'Motty' was a regular at his Little Brickhill local and told the landlords he would be back at the weekend.
Commentator John Motson spent his last night in his local pub watching a football match and enjoying a pint, the landlords have said.He became a regular at The George in Little Brickhill after moving to the Buckinghamshire village.Motson covered 10 World Cups, 10 European Championships and 29 FA Cup finals for BBC Sport before retiring from the organisation in 2018.Simon and Louise Babikian run The George and said Motson would come in three or four times a week.
Mrs Babikian said: "Wednesday evening, the night before he passed, he came into the pub to watch his football match and sat with his mates having a beer and talking us through the game, as he would most evenings.Mr Babikian watched the match with Motson and said: "He was a true gentleman, a true friend to many people in the village.
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