re: Are There Any Good American Soccer Match Announcers?

I'm putting this less famous Martin Tyler call in here because I'm a huge homer

Barry Davies and John Motson were the best of all time imo.

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Alexi doesn't do games for Fox

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He does the MLS games on FS1 every Sunday.

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I literally find it hard to enjoy a match sometimes because I can't stop hating him so much. Seriously. I'm baffled at the amount of guys on here that say they like him. The tone and flow of his voice is all wrong for soccer commentary. There's never any chemistry wIth Taylor in the booth. He commentates like he's the only person in there. Sarcasm and subtlety from whomever he's partnering with never really hits because I don't think he listens. Just waiting for his turn to talk really loudly. His response to whatever his partner just said is always something completely random. All of it is just so bad. His way of speaking is so strange to me. I can't pin it down. He's like a 23 year old chick from LA or something. The guy really stresses me out, clearly

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Thanks for the post and I think you hit the nail on the head.

I had thought I was just in the extreme minority since I'm the type who'll often calmly move to a different spot in a restaurant or bar to not overhear people who communicate in such a stressed, disjointed and aggressive manner.

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Thanks for the post and I think you hit the nail on the head.

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Fist bump bro

ETA Almost forgot which board I was on. So uh ... You're place or mine?

I like Tim Howard in the booth