginning of their coverage of the newly formed Premier League.[4]
He made his reporting debut in 1999 alongside Clare Tomlinson,[5] and now reports on the touch-line in Premier League matches on Sky Sports. He also reports for Fox Sports before Champions League games, and was a regular presenter for The Debate on Sky Sports before the show was discontinued in 2020.[6]
He appears in the FIFA video game franchise, providing injury updates during played matches.[7] Shreeves produced Football Godfathers for the Sky History channel where he interviewed Sven-Göran Eriksson, Louis Van Gaal, Roy Hodgson, Claudio Ranieri and Gerard Houllier.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Date of Birth". Companies House. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ Wiki, Players. "Fox Sports Geoff Shreeves Biography". playerswiki.com. Players Wiki. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- ^ Lopez-Menchero, Tomas Hill (24 February 2017). "Geoff Shreeves: Life behind the microphone". Palatinate. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- ^ Davies, Christopher (20 May 2013). "FWA Interview: Geoff Shreeves". Football Writers' Association. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- ^ Burton, Madeleine (16 September 2010). "Sky Sports presenter to launch Herts 10K". The Herts Advertiser. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- ^ Wells, Darren (28 August 2020). "Sky Sports axe Goals on Sunday and The Debate as network's football overhaul continues". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- ^ "Geoff Shreeves: One of the Most Famous Voices in Football". Champions Speakers. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- ^ "Football Godfathers". Sky History. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
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