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Alan Green (born 25 June 1952 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) has been a BBC Radio sports commentator since 1981, mainly on football but also on golf, rowing and the Olympic Games.〔(BBC - Radio Five Live Presenters - Alan Green )〕 Green is one of BBC Radio 5 Live's most senior football commentators and has been a winner of a Sony Radio Academy Award for Sports Broadcaster Of The Year. He is noted for his forthright style of football commentary and has been involved in several controversies and disputes with managers including Alex Ferguson and Sam Allardyce. ==Career== After gaining an honours degree in modern history from Queen's University Belfast, Green worked in local newspapers until he moved to the BBC in 1975 as a news trainee with the ambition of becoming a TV news producer. Green presented current affairs on both radio and television in Northern Ireland,〔 before he moved to Manchester, joining BBC Radio's sport department.〔 Green's first World Cup as a BBC commentator was in 1982 and in 1986 Green made his debut as an FA Cup Final commentator for the corporation. In 1989, Green was present at the Hillsborough disaster as a commentator. In a 2009 radio programme marking the 20th anniversary of the disaster, Green spoke of his bitterness that justice had been denied for the 96 people who died at Hillsborough. Green's forthright commentary style has often divided opinion among radio listeners. He has won the admiration of some listeners for his honest assessments of football games and for his uncompromising opinions, but he has also attracted some objections from others who believe he is harshly critical. In 2009, Fulham's head of communications Sarah Brooks protested that Green had been "insulting" towards Fulham after they lost 3-0 in the Premier League to Manchester United at Old Trafford. Green has disputed the notion that the English Premier League is the greatest in the world. In 2013, Green wrote an article in which he said: "The Premier League I see week in, week out, isn't remotely as good as it thinks it is." In the article for ''The Belfast Telegraph'', Green criticised what he called "woeful defending", "selfish, oafish behaviour" and "the underwhelming, overpaid footballers that populate the Premier League."〔 In an interview with ''The Observer'' in 2009, Green said of his career as a sports commentator: "Apart from one time in 1984, I've never applied for a television job." Green said that he told a BSkyB executive, who had floated the idea of him moving from radio to the satellite channel, that he is too outspoken to work for Sky TV. The Sky executive implored Green to "always accentuate the positive". Green told him that his role as a commentator was "to tell the truth, not to act as a propagandist."〔 Green debuted as a commentator on BBC 1's ''Match of the Day'' on 13 September 2014, covering highlights of the Premier League game between West Brom and Everton. He also covered Steven Gerrard's last match for Liverpool at Anfield. In July 2015, Green featured as the narrator on the Channel 4 programme "Lookalikes". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alan Green (broadcaster)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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