Motson attempted to join Setanta, but the BBC refused permission, so he retired from live television commentary. His last live television broadcast was the Euro 2008 final. He continued to cover pre-recorded games for Match of the Day highlights. Motson covered a total of 10 FIFA World Cups, beginning with the 1978 tournament. One of Motson's memorable World Cup moments came in 1998, when Ronaldo was omitted from the official teamsheet presented to FIFA 72 minutes before the final, only to be later reinstated in a modified teamsheet. Motson described the scenes in Paris as "absolute mayhem and chaos". His final World Cup was in 2010, when he travelled to South Africa as part of the BBC team and appeared as a studio guest on the Match of the Day highlights show, as well as providing reports on the BBC website. Beginning in 2015, Motson provided commentary and narration for the CBeebies football programme Footy Pups. He also covered 10 UEFA European Championships and a total of more than 200 England national team games. Motson was a commentator for the FIFA video games series by EA Sports, and worked alongside Ally McCoist, Andy Gray, Des Lynam, Mark Lawrenson and Chris Waddle. Motson first joined the franchise for FIFA 96; he and McCoist were replaced by Gray and Clive Tyldesley for FIFA 06 but later returned for FIFA Manager 08. In September 2017, Motson announced that he would retire from the BBC at the end of the football season. His last live radio commentary was on a match between Arsenal and Watford on 11 March 2018. His final pre-recorded TV commentary was a match between Crystal Palace and West Bromwich Albion and was broadcast on Match of the Day on 13 May 2018. During the 2018–19 season, Motson appeared in advertisements for gambling company Football INDEX. Personal life Motson married Anne Jobling in 1976. They lived in Little Brickhill in Buckinghamshire and had one son, Frederick (born 1986). In 2012, he stated he was a supporter of Barnet. Motson was the subject of This Is Your Life in 1996, during which he was surprised by Michael Aspel at a charity event. He also appeared on the BBC Radio 4 biographical programme Great Lives in 2007, in which he nominated Brian Clough as his "great life". On 19 May 2018, BBC Two celebrated Motson's career with an evening featuring three special programmes