NEW YORK (AP) Fox plans to go all-American with its top broadcast crew for next year’s World Cup, pairing play-by-play man John Strong in the booth with former U.S. national team players Landon Donovan and Stuart Holden.
”Soccer in our country is at a point now where I think we’re ready to do that, and we have announcers and talent that are capable of bringing educated options,” Holden said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press. ”I think it’s time. I think it’s time that we embrace the American voices.”
They will broadcast Thursday night’s World Cup qualifier between the U.