Improve American Broadcast of 2006 World Cup
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We, the undersigned, believe that the way in which American television channels ABC, ESPN, and ESPN2 are broadcasting the 2006 World Cup must be significantly improved.
For starters, the disjointed and often erroneous remarks from American commentators make it tempting to simply mute the television.
The easiest way to improve American soccer broadcasting, however, would be to remove the continuous visual interruptions. Team lineups should be shown in a listed format prior to the matchs kickoff, as opposed to the American football style player profiles that take up half of the screen two minutes into the match. Furthermore, no one asked to see announcements or banners that take up a large part of the screen and completely cover up play development.
By years of experience, the rest of the world has developed a successful tradition of televising soccer, and there is no need for Americans to try to revolutionize the way the sport is broadcast. Unlike baseball and American football, soccer is a sport with continuous action, and should not be interrupted by the visual distractions described above.
For starters, the disjointed and often erroneous remarks from American commentators make it tempting to simply mute the television.
The easiest way to improve American soccer broadcasting, however, would be to remove the continuous visual interruptions. Team lineups should be shown in a listed format prior to the matchs kickoff, as opposed to the American football style player profiles that take up half of the screen two minutes into the match. Furthermore, no one asked to see announcements or banners that take up a large part of the screen and completely cover up play development.
By years of experience, the rest of the world has developed a successful tradition of televising soccer, and there is no need for Americans to try to revolutionize the way the sport is broadcast. Unlike baseball and American football, soccer is a sport with continuous action, and should not be interrupted by the visual distractions described above.
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50.
Philip S
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Your team
Spurs
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I've switched to Univision and I've never felt better!
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Sergio F
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Your team
Mexico
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Awful commentators
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Univision is 100\% better.
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Ben F
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The graphics, most notably the starting lineups, are way bigger than they need to be, which detracts from the game. If you start coverage 5 minute before kickoff, why is it so hard to go through the starting lineups before kickoff? Showing the nati
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Jake H
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Football over Revenue, let me come back from watching Univision
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please show each national anthem played, out of respect for all the participating teams. Thank you!
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John R
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Kansas City Wizards, U.S. Men's National Team
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David G
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USA
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I'm an American and prefer Univision coverage.
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Commentators are horrible, boring, uninformed
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