James Oliver Richardson (born 29 May 1966 in

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television presenter and journalist. He is best known as a former presenter of Channel 4's ''

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'' '' Football Weekly'' podcast. He currently hosts

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's ''The UEFA Champions League Goals Show'', ''World's Strongest Man'' for Channel 5, and ''

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accessed 3 December 2017 He is also employed by the

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, featuring in content related to Fantasy Premier League and for overseas-rights holders. sportsvibeTV, James Richardson Talks Italian Football, 20 Sep 2013

accessed 3 December 2017 He is an

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fan and a gifted linguist, speaking his native English,

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''Football Italia''

Richardson was the television anchor, anchor of ''

'' on Channel 4 from 1992 until 2002. Ingle, Sean, ''The Guardian'', "Arrivederci, James, and thanks for the memories", 20 Dec 2006

accessed 3 December 2017 ''Football Italia'' saw Richardson become well known and the show was cult viewing for football fans in the UK. ''Football Italia'' consisted of two weekend shows. On a Saturday morning, Richardson would present ''Gazzetta Football Italia'', a magazine show which would round up the previous weekend's games, as well keeping viewers up to date with the latest Italian football news. It would feature Richardson sitting in a café in a picturesque setting, usually with a

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, a pastry or gelato, and a pile of Italian sports newspapers which he would use to show viewers the latest football stories and headlines. ''

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'', "A Football365 love letter to… Gazzetta Football Italia", 9 Jul 201

accessed 3 December 2017 He would interview players and managers on a regular basis for the show, since he was able to speak Italian. ''

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'', "Arriverderci Roma, buongiorno Reading", 12 August 2007

accessed 3 December 2017 Meanwhile, on a Sunday he would host live coverage from the stadium of one of the top Italian games that particular day. He also presented ''La Partita'' and ''Mezzanotte'', a Sunday night and mid-week show respectively with highlights of one of the top matches of the weekend.

Later broadcasting career

From 2002 until 2005, Richardson moved with the Serie A rights first to British

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live coverage, then to Bravo TV's ''Football Italia Live'' and the return of ''Gazzetta Football Italia''. Between 2007 and 2009, he co-presented

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' ''The Friday Football Show'' and ''Football Matters ''shows with

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. In 2011, Richardson also had a short stint on the

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''Football Italia''

Later broadcasting career

Other media

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