The derogatory chanting aimed at Manchester United and Manchester City following their Europa
League 'qualification' not least by Ashley Cole could be taken as an insult by the broadcaster.
Instead they wisely decided to treat it as free advertising. Presenters Jim Rosenthal and Stan
Collymore enjoyed a singalong of the song over a [.
When news first broke that NBC was pursuing Arlo White to be their soccer play-by-play voice for
the upcoming season, many of us were in denial. By the time it was formally announced on Wednesday,
it made perfect sense: This was a chance of a lifetime.
But whether or not Seattle Sounders fans could understand the move, it doesn't mean it hurt any
less.
MirrorFootball Podcast: Robbie Savage, Rebecca Lowe and Dion Dublin join Steve
Anglesey
On this week's instalment of the MirrorFootball Podcast host Steve Anglesey chats to Robbie
Savage, who explains why it's time for Blackburn manager Steve Kean to go. Rebecca Lowe, presenter
and reporter for ESPN, broadcaster of the FA Cup, gives us her take on this weekend's second round
games in the world's oldest domestic cup competition.
Finally, we've come to the end of my rather lengthy interview with former Seattle Sounders
play-by-play voice Arlo White. In the first two parts, he dealt with some of the big picture stuff
both about his time here and what led to his departure. In the final installment of the interview,
many of the questions were generated by our readers.
The derogatory chanting aimed at Manchester United and Manchester City following their Europa
League 'qualification' not least by Ashley Cole could be taken as an insult by the broadcaster.
Instead they wisely decided to treat it as free advertising. Presenters Jim Rosenthal and Stan
Collymore enjoyed a singalong of the song over a [.
This is our last installment in a series of post setting out the top business stories in
American soccer from 2011. We have looked at Portland and Kansas City while also discussing NBC's
entry as a soccer broadcaster and FOX's big play for World Cup television rights. We will set up
a vote to select the top story early next week.
