Xayrulla Hamidov
Uzbek football commentator and journalist who covered European football on Sport TV and later UzReport TV, known for the programme «Futbol plyus».
- Occupation:
- Blogger, Podcaster, Sports blogger
- Born:
- December 7 1975(50 years old) ♐
- Birthplace:
- Tashkent
Biography
Xayrulla Hamidov is an Uzbek football commentator and journalist. According to a 2020 Kun.uz article, he entered print journalism in the 1990s and moved into football commentary in the early 2000s; the article's headline presents him as a mentor of football journalists.
He worked as a commentator at Sport TV until 2006 and returned to the channel after a break of about ten years. He made the programmes «Futbol plyus», «FIFA» and «Shedevr».
On 30 September 2019 he joined UzReport TV. On UzReport TV and Futbol TV he covers the Champions League, Europa League, English Premier League, Serie A and La Liga; his first broadcast was Manchester United against Arsenal. He said «Futbol plyus» would continue on radio and YouTube and that he would no longer commentate on Uzbekistan national team matches.
The national news agency UzA interviewed him as a well-known commentator: before Uzbekistan's match against Portugal at the 2026 World Cup he gave his view of the team's chances.
Life path
- 1990sPrint journalism
Began working in newspaper journalism.
- early 2000sFootball commentary
Became a commentator at Sport TV.
- 2006Sport TV
Commentator at Sport TV until 2006; returned to the channel after a break of about ten years.
- 2019UzReport TV
In September began covering European football on UzReport TV and Futbol TV.
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