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  • Soccer fans: ESPN World Cup coverage earns penalty

    07/06/2006 8:55:05 AM PDT · by stainlessbanner · 210 replies · 3,461+ views
    post gazette ^ | July 05, 2006 | Stefan Fatsis
    The World Cup is generating record television audiences for soccer in the U.S. But some diehard fans think the coverage deserves a red card. Walt Disney Co.'s ESPN and ABC have been hit with complaints from soccer devotees that their telecasts are unsophisticated and mistake-ridden. The popular Web site Big Soccer has a thread titled "Pick your favorite insane thing said by the announcers so far."A major gripe: ESPN selected an announcer, Dave O'Brien, who had never called a soccer game before this year to serve as the tournament's lead play-by-play man. Some English-speaking viewers have switched to Spanish-language Univision,...