Les James Murray AM (born László Ürge [ˈyrɡæ ˈlaːsloː]; 5 November 1945[1] – 31 July 2017) was a Hungarian-born Australian sports journalist, association football (soccer) broadcaster and analyst.

He was the host of The World Game on SBS television, retiring in July 2014,[2] and has been inducted into the FFA's Football Hall of Fame.

As the country's most prominent TV presenter of football, Murray played a major role in the sport's growing popularity in Australia beginning in the 1980s.

[6]: 134 Murray's passion for football, in which he had been interested from an early age, was sparked after watching a replay of the 1960 European Cup Final.

Murray was made a Member of the Order of Australia for services to Football on 12 June 2006 as part of the Queen's Birthday honours list.

[9] On 23 January 2008 Murray was featured in Food Safari episode Hungarian, where he showed Maeve O'Meara how to make rakott krumpli.

[citation needed] The same year then-SBS journalist Jesse Fink accused Murray of conflict of interest at SBS over his Ethics Committee role at FIFA.

[18] Craig Foster delivered a eulogy for Murray at his state funeral, remarking on the need for Australia "to become a football nation, and to win the ultimate prize - the FIFA World Cup.