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Moore also covered the [[FA Cup Final]] for [[ITV (TV channel)|ITV]] every year from 1969 to 1988, and again in 1998, as well as six European Championships between 1972 and 1996, missing 1984 due to England's absence.
Moore presented ITV's coverage of the [[FIFA World Cup]] in 1970, 1974, 1978 and 1982. In 1986, he presented the coverage from London for most of the tournament before flying out to commentate on the final. From 1990 to 1998, he commentated throughout the tournament.
He retired as a commentator in 1998 after [[France national football team|France]]'s [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998 World Cup]] [[1998 FIFA World Cup Final|final victory]] at the [[Stade de France]] against [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]], but continued to broadcast, presenting an interview programme for [[Sky Sports]] in 1999, and hosting programmes for [[BBC Radio 5 Live]] and [[Talksport]] in addition to his commentary on ''Gladiators''. His time on Talksport included hosting ''Inside the Boardroom'', where club chairmen and directors joined him in the studio to answer phone-in questions from the public.
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Moore was a lifelong supporter of [[Gillingham F.C.|Gillingham]] and served as a director at the club for seven years. A stand at the club's [[Priestfield Stadium]] is named after him.
Moore suffered from serious heart problems in his later life and twice underwent life-saving surgery for blocked arteries. After the first health scare, he became a regular churchgoer and a committed Christian. He died at the age of 69 on 1 September 2001, the day that [[England national football team|England]] beat [[Germany national football team|Germany]] 5–1 in [[Munich]] during the qualifying stages of the [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002 World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/brian-moore-9200921.html |title = Brian Moore {{!}} The Independent {{!}} The Independent| website=[[Independent.co.uk]] | date=2 September 2001 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Staff |date=2001-09-01 |title=Brian Moore dies |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2001/sep/02/newsstory.sport9 |access-date=2024-07-19 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
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