Tim Vickery
Encyclopedia
Tim Vickery is an English
football journalist
who has lived in Brazil
since 1994. He currently serves as the South American football correspondent for the BBC
, writing a weekly column for the corporation online. Vickery frequently writes for World Soccer and Sports Illustrated
.
He is perhaps best known for his work on The World Football Phone-in, which airs weekly as part of Up All Night
on BBC Radio 5 Live
on Saturday mornings. On the show Vickery is known as the 'Legendinho' or 'Vikipedia' for his vast knowledge of Brazilian football.
As of 2008, Tim Vickery is South American correspondent for World Soccer Daily
continues his role on World Football Daily, the video podcast that replaced WSD. Since May 2011, he published weekly news on Sambafoot.com website.
England
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football journalist
Journalist
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who has lived in Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
since 1994. He currently serves as the South American football correspondent for the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
, writing a weekly column for the corporation online. Vickery frequently writes for World Soccer and Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated is an American sports media company owned by media conglomerate Time Warner. Its self titled magazine has over 3.5 million subscribers and is read by 23 million adults each week, including over 18 million men. It was the first magazine with circulation over one million to win the...
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He is perhaps best known for his work on The World Football Phone-in, which airs weekly as part of Up All Night
Up All Night (radio show)
Up All Night is a programme broadcast on the national radio station BBC Radio 5 Live in the United Kingdom, and is on air between the hours of 1 am and 5 am every night...
on BBC Radio 5 Live
BBC Radio 5 Live
BBC Radio 5 Live is the BBC's national radio service that specialises in live BBC News, phone-ins, and sports commentaries...
on Saturday mornings. On the show Vickery is known as the 'Legendinho' or 'Vikipedia' for his vast knowledge of Brazilian football.
As of 2008, Tim Vickery is South American correspondent for World Soccer Daily
World Soccer Daily
World Football Daily is a sports radio talk show hosted by Martin Rogers and Sophie Nicolaou. The show broadcasts live on the show's official website, WorldFootballDaily.com, Monday through Friday 9–11 a.m, PST, and is later made available as a podcast...
continues his role on World Football Daily, the video podcast that replaced WSD. Since May 2011, he published weekly news on Sambafoot.com website.