Football Italia Presenter
Richardson was the anchor of Football Italia on Channel 4 from 1992 to 2002. Football Italia saw Richardson shoot to fame, the show was cult viewing for many football fans in the UK. Football Italia consisted of two weekend shows. On a Saturday Richardson would present Gazzetta Football Italia a magazine show which would round up the previous weekend's games, as well keeping viewers up to date with latest football news in Italy. The show would have Richardson sat in cafe in a picturesque setting somewhere in Italy, he would usually be armed with a sundae ice cream and a pile of Italian newspapers which he would use to show viewers the latest football stories and headlines from the country. He would also interview players and managers on a regular basis for the show. Meanwhile on a Sunday he would host live coverage from the stadium of one of the top Italian games that particular day.
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