Personal Life
Murray has two sisters and a brother. He was married on 17 March 2012 (St Patrick's Day), though it was not mentioned per se on that day's episode of Fighting Talk.
Murray has been a fan of Liverpool F.C. since childhood. He got five stars tattooed on his arm when Liverpool won the European Cup for the fifth time. He has also stated he is a Chester F.C. fan after falling in love with the club following their rise from closure and fronted by the fans. He was guest of honour at the end of season awards. On his role as both a football presenter and a fan, Murray said in 2009 that "The biggest stick I get when I'm presenting football is from Liverpool fans", and in 2010 "I like a laugh but I am serious also about football and the impartiality required to respect all football fans." Murray is also the Irish Football Association's Football for All ambassador.
Whilst living in Toronto, Canada, he became a supporter of the baseball team Toronto Blue Jays and a fan of Major League Baseball in general, and has since spent his annual summer holidays in North America watching MLB games.
During the pre-show sound check of the 12 December 2009 episode of Fighting Talk, Murray said that he had quit smoking six weeks earlier. However, in a November 2012 episode of Kicking Off, Murray mentioned that while a pre-recorded segment was playing he went outside and smoked.
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