Meet The Team

Les Murray

Les Murray is known as both the face and voice of football (soccer) in Australia. As the most prominent commentator and presenter of football on Australian television, he is credited with championing the monumental rise in popularity of the sport in his country through the 1980s and ‘90s. He is otherwise known throughout Australia as Mr Football.

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David Basheer

From World Cup and Champions League Football, World Championship Athletics, and the Tour de France, David Basheer has been at the microphone on SBS for many key sporting events.

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Craig Foster

Former Socceroo and SBS Chief Football Analyst, Craig Foster, has played an integral role in presenting football on the network. He remains a valuable member of SBS’s weekly football program, The World Game and is a columnist on the accompanying website of the same name.

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Mariana Rudan

Mariana is a valued member of The World Game team and can be seen and heard across all SBS platforms presenting football in both English and Italian. Mariana pens her Off the Pitch column on The World Game website, and also presents The Italian Game.

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