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July 21st, 2006 | By: Daryl | 11 Comments »

Bruce Arena could be back for World Cup 2010, as a commentator. Sports Illustrated spoke to Tim Scanlan (the man in charge of ESPN’s soccer coverage) in this article.

Arena’s knowledge of the game and outspoken approach would go well behind a mic, and Scanlan has already suggested this to Arena. “I asked him if it was something he would ever consider, because he always had opinions — and he definitely would give me opinions on our commentators,” said Scanlan. “I said, ‘Let me put you in the seat. Would you consider doing it?’ He said, ‘Yeah, I would be interested at some point. I would not say no.’”

The bad news is that Dave O’Brien will probably be back too. Scanlan ducks criticism of O’Brien, implying that it’s the fans, not O’Brien who are to blame. “Maybe because the sports fan in our country look at announcers who call the ’stick-and-ball sports’ in a different light.” said Scanlan. “For this sport the passionate fan might have the perception that unless they hear an accent that is a little different, it can’t be right.”

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By marco | July 22nd, 2006 at 5:10 am

ohh every one sign this

http://www.difendiamomaterazzi.it/

Its for materazzi and the injustice he recieved

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By Jonathan | July 22nd, 2006 at 9:19 am

lol just get over it…the world cup has been over for how many days now…..?

By Jonathan | July 22nd, 2006 at 9:19 am

Zidane will never return so who cares..

By Next Coach | July 22nd, 2006 at 3:37 pm

Will the next coach be a 2 year coach (’08 to ‘10) or a 4 year coach. 4 is better but Klinsmann might only want to do the last 2 years as he did with Deutchland.

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By Boyd Lalo | July 23rd, 2006 at 12:09 am

Good ridance to Bruce Arena.

I’m just worried that U.S. Soccer is going to re-hire Steve Sampson, that moron who trashed the US Team in the 98 Cup.

Look, I know the US is nowhere even near the Fab Four, Brazil, Germany, Argentina and of course Italia. But we deserve a good coach none-the-less.

My # 1 choice is for Jurgen Klingsman! He is a neighbor of mine, living here in Huntington Beach, California.

I hope his kids can pressure him to coach the US. That would be awesome!!!

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By Jon E. | July 23rd, 2006 at 6:02 am

I think Arena’s too good a coach and too good a resource for US soccer to let him spend much time in the press booth. But if it’s a choice between Bruce Arena and Dave O’Brien, I’d way rather hear Arena. I’d rather hear him clip his toenails.

Scanlan’s probably just covering ABC/ESPN’s (his?) ass for picking a bunch of lousy commentators for the World Cup; I’m hoping that, given pretty solid ratings for the Cup, ESPN will be more willing to treat soccer like a real sport for the next Cup and hire only announcers who understand the game. And to hire only commentators who can a) form a sentence and b) offer analysis. By the end of the Cup, I was ready to throw things every time I heard Marcelo Balboa say, “That’s much better. They want to kick the ball around a little here.”

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By dietmar | July 24th, 2006 at 2:29 am

arena callin’ a game? dude, i will have to leave the country! i would rather listen to those guys from south of the border. sounds bad to me…and i don’t even speak spanish?

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By Huh | July 24th, 2006 at 5:36 am

I am with you Boyd Lalo… I live in California as well and we need a Californian coach. Klinsmann will be the one.

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By Huh | July 24th, 2006 at 5:38 am

Marco, what does Matrazzi have to do with the USA.. we do not even like him.. We like Zidane…

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By Rick | August 8th, 2006 at 8:59 pm

I like Arena, but I don’t like to listen to Arena. Spare us. Every time I hear him speak, I just think he sounds ignorant. I think he benefitted greatly from the establishment of MLS. That’s not to say he isn’t good. All the players talk about how he raised the bar and brought professionalism to the national team and the federation. Just don’t make us listen to him.

As far as O’Brien, I think he acquitted himself reasonably well. I’d rather listen to JP Dellacamara, but Dave was decent. It was the torture of Marcelo’s commentary that I couldn’t stand. Terrible. Give me Harkes, Wynalda, or even Fraser (who was actually surprisingly good) any day of the week.

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By Eric | August 29th, 2006 at 7:00 am

whats wrong with some british commentators. they actually know something

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