The Beautiful Poetry of Football Commentary: Book review

How do they do it? When confronted with a dramatic situation for our favorite club or a stressful moment in an engaging match, we usually regress to unintelligible sounds or a series of annoying semi-connected syllables. Broadcasters, conversely, not only need to keep their cool and convey the moment, but transmit the gravity of what is going […]

Apple and Major League Soccer released a list of on-air broadcasters for the upcoming 2023 season. MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV app will be the new home to American soccer beginning next month. Play-by-play duties will be handled by Max Bretos, Steve Cangialosi, Jake Zivin, Pablo Ramírez and Frederic Lord. Match analysts include Kyndra […]

The 2023 Major League Soccer season is quickly coming upon us, but the crews of American commentators for MLS on Apple are still undecided. So, I've taken a stab at who are my recommended MLS announcers for Apple TV. As covered, the Apple TV deal starts right away when the new season begins on Feb. […]

The World Cup commentators vary, with some having responsibility for the World Feed, and others serving specific channels and stations. Regardless, commentators can make a big difference with viewer experience on television. We all prefer certain personalities inside the booth. Some soccer fans may even mute the TV when watching our favorite teams play because […]

Peter Drury's top 5 goal calls are some of the most hallowed in the recent history of the sport. He has history calling the Premier League, UEFA Champions League, FIFA World Cup and more. Frankly, he is always in the conversation for the best soccer commentator for English-language broadcasts. For American fans of soccer, he […]

A Derek Rae interview is up next in World Soccer Talk's Show 'n' Tell series. In this third episode of the series, World Soccer Talk's Kyle Fansler sits down with the commentator to talk all things soccer and his career calling the game. Derek Rae Interview Soccer fans across the world can recognize the famous Scottish voice […]