Match of the Day
BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in 2015.
Season 42 Episodes
This afternoon's traditional curtain-raiser to the new season saw Premiership champions Chelsea play FA Cup holders Arse…
Manchester United v Debreceni VSC. Coverage from Old Trafford of the first leg of United's third-round Champions League …
The waiting is over: as the Premiership season gets under way, Gary Lineker presents highlights of today's eight games. …
Highlights of England's friendly against Denmark in Copenhagen as Sven-Goran Eriksson 's men prepare for next month's cr…
New signing Edgar Davids makes his White Hart Lane Premiership debut as Spurs face Middlesbrough. Also Liverpool take on…
Highlights of tonight's three Premiership matches as champions Chelsea welcome West Bromwich Albion to Stamford Bridge, …
Were Spurs able to break a winless league streak against Chelsea dating back to 1990? Did Fulham preserve an unbeaten 39…
Northern Ireland v England. Sven's men travel to Windsor Park for a crucial World Cup qualifier, just days after clashin…
Highlights of today's eight top-flight games, including the eagerly awaited Manchester derby, Liverpool's visit to Totte…
Highlights of Charlton v Chelsea and Fulham v West Ham, plus Sunderland's clash with West Brom and Tottenham's trip to A…
Action from West Ham's London derby against Arsenal, plus Aston Villa's bid to get on the scoresheet against Chelsea aft…
Have Fulham beaten Manchester United at home for the first time in 41 years? Highlights of this plus all today's other P…
Coverage from Windsor Park of this Group Six World Cup qualifier. The home side will be buoyant after their victory over…
After losing to Northern Ireland, England must win this World Cup qualifier against third-place Austria if they are to t…
England's World Cup fate could hang in the balance at Old Trafford in Manchester as they face Poland in their final Grou…
Highlights of all seven of today's Premiership matches, which included Chelsea taking on Bolton, Wigan facing Newcastle …
Today's Premiership highlights saw Arsenal host Manchester City and Man Utd entertain Spurs, both home sides hoping to s…
Premiership highlights, including the north London derby between Tottenham and Arsenal, plus Wigan at home to Fulham - t…
Premiership highlights, including Aston Villa at home to European champions Liverpool, and newly promoted Sunderland's b…
Chasetown v Oldham Athletic. An FA Cup first-round tie against one-time semi-finalists gives the Staffordshire non-leagu…
Argentina v England. Old rivals lock horns again in Geneva, Switzerland, scene of this eagerly awaited friendly.
Premiership highlights, including Chelsea v Newcastle, Charlton v Manchester United, Liverpool v Portsmouth, Wigan v Ars…
Highlights of today's six Premiership ties, including dream-start debutants Wigan Athletic's clash with a reinvigorated …
Premiership highlights include Arsenal v Bolton and Chelsea v Middlesbrough.
Worcester City v Huddersfield. The Conference North minnows take on the League One high-flyers in this tantalising FA Cu…
Chelsea's potentially fascinating game against overachieving new boys Wigan and Newcastle's clash with an Arsenal side t…
Premiership highlights, including Manchester Utd's clash with Aston Villa , Bolton's trip to Everton and the game betwee…
Ten Premiership ties took place today, including Charlton v Arsenal and Chelsea v Fulham. Plus all the goals from the ot…
The Merseyside derby between Everton and Liverpool is likely to have been the most hotly contested of today's games, but…
Comprehensive Premiership highlights, including Chelsea v Birmingham, Manchester Utd v Bolton, Sunderland v Everton, and…
The best of today's Premiership action, including Chelsea's tough-looking assignment at Upton Park against West Ham. Plu…
Championship side Hull will be looking to cause an upset against the seven-times winners of the competition, who have st…
Kenilworth Road is the venue for two sides who, when they last met in the tournament back in 1987, needed two replays to…
Did dreams come true for the would-be giant killers? Mark Pougatch introduces action from today's FA Cup ties, in which …
Spurs are eight-times winners of the competition and manager Martin Jol 's side are currently enjoying their best Premie…
Action from - plus reaction to - eight Premiership fixtures, including the Manchester derby, Aston Villa v West Ham, Liv…
FA Cup Third-round Replay coverage of one of tonight's replays to decide who makes it through to the fourth round - even…
Did Arsenal extend their seven-match unbeaten run away to Everton? Was there a fiery encounter at St James' Park, where …
It's the biggest day in the history of League Two Cheltenham Town as they take on six-time winners the Magpies in this F…
Arsenal travel to the Reebok Stadium for what is likely to be a hard-fought FA Cup fourth-round fixture. A single goal w…
Today's feast of FA Cup fourth-round football included the all-Premiership clash between Bolton Wanderers and holders Ar…
This FA Cup fourth-round tie pits Harry Redknapp's Portsmouth against European champions Liverpool at Fratton Park. This…
Highlights of tonight's games, including Chelsea's trip to Aston Villa, where the Blues haven't won in the Premiership f…
With Chelsea and Liverpool meeting tomorrow, today's focus was the bottom of the Premiership. Sunderland and Portsmouth …
Coverage of one of tonight's replays to decide who makes it through to the fifth round - even if it means the dreaded pe…
Chelsea take the defence of their Premiership title to Middlesbrough, Portsmouth play Manchester United, who have yet to…
Passions will be running high at Anfield in an all-Premiership FA Cup fifth-round tie between two fierce rivals. As well…
Two sides in a state of flux meet for an intriguing FA Cup fifth-round tie at St James' Park. Both teams have experience…
FA Cup fifth-round action from the all-Premiership ties Liverpool v Manchester United, and Bolton v West Ham. Plus Newca…
Coverage of this all-Premiership FA Cup fifth-round tie from Villa Park. With the competition key to both clubs' hopes o…
Highlights from today's Premiership as the relegation battle hots up. How did struggling Birmingham fare against an equa…
England v Uruguay. Gary Lineker presents live coverage from Anfield, as England continue preparations for the World Cup …
Premiership highlights including West Bromwich v Chelsea and Newcastle v Bolton.
Highlights from a potentially crucial day's football in the Premiership, including Chelsea v Tottenham, Birmingham City …
West Ham United v Bolton Wanderers. Two Premiership high-flyers seek to further their European ambitions as they vie for…
Highlights of all today's Premiership games, including Arsenal v Charlton.
Manchester City v West Ham. Coverage of the first FA Cup quarter-final tie.
Chelsea v Newcastle United. In what should turn out to be the tie of the FA Cup quarter-final matches, the Premiership c…
Charlton v Middlesbrough. Coverage of the last of this week's all-Premiership FA Cup quarter-finals as Charlton welcome …
Highlights of all today's Premiership games, including Liverpool v Everton, Chelsea v Manchester City and Portsmouth v A…
England v France. Coverage from Ewood Park of this Women's World Cup qualifying game. Can Hope Powell 's England even th…
Highlights of all today's Premiership games, including Arsenal v Aston Villa, Bolton v Manchester United and Newcastle v…
Highlights of today's Premiership games. Relegation-threatened Birmingham travelled to Wigan and fellow strugglers Ports…
Middlesbrough v Charlton Athletic. The two teams reconvene for this FA Cup quarter-final replay at the Riverside Stadium…
A packed Premiership weekend continued today with Bolton taking on Chelsea and Fulham playing Charlton, while relegation…
Action from today's seven Premiership games. A Spurs side chasing a place in Europe next year sought a rare result again…
Chelsea v Liverpool. Gary Lineker presents one of the year's biggest games as the Premiership champions take on the Euro…
Highlights of today's five Premiership matches and the FA Cup semi-final between Chelsea and Liverpool.
Chelsea v Manchester United was today's stand-out Premiership match. Plus, could Portsmouth repeat their great escape of…
Coverage from the New Den, Millwall, of a north v south showpiece clash. Arsenal are seeking their third league-and-cup …
Highlights of the final Premiership ties of the season. As champions Chelsea enjoy their trip to Newcastle, stragglers B…
England v Hungary. Coverage from St Mary's, Southampton, of the Women's World Cup qualifier. With only the group winners…
All the magic of the Cup is about to envelop the two Premiership sides who line up this afternoon for the 125th annual s…
Trinidad and Tobago v Wales. England's World Cup Group B opponents Trinidad and Tobago take on Wales in a warm-up game a…
England v Hungary. Coverage of this international friendly at Old Trafford, with just 11 days to go until England's Worl…
England's first ever match against Jamaica in this friendly at Old Trafford.
Hosts Germany take on Costa Rica in the opening game of the tournament.
Highlights from the opening day of the tournament, which saw hosts Germany take on Costa Rica, while Poland faced Ecuado…
England's World Cup campaign starts here, in Frankfurt and fans will be expecting a victory. Paraguay are no pushovers, …
Highlights from all of day two's games, with Adrian Chiles , Gordon Strachan and Lee Dixon.
Coverage of the Group C match in Leipzig. Despite failing to make the 2002 World Cup, Holland qualified with ease this y…
The highly rated Central Americans do battle with the Middle East minnows, live from Nuremberg. Iran are unlikely to kee…
Day three saw the Netherlands take on Serbia and Montenegro, while Iran faced Mexico.
The first of tonight's two matches from Group E sees the American underdogs take on the highly fancied Czechs in Gelsenk…
The three-time winners from Italy start their 16th campaign in Hanover against the African hopefuls making their World C…
Highlights of the day's action, presented by Ray Stubbs , with lain Dowie and Gavin Peacock.
Coverage from Frankfurt as South Korea take on Togo in Group G.
The 1998 World Cup winners face their European neighbours in Group G.
A mouth-watering clash sees the South Americans start the defence of their title in Berlin.
Highlights of today's games, which saw Brazil begin the defence of their title and 1998 champions France entertain Switz…
The tournament hosts face up to their European neighbours at the Fifa World Cup Stadium, Dortmund, in what could be the …
Highlights from the sixth day of the tournament, which saw hosts Germany take on European rivals Poland in Group A. Else…
Highlights of England's second World Cup group match against Trinidad and Tobago in Nuremberg.
Coverage of this Group C tie at Gelsenkirchen.
Highly rated contenders Argentina, the Netherlands and Mexico were all in action today.
Frankfurt plays host to this Group D clash.
Highlights from two Group E games - Italy v USA and Czech Republic v Ghana - plus Portugal v Iran in Group D.
Coverage of the crucial Group G clash from Leipzig's Zentral Stadion.
Highlights of today's three matches - Japan v Croatia, Brazil v Australia, and France v South Korea.
Coverage from Dortmund, as Togo take on Switzerland in Group G.
Spain's perennial underachievers continue their 42-year quest for a major tournament win as they take on the African und…
Highlights of the day's action, presented by Ray Stubbs , with Lee Dixon and Gavin Peacock.
Highlights of England's final group game against familiar foes Sweden, and a recap of the match between Paraguay and Tri…
Highlights of the final Group C and D games, including the clash between old foes Argentina and the Netherlands. Plus ne…
Coverage from Hamburg of one of the most eagerly awaited group games.
The final Group F match from Stuttgart. With Brazil in their group - for whom failure to qualify is unthinkable - Croati…
A team that impressed against hosts Germany in a pre-tournament friendly take on the ever-mercurial holders in Dortmund.
Highlights of today's four games as Groups E and F reached their climax. Holders Brazil and Japan met in Dortmund while …
From Kaiserslautern, the final match in Group H.
The West African minnows invidiously tagged as the tournament's lowest-ranked side stake their claim for an infamous gia…
From Hanover, the final match in Group G. In 2002 South Korea stunned Italy and Spain en route to the semi-finals. Switz…
Highlights of all four of today's World Cup matches - Saudi Arabia v Spain, Ukraine v Tunisia, Togo v France and Switzer…
Round of 16: Winner Group A v Runner-up Group B. Second-round action from Munich.
Round of 16: Winner Group C v Runner-up Group D. Gary Lineker presents the action from Leipzig.
Highlights from today's second-round games.
Round of 16: Winner Group B v Runner-up Group A. Gary Lineker presents second-round coverage from Stuttgart, featuring t…
Round of 16: Winner Group D v Runner-up Group C. Coverage of the crucial second-round clash from Nuremberg.
Highlights of today's two second-round matches.
Round of 16: Winner Group E v Runner-up Group F. A second-round clash from Kaiserslautern featuring qualifiers from Ital…
Round of 16: Winner Group G v Runner-up Group H. A showdown from Cologne that may well involve France, South Korea, Spai…
Today's highlights, with Ray Stubbs , Gavin Peacock and Leonardo.
Round of 16: Winner Group F v Runner-up Group E. Second round action from Dortmund.
Round of 16: Winner Group H v Runner-up Group G in Hanover.
Adrian Chiles is joined by Gavin Peacock and Lee Dixon to review highlights of the day's action.
The first quarter-final match from Berlin.
Hamburg is the setting as Gary Lineker introduces the second quarter-final.
Highlights of today's quarter-final matches.
Gary Lineker is in Gelsenkirchen for the penultimate quarter-final.
Coverage from Frankfurt of today's second quarter-final tie.
Highlights of the last two quarter-finals.
The nerve-racking first semi-final, in Dortmund.
Highlights from the Dortmund showdown.
Coverage of the second semi-final from Munich.
Highlights of the second semi-final.
The curtain is set to fall this weekend on what has been a month of top-drawer footballing drama, with a cast of incredi…
It's time for the biggest international football match in four years, as Gary Lineker introduces coverage of the 2006 Wo…
