The language of television and radio journalists has the power to influence the language across the society, therefore, it should be subject to the highest requirements; language should be correct and prestigious. Correct accentuation is one of the weaker sides of the language of journalists. Studies show that the mistakes of pronunciation and accentuation in the language of journalists and programme presenters are rather common. The language of sports presenters and sports commentators does not make an exception – it is not always correct. The goal of the study is to analyse the language of Nerijus Kesminas, one of the most well-known journalists of football programmes in our country, in terms of accentuation. The language of 3 television programmes (commentary on 3 live football broadcasts) has been selected for the study. The results Characteristic accentuation mistakes in football programmes Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vidas Kavaliauskas, Laurynas Aržuolaitis Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences SUMMARY have shown that the language of Nerijus Kesminas is not poor. Nevertheless, accentuation mistakes, whether systematic or random, are rather numerous. The article discusses the accuracy of accentuation in the football commentator’s language and highlights the most characteristic accentuation mistakes of systematic type, which are juxtaposed to the standard accentuation cases; accentuation patterns in the standard language are explained; recommendations on how to avoid such mistakes are provided. The article could be relevant to the journalists of football and other television and radio sports programmes, students of physical education study programmes and teachers, coaches, and finally – athletes themselves.