Les Murray

Les James Murray AM (born László Ürge in Budapest, Hungary, 5 November 1945, IPA: [laːsloː yrɡe]) is an Australian sports journalist, soccer broadcaster and analyst. He was the host of The World Game on SBS television, retiring in July 2014, and has been inducted into the FFA's Football Hall of Fame.As the country's most prominent TV presenter of soccer, Murray has played a major role in the sport's growing popularity in Australia since the 1980s. Murray coined the phrase "the world game", which later became the title of SBS's football programme.

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Birth dateNovember 05, 1945
Birth nameLászló Ürge
Birth place
Hungary , Budapest
Nationality
Hungary

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