Soccer-UK commentator John Motson dies aged 77

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Premier League - Everton vs Crystal Palace - Goodison Park, Liverpool, Britain - February 10, 2018 Commentator John Motson leaves after the match Action Images via Reuters/Lee Smith/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) -British soccer commentator John Motson has died aged 77, his family announced in a statement on Thursday.

Popularly known as "Motty", Motson started working on the BBC's flagship soccer highlights show Match of the Day in 1971.