{"id":14443,"date":"2017-07-31T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-07-31T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/uncategorized\/legendary-sports-broadcaster-has-died\/"},"modified":"2017-07-31T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-07-31T00:00:00","slug":"legendary-sports-broadcaster-has-died","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/news\/legendary-sports-broadcaster-has-died\/","title":{"rendered":"Legendary Sports Broadcaster Has Died"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>SBS football broadcaster Les Murray has died at the age of 71 after a battle with illness, the TV network announced on Monday.<\/h3>\n<p><strong>SCROLL TO BOTTOM FOR VIDEO TRIBUTE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Murray was Australia\u2019s most prominent soccer broadcaster and was much loved by those in the sport and others in the media and the wider public.<\/p>\n<p>He is survived by two adult daughters, Tania and Natalie.<\/p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">SBS football broadcaster Les Murray has died at the age of 71 after a long battle with illness. Tributes tonight on SBS World News at 6.30pm <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nrChB1lVYG\">pic.twitter.com\/nrChB1lVYG<\/a><\/p>&mdash; SBS World News (@SBSNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SBSNews\/status\/891854245909024768\">July 31, 2017<\/a><\/blockquote>&#13;\n<script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>&#13;\n&#13;\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Our thoughts are with his family &amp; friends. Loved his passion for sport &amp; the World game. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tYY5eh30W7\">https:\/\/t.co\/tYY5eh30W7<\/a><\/p>&mdash; RoweyandBicks (@RoweyandBicks) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RoweyandBicks\/status\/891856757219250176\">July 31, 2017<\/a><\/blockquote>&#13;\n<script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>&#13;\n&#13;\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The world lost a football colossus this morning, Les Murray AM. He fought well into extra time but whistle has blown. His legacy is lasting<\/p>&mdash; Craig Foster (@Craig_Foster) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Craig_Foster\/status\/891856831701598209\">July 31, 2017<\/a><\/blockquote>&#13;\n<script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>&#13;\n&#13;\n<h3>WATCH:<\/h3>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SBS football broadcaster Les Murray has died at the age of 71 after a battle with illness, the TV network announced on Monday. SCROLL TO BOTTOM FOR VIDEO TRIBUTE Murray was Australia\u2019s most prominent soccer broadcaster and was much loved by those in the sport and others in the media and the wider public. 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