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Match of the Day

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Match of the Day

Summary

Match of the Day is a television series[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Match of the Day's instance of is recorded as television series[3].
  • Match of the Day's instance of is recorded as sports television program[4].
  • Match of the Day's genre is sports journalism[5].
  • Match of the Day's production company is recorded as British Broadcasting Corporation[6].
  • Match of the Day's presenter is recorded as Gary Lineker[7].
  • Match of the Day's Commons category is recorded as Match of the Day[8].
  • Match of the Day's language of work or name is recorded as English[9].
  • Match of the Day's original broadcaster is recorded as BBC One[10].
  • Match of the Day's color is recorded as black-and-white[11].
  • Match of the Day's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[12].
  • Match of the Day began on August 22, 1964[13].
  • Match of the Day's sport is recorded as association football[14].
  • Match of the Day's official website is recorded as http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/match_of_the_day/[15].
  • Match of the Day's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+75'}[16].
  • Match of the Day's number of seasons is recorded as {'amount': '+51'}[17].
  • Match of the Day's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+3041459'}[18].
  • Match of the Day's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+2919530'}[19].
  • Match of the Day's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+3204844'}[20].
  • Match of the Day's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+3343669'}[21].

Body

Publication

Match of the Day's language of work or name is recorded as English[9]. Its genre is sports journalism[5].

Why It Matters

Match of the Day has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

Related Entities

Gary Lineker sports journalism United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 20d ago · Xezbeth · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Language of work or name → English
    Original language of film or tv show → Q1860
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||2 */ Moving [[Property:P407]] to [[Property:P364]]"
  2. 8w ago · Zestier · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Start time → —
    Production company → British Broadcasting Corporation
    Social media followers → {'amount': '+3041459'}, {'amount': '+2919530'}, {'amount': '+3204844'} +1
    Instance of → —
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetreference-add:2| */ [[Property:P8600]]: 3968, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257459|batch #257459]]"
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