Jonathan Martin Champion was born on 23 May 1965 and is a British sports commentator currently working as the lead association football commentator for ESPN.
19 Facts About Jon Champion
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Jonathan Martin Champion was born on 23 May 1965 in Harrogate, West Riding of Yorkshire.
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Jon Champion joined BBC Sport in the late 1980s and worked as a football commentator on BBC Radio Five Live between 1992 and 1996.
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Jon Champion worked alongside Alan Green, Mike Ingham, Ron Jones, Rob Hawthorne, and Jonathan Legard covering Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup, and Football League matches for the network.
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John Motson took a three-month break from his role as a commentator on Match of the Day, allowing Jon Champion to be drafted in to cover.
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Jon Champion was successful enough to move across to TV permanently the following season, after Clive Tyldesley left the BBC and rejoined ITV.
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Jon Champion spent five seasons between 1996 and 2001 as a full-time member of the BBC's commentary team, covering edited highlights of the Premier League and the FA Cup, in addition to occasional matches from the UEFA Cup.
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At the 1998 World Cup, Jon Champion commentated on highlights of England's 2nd Round exit at the hands of Argentina.
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Jon Champion commentated on rugby league Challenge Cup games on BBC television, typically taking the televised Sunday game of each round with Ray French commentating on the Saturday game.
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Jon Champion was loaned back to ITV for the 2010 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2012, usually working alongside his ESPN colleague Craig Burley.
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Jon Champion returned to ITV Sport for the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups, where he paired with Ally McCoist.
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Jon Champion remained contracted to ITV but was loaned out to Setanta.
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In May 2009, Jon Champion commentated on his first FA Cup Final.
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Jon Champion was the natural choice as their lead play-by-play commentator and moved across from ITV permanently.
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Jon Champion then was loaned back to ESPN for the 2014 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2016 alongside former Arsenal player Stewart Robson.
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Jon Champion was the commentator for the first time in the Pro Evolution Soccer series from Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 to Pro Evolution Soccer 2015.
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Jon Champion worked alongside analyst and former Irish international Mark Lawrenson from Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 to Pro Evolution Soccer 2010.
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Jon Champion was then replaced by Peter Drury as the commentator for Pro Evolution Soccer 2016.
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Jon Champion was selected as a commentator for ITV at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.