Dave Farrar is a British broadcaster, specialising in television football commentary. He was

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's number one commentator for ten years, joining the network in 1999 after spells with

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and the

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as a replacement for

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. From 2002 to 2005 he covered

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on a regular basis for the channel and also worked on live coverage of French football. He covered the finals of

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and

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, as well as four African Cup of Nations tournaments. Farrar left Eurosport in early 2009 and now can be heard worldwide on the official Premier League Podcast and as an anchorman for the Premier League's worldwide television broadcasts. He also commentates on Serie A matches for

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. Serie A is Dave's favourite league – he is a huge fan of Juventus, and went to many bianconeri games in his youth. He has also worked for

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and

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on a freelance basis. During the 2006–2007 Ashes cricket series he hosted a regular podcast for

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newspaper, and he has occasionally commentated on boxing. In August 2020, Farrar was part of the

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commentary team at the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Farrar, Dave Year of birth missing (living people) Living people British association football commentators