Skip to content
Awful Announcing

Awful Announcing

  • Home
  • ESPN
  • Fox
  • NBC
  • CBS
  • Warner Bros. Discovery
  • Other
    • AA Podcasts
    • League Networks
    • Local Networks
    • International
    • Online Outlets
    • Announcing Schedules
    • Ratings
    • Viewing Picks
    • NFL
    • Lifestyle
  • About
    • Privacy Policy
  • Newsletter
  • Home
  • ESPN
  • Fox
  • NBC
  • CBS
  • Warner Bros. Discovery
  • Other
    • AA Podcasts
    • League Networks
    • Local Networks
    • International
    • Online Outlets
    • Announcing Schedules
    • Ratings
    • Viewing Picks
    • NFL
    • Lifestyle
  • About
    • Privacy Policy
  • Newsletter
  • Link to Twitter Link to Twitter
  • Link to Facebook Link to Facebook
  • Link to Instagram Link to Instagram
  • Link to RSS Link to RSS

Archives

Apr 14, 2023; Inglewood, California, USA; Alexi Lalas gestures during the CONCACAF Gold Cup Draw at SoFi Stadium.

Fox’s Alexi Lalas calls out USWNT captain’s criticism of American soccer fans

"Bold strategy."

By Sam Neumann OnFeb 3, 2024 4
Fox Sports Rome Soccer Post

Fox Sports used Roman Colosseum to promote soccer match that has nothing to do with Rome

"What's Rome got to do with Juve and Milan?"

By Ben Axelrod OnOct 23, 2023 1

Your 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup Quarterfinals announcing schedule

Thursday, August 10 Spain vs Netherlands 9 p.m. Fox: JP Dellacamera, Aly Wagner Telemundo, Universo, Peacock: Sammy Sadovik,...

By Joe Lucia OnAug 10, 2023 0
USWNT

Fox averages 2.52 million viewers for USWNT’s Women’s World Cup defeat to Sweden

The four USWNT matches this year were up a tick on the team's first four matches from 2019.

By Joe Lucia OnAug 8, 2023 0
USWNT

USWNT’s draw with Portugal averages 1.354 million viewers in the middle of the night

Despite a horrible timeslot for the third game, the USWNT's group stage average viewership hit a record high.

By Joe Lucia OnAug 3, 2023 9

Carli Lloyd becomes the most polarizing analyst in America overnight

The reaction to Carli Lloyd and her pointed criticism begs the question - what do we really want from our television analysts as sports fans?

By Awful Announcing Newsletter OnAug 2, 2023 8
USWNT Lindsey Horan

USWNT-Netherlands draws English-language group stage record 6.429 million viewers

The USWNT delivered more strong viewership for Fox Sports.

By Joe Lucia OnJul 27, 2023 4
Maurice Edu, Kate Abdo, and Chad Johnson in a photo for Fox's World Cup Tonight.

Chad Johnson, Maurice Edu, and Kate Abdo will host FIFA World Cup Tonight for Fox this fall

Abdo and Edu are well-known to viewers of Fox's soccer coverage, but this is a new role for former NFL player Johnson.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnSep 7, 2022 0
A logo for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

2022 FIFA World Cup start officially moved up one day, meaning one more Fox NFL Sunday is impacted

The Qatar-Ecuador match is set to start at 7 p.m. local, which would be 11 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. So this shouldn't directly impact Fox NFL games, but it might impact pre-game shows.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnAug 11, 2022 0

Jacqui Oatley joins the Fox Sports play-by-play roster for the 2022 World Cup

A solid move all around here.

By Jay Rigdon OnJun 29, 2022 5
Mark Clattenburg in 2016. (Photo from Biser Todorov on Wikipedia.)

Fox Sports adds Mark Clattenburg as a rules analyst for their soccer coverage, beginning with the UEFA Nations League

Clattenburg will contribute during Fox's UEFA Nations League coverage and beyond.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJun 3, 2022 0
Tony Meola (L) and Troy Aikman.

Twitter can’t get over how much Fox World Cup match analyst Tony Meola sounds like Troy Aikman

This similarity has been a running theme this tournament, but was particularly noticeable during Tuesday's Nigeria-Argentina match.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJun 26, 2018 1
The World Cup on Fox

Fox’s World Cup coverage continues a trend of them not thinking too highly of their soccer viewers

Fox's first men's World Cup experience is going about as poorly as many expected.

By Phillip Bupp OnJun 21, 2018 22
Lothar Matthaus is out at Fox.

Fox shakes up World Cup coverage mid-tournament, axing Lothar Matthäus and adding Martin O’Neill and Clarence Seedorf

Matthäus has been dropped mid-tournament "due to schedule conflicts."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJun 20, 2018 3

What should Fox Sports do with FS2?

Five years into operation, FS2 remains the home of Fox Sports repeats and occasional live sports, but nothing to make it a true destination

By Ken Fang OnJun 11, 2018 21

The next three World Cups could be a disaster for Fox Sports and American soccer

The USMNT screwing up qualifying was a significant blow.

By Ty Duffy OnNov 24, 2017 14

Fox Sports executive David Nathanson to leave company in October

Nathanson led the effort to gain World Cup rights for Fox

By Ken Fang OnSep 7, 2017 0

Fox Sports rebrands and relaunches Fox Soccer 2Go into Fox Soccer MatchPass

The site was relaunched this week

By Ken Fang OnJun 14, 2017 0

Fox Sports’ Rob Stone, John Strong discuss expanding, evolving MLS as new season begins

“When you create these destination moments, whether it’s a specific matchup or putting games on the Fox network, you can see the spike."

By Shlomo Sprung OnMar 3, 2017 0
Kate Abdo Fox

Fox has hired Kate Abdo, but hasn’t officially announced it

On one level, Fox’s hiring of Kate Abdo as a soccer studio host seems like a relatively big...

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJan 13, 2017 67

FOX Soccer producer thinks American fans aren’t as “versed in the game” as UK fans

In a telling appearance on Alexi Lalas’s The Mutant Gene podcast, FOX Sports executive producer Jonty Whitehead made...

By Jay Rigdon OnSep 21, 2016 0

Twitter Wars: Eric Wynalda vs Alejandro Bedoya

Welcome again to Twitter Wars, where we meticulously chronicle sports media arguments on social media like it’s a...

By Andrew Bucholtz OnSep 7, 2016 1

Joe Buck talks about World Series Game 1 outage and Edinson Volquez’s dad

World Series Game 1 will be remembered for a few things like being the longest game in Fall...

By Ken Fang OnOct 29, 2015 59

What we know about NFL online streaming for 2015

We’ve already completed Week 1 of the NFL season and we’re in a new world as far as...

By Ken Fang OnSep 16, 2015 55

Fox developing a Red Zone-type channel for UEFA Champions League

The Red Zone Channel is coming full circle. Originally developed in Europe for soccer, then brought to the...

By Ken Fang OnSep 7, 2014 1

Posts navigation

arrowOlder postsNewer postsarrow

Sidebar

Popular Posts

Here’s why sports media can’t talk about sports anymore

Who will survive the boom of emerging sports leagues?

The 5 wildest details from Pablo Torre’s Jordon Hudson deep dive

Who is really in charge at ESPN?

Urban Meyer says he threatened to leave Ohio State over Bible study dispute

Who are the highest-paid personalities in sports media?

Footer

  • Legal Information
  • Privacy Policy
  • Disclaimer
  • Link to Twitter Link to Twitter
  • Link to Facebook Link to Facebook
  • Link to Instagram Link to Instagram
  • Link to RSS Link to RSS
AwfulAnnouncing.com is a Sports fan web site and is in no way affiliated with any media organization, any professional sports league, team, organization, or its Properties. This site is for informational and entertainment purposes only. AwfulAnnouncing.com is not an official web site for any media organization, professional sports league, team, or organization. Copyright © 2020 www.AwfulAnnouncing.com - All Rights Reserved - Trademarks used herein are property of their respective owners.

arrow