Speaking to BBC Newsnight’s Emily Maitlis, Mr Tyldesley confessed his passion for his job. He highlighted how the role of a sports commentator can shape the public’s perspective on an event.

       Mr Tyldesley said: “I make it my business to try and know my subject, know as much about the game as anybody who’s going to be tuning in.

       “I love my job. I’ve never been to a game where it’s been a chore.

       “I’ve seen some pretty rotten games and you can call them rotten games but you must never sound as if it’s wasting your time and you’d rather be doing something else because there are thousands, maybe millions, of people who would change place with you very gladly if they got the opportunity.”

       He added: “The vast majority of people, their memories of say the England-Denmark semi-final will be shaped by what they see on TV, or what they see on their tablets or whatever platform that they’re watching it on.

       “So we do play a small part in those historic moments.

       “People do remember those moments, they remember where they were, where they saw them, who they were with, who they were dating, what job they were doing.”

       England defeated Ukraine 4-0 in Rome on Saturday night to reach the semi-finals of the European Championship.

       Tonight’s game against Denmark will decide who will face Italy in the final.

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