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[QUOTE="IthacaMatt, post: 5464514, member: 405"]
Not crazy about the announcers, either.
My favorites are the NBC / Peacock crew.

That crazy Scottish guy who is the color announcer on BeIn Sports is great. He's like Billy Connolly, the comedian.

I think the Fox Sports England based crew for Champions League is annoying as hell.  Kate Abdo is pretty, but she's empty headed, and the banter between her and Thierry Henry, Jamie Carrigher and Micah Richards is so cringey.

I like some of the domestic Fox announcers. John Champion and Stu Holden are solid.  Clint Demsey is a good commentary guy in the studio.

Alexis Lallas is fine when it comes to being "controversial" about the US team, but he doesn't watch any European football to speak of, and comes off as such an ignoramous when they have him on a panel / in the studio with Henry and the others.

I do like Julie Foudy in the studio for men's games. She's very knowledgeable and willing to say things.  Landon Donovan is awful.  He's a whiny ass bitch who should be careful not to cast stones.

Let me add that the ESPN England crew (Stevie Nichol, Shaka Hislop, et al.) are more enjoyable than any of the Fox people, although I could do without Alejandro Moreno.  I like Craig Burley, too.  Steve McManaman used to annoy the hell out of me, but he's not in the studio anymore; you only see him occasionally as a color man on games.
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