
<p>Enough is enough. Soccer fans in the United States are so <a href="https://worldsoccertalk.com/tv/foxs-world-cup-coverage-illustrates-how-not-to-televise-soccer-20221126-WST-409921.html">dissatisfied with FOX’s World Cup TV coverage</a> that many are boycotting FOX’s World Cup for BBC Radio broadcasts instead.</p>



<p>Diehard soccer fans are furious at the dumbing down of FOX’s World Cup coverage. Instead FOX’s coverage only appeals to casual sports fans. So much so that someone could write a book chronicling all of the mistakes that FOX Sports have made, as well asthe negative feedback posted across social media and the web.</p>



<p>Hence, many soccer fans have had enough.</p>



<h2>American soccer fans are seeking out alternatives</h2>



<p>There’s no doubt that the visuals of FOX’s World Cup coverage are incredible. For instance, the <a href="https://worldsoccertalk.com/tv/foxs-world-cup-set-in-qatar-is-huge-20221113-WST-408143.html">studio set looks amazing</a>. Similarly, so do the crisp broadcasts in 4K. However, the fun stops there when you start to listen to what they’re actually saying. Most of the actual analysis is mediocre to say the least.</p>



<p>Therefore, many soccer fans are turning to <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live:bbc_radio_five_live" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">BBC Radio Five Live</a>, the free radio station that streams over the Internet and apps worldwide. Before and after every game, BBC Radio 5 streams analysis and a variety of soccer experts discussing the games. Soccer fans have found that the analysis is far superior to the underwhelming pre-match and post-match chit-chat from FOX.</p>



<p>BBC Radio 5 streams live pre-match and post-match coverage of every single World Cup game. This way, you can skip FOX’s shoulder programming.</p>



<p>However, you’ll find that during games, BBC Radio 5 broadcasts are geo-blocked. In spite of this, soccer fans in the United States have found that <a href="https://go.expressvpn.com/c/330866/1481130/16063" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">VPNs can be used to unblock geo restrictions</a> so you can listen to commentators, many of whom are familiar voices who announce Premier League games during the season.</p>



<h2>Soccer fans freeing themselves from FOX Sports</h2>



<p>Other fans are taking more radical steps to boycotting FOX’s World Cup.</p>



<p>Every World Cup game is available for streaming live and on-demand via <a href="https://imp.i305175.net/c/330866/1313913/11640" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Peacock Premium</a>. Broadcasts are in Spanish, which feature more excitable and passionate commentaries. Many of the games feature the number one commentator on our shores, Andrés Cantor.</p>



<p>But if Spanish-language isn’t to your liking, you can listen to BBC Radio 5 match commentaries (<a href="https://go.expressvpn.com/c/330866/1481130/16063" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">accessible via a VPN</a>) and sync up the audio and video together to see what a world-class World Cup broadcast sounds like.</p>



<p>Here’s a small sampling of what soccer fans are saying:</p>



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<div class="ck-twitter"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">So much is down to commentators. For England-U.S. on Fox, quality of commentary was dreadful. So experience was poor. <br><br>I then turned on BBC Radio 5, and found good commentary to listen to. Thanks to that, even a bad game was entertaining.<br><br>All World Cup matches are on Radio 5.</p>— Ferdinand Cesarano (@FechjoCesarano) <a href="https://twitter.com/FechjoCesarano/status/1596632338078629889?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 26, 2022</a></blockquote></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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<div class="ck-twitter"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">is watching the World Cup en Español on Peacock TV, but is listening to commentary en inglés from BBC radio. Had to manually sync up the feeds, but it&apos;s the best experience so far (I don&apos;t get FS1 or Fox via streaming).</p>— Ryan Olson (@QuesoGuapo) <a href="https://twitter.com/QuesoGuapo/status/1596602654632792064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 26, 2022</a></blockquote></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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<div class="ck-twitter"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Fox Sports 1 but I watched a match on Telemundo earlier.<br><br>I just mute the TV and put BBC Radio on my speakers. I&apos;m a World Cup nerd and need the BBC. mental.</p>— Jezzica Morgan ; 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 (@porpster) <a href="https://twitter.com/porpster/status/1595766425507037186?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 24, 2022</a></blockquote></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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<div class="ck-twitter"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The difference between watching the World Cup on Fox Sports and BBC is miles apart. All the Americans do is Market. Very little substance in the content they create, just aggressive marketing. Can argue that exposure to this can intensify aggression, because why all this macho?</p>— Ōkami (@fega_rk) <a href="https://twitter.com/fega_rk/status/1597229501045673986?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 28, 2022</a></blockquote></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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<div class="ck-twitter"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Let’s recap day one of Fox’s World Cup coverage:<br>– Presenting sponsorship by Qatar Airways<br>– Puff piece before the opening game<br>– No references to any geopolitical and human rights issues<br>– And then you compare it to what Telemundo, the BBC and even beIN Sports are doing… <a href="https://t.co/zgqK4Jjp7p">pic.twitter.com/zgqK4Jjp7p</a></p>— Bob Williams (@WilliamsBob75) <a href="https://twitter.com/WilliamsBob75/status/1594386177284513794?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 20, 2022</a></blockquote></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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