Furthermore, Chastain is a two-time FIFA Womens World Cup champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist. Now don't get me wrong some great female reporters, Kelly Cates, Gabby Logan, Laura Woods and Bianca Westwood to name a few, but watching Arsenal, i assume its Karren Carey commentating tonight but her and Alex Scott do my head in, just talking for the sake of talking making not much contribution to the game! And I agree on the likes of Owen and some other ex players being as bad with commentary, the days of quality commentary have gone its all about getting ex players in with their opinions. Or, asGuardiancolumnistHadley Freeman tweets, does Kelners bizarre future require Crufts to be solely covered by dogs? Here is the list of the 20 worst announcers in sports. Scurry was the starting goalkeeper for the United States womens national soccer team at the 1995 World Cup and 1996 Summer Olympics. Terry later deleted the post and returned to social media to clarify that it had nothing to do with Sparks, but was rather a genuine complaint over his lack of audio. I find it difficult to hear that voice.'. Sparks - who according to her Twitter profile loves 'God, sport and life' - has broadcasting experience with the BBC's Final Score and Radio 5 Live. 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The former footballer turned pundit came under-fire after she suggested the club were promoted to the Premier League partly because of the disruption caused by Covid. I read this sort of stuff and then it becomes no surprise to me that Oxford University has banned clapping so people don't get triggered. I think that there are times when it would be nice if we just heard the crowd and got the atmosphere but it seems that if one person speaks then immediately if feels the other person has got to say something. Cookie Notice Published: 09:51 GMT, 25 June 2018 | Updated: 09:25 GMT, 26 June 2018. Women In Football, which promotes female representation in the sport, hailed her as a "history maker". Karen Carney had a superb career but that does not always mean commentating comes natural. Good fishing to ya! And I think your football career probably sets you up for that you get used to getting that constructive criticism. Viza has in-depth knowledge of Spanish Womens Football. If I was an editor I would try and cut that back.. I am definitely with Zac on this one about Tyldesley. If I don't like the commentators I hit the mute button. ', Good Morning Britain airs weekdays on ITV from 6am. The broadcaster, who covered nine World Cups and voiced Maradonas Hand of God goal against England in 1986, believes women have the knowledge to seize the mic. Sparks is the first woman to commentate live on a World Cup game for British TV. Carney has a vast knowledge of the Womens Super League and mens Premier League. Unfortunately for Kelner, his rhetoric cant save him here. But GMB host Piers Morgan warned that Jason had picked the 'wrong battle', and branded him a 'sexist pig' for suggesting women couldn't do a good job of commentating on a match. NFL College Football NBA MLB World Baseball Classic USFL FIFA Women's World Cup. Ferguson worked as a studio commentator for ESPN. Suddenly, a sport that hasritualistically excluded usbecomes all-consuming, sneaking its way into every crevice of mainstream culture. Should we force all theatre critics to write at least one Pulitzer Prize-winning play before penning a review? Davies, who is is working at Wimbledon this year for the final time, also told todays commentators to shut up. How many Ashes series have they between them, for example? The former England player says she felt prepared for negativity, but one vicious Twitter pile-on made her question her choices. ', TV star Ms Cundy, who has two sons fathered by Jason, added: 'Football sadly still has a macho man' attitude which must change. He said: 'It was getting a wee bit naughty at the end there so just watch yourself. This isnt sexism did you spot that first paragraph about how great Aluko is? Hes a shit commentator and a shit pundit. To counter-balance, I wouldn't mind Joe Brand commentating on the next England game. Its simply impossible to enjoy a game that shes commenting on. Tyldesley seems to go out of his way to be annoying as though hes supposed to be stating the obvious all the time whilst throwing in a bit of his wishywashy, non commital (usually bo*****s) opinion. Alyson Kay Wagner is a two-time Olympic gold medalist and two-time FIFA Womens World Cup bronze medalist with the US Womens National team. and our Now you see what we see. The rest of the guff about sexism is irrelevant, and very tedious. So, it is easier for male ex-footballers to retire and get famous as a fotball commentator. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. The OP didn'tmention what the "girls look like" - I think that bit hasbeen added later. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. Shes one of the few that has the temerity to actually talk about football tactics during a football match instead of just harping on performance. This column is my monologue from . Aluko is an ex-footballer raised by Nigerian parents in the UK. I think you build it up sometimes that its going to be this really daunting experience with these men that have been doing it for years and its not, theyre fine, Smith says. Press J to jump to the feed. Theres a few male commentators just as bad! Its getting to the stage that fans are now taking to BT Sports social media pages to ask for her to be replaced. 00:00. BBC legend Barry Davies says men find female football commentators "tough" to listen to because their voices get too squeaky. And please dont use the word lady when you mean womanunless you always call men gentlemen. In addition, she commentated at the 2011 FIFA Womens World Cup. The US Spanish ones, however, are brilliant. So to me a commentator shouldn't offer opinion. Then again there's a load of male commentators who only get in because they're an ex player, but they're monumentally difficult to listen to - Michael Owen being a case in point. Peter Drury, shouts too much and hypes up a game with too much nostalgia and romance. There are plenty of awful male commentators and pundits. She reconsidered her career choices after being asked back to the studio days after being hounded online for forgetting to mention Sheffield Uniteds Billy Sharp during analysis. Georges was part of an all-conquering Lyon side and also represented PSG prior to retiring in 2018. Ranking: 10 Best Chelsea Players of All Time, The Evolution of Chelsea FC under Roman Abramovich. I do hope you never say this in front ofmy daughter who played for Arsenal under 17s as well as ITFC. If thats not what you want to draw attention to, then call it poor commentators on football. Davies, famed for brilliant commentary moments such as Just look at his face!, said: Everything is in a hurry in the present generation. Lyndsey explained that young girls who were football fans now had 'someone to relate to'. @xDellisOfficial: Karen Carney saying she watched rice vs Doncaster, @jotunthrash666: Apparently Karen Carney called Benrahama, Ben Arfa . I understand you were on The Daily Show and you make light of certain situations. In 2017, Beth became the first woman in 30 years to call a National Football League game. Hayes is also one of the best female soccer coaches and she manages Chelsea Women and she was crowned the best FIFA womens coach of 2021. 'It's the voice. However presenter and reality TV star Lizzie Cundy, who was previously married to Jason and has spoken in the past about supporting women in football, said: 'l think women are just as capable and as good as any man to talk about football. This is reasonable! The New Statesmans global affairs newsletter, every Monday and Friday. Hayes is one of the best female commentators. 0. Of which there are men and women. She is shockingly annoyingly bad at the job, anybody can hear that so then why was she picked for the job? How many points for a FA Cup game ??? The Goals came in 2 minutes 56 seconds for Southampton vs Aston Villa in 2015. Danielle Victoria Slaton is currently a soccer analyst and commentator for the San Jose Earthquakes, Fox Sports, and the Pac-12 Network. I do like Michelle Owen, she actually sounds like she knows what shes talking about and talks like a fan. I can identify with it. Ask Lil. The numerous caps, extensive World Cup experience, and on-screen charisma of Aluko and Scott mean nothing here. Im totally with you about Pearce, utterly the worst commentator. Charlotte Wilder. That's all . Fuck me their all prolifically SHIT!!! Surely it should be about quality in the job and not just to make sure you comply with the PC requirements? All rights reserved. Champions League Winners as Players and Managers, The Best Referees in The Premier League History, Champions League Winning Managers who got hired mid-season, 10 Greatest Female Soccer Players In History, The Best Female Soccer Referees That You Should Know, The Most Outstanding Female Football Teams In History, The Longest Serving Football Managers Ever. . Beth Mowins is the female college football announcer. 00:17. Some appeal, some less so. Obviously there is a major difference between Radio and TV. PresidenteClint 2 yr. ago. The average rating for the. And please dont use the word lady when you mean womanunless you always call men gentlemen. Sports broadcaster Lyndsey Hooper, joining Cundy on the ITV daytime show, was argued there should be more women allowed to commentate on sport, particularly the World Cup. @NickoTaylor_: Steve McManaman is absolutely awful on commentary, hes talking like Newcastle are 5-1 up & playing like Barcelona of 2010, Newcastle are losing Steve you absolute pineapple #NEWLEE. 2019 and people still write this? Least favourite has to be Jonathon Pearce though. I would say the same thing about Paul Ince. Time moves on but I am saddened by Sky's decision to put the likes of Gower and Botham out to grass,especially asit has even been suggested that there is a degree of 'tokenism' in this move in order to slot a female into the role. Less than a decade ago, the question of whether a woman might ever be a pundit for a major mens international football tournament was mostly posed as a hypothetical. This doesn't seem to work so well in football, but are we talking commentary or punditry here? 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