[untenured]

I actually like the WC as spectacle, although not so much as sports competition. The one thing that really irritates me is the insistence of announcers on using terms from England when in American sports they are different. In the U.S. we guard, not mark. We play on a field, not a pitch. And it’s “zero” or “nothing,” not “nil.”

[1rudeboy]

When the American network (don't remember which one it was) experimented with all-American commentators during the '94 WC, the result was disastrous. I would wager that some of the anti-soccer folks (can't call them "haters" they get upset) on this thread were so turned-off by the experience that they carry it to this day. I was appalled, myself.

So bring on the experts, and let them comment in whatever version of English they wish.