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Match of the Day Kickabout
Genre Children's
Presented by Ben Shires (2015–)
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
Production
Production location(s) dock10 studios
Running time 15 minutes
Release
Original network CBBC
BBC Two
Original release 8 January 2011 (2011-01-08) – 27 March 2021
Chronology
Related shows Match of the Day
Match of the Day 2
Match of the Day 3

Match of the Day Kickabout was a British children's television football programme broadcast on CBBC. It was previously presented by Ore Oduba and Radzi Chinyanganya. but in its later seasons it was hosted by Ben Shires, Kenzie Benali, John Farnworth and Liam MacDevitt. It was a spin-off from the long running weekly Match of the Day. It also replaced former Newsround spin-off Sportsround.

Format

The show features special guests, funny quizzes, and footballers answering questions about their team-mates. It also includes Premier League highlights, the WSL and the SPFL, formats called Rated and Street Five, and child-oriented videos called Your Skills.

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