At the 2022 edition of the World Soccer Talk Awards, more than 66,000 votes were cast to decide the best football media in English. Representing various categories, including Best Podcast, Website, TV Coverage, YouTube Channel, Commentator, Presenter and more, the nominees were nominated and voted on by soccer fans around the world.
Check to see if the nominees you voted for managed to be honored as the best in their category.
Without further ado, here are the winners of the 2022 World Soccer Talk Awards:
best television coverage
When it comes to the best soccer coverage on television, World Soccer Talk readers voted NBC Sports the best. Facing stiff competition from CBS Sports and others, NBC Sports remains the leader. Since 2013, NBC Sports has brought the English Premier League to millions of homes every week with consistently good coverage.
CBS Sports is hot on their heels, but NBC Sports remains the favorite among most soccer fans in the United States. This August, NBC Sports begins its 10th consecutive year of coverage of the Premier League.
Winner: NBC Sports Runner-up: CBS Sports See the voting results on the Best TV Coverage page.
best streaming service
Everyone has their favorite streaming service, but everyone’s favorite for soccer fans is ESPN+. The streaming service was voted number one by World Soccer Talk readers. With ESPN+ offering LaLiga, Bundesliga, English Championship, MLS, FA Cup, League Cup, Liga MX and Copa del Rey, it’s no wonder it’s number one.
Winner: ESPN+Runner-up: Paramount+See the voting results on the Best Streaming Service page.
Best television presenter
In a surprise, CBS Sports presenter Poppy Miller was voted the best TV presenter in 2022. As one of the hosts of CBS Sports HQ, as well as a familiar presenter on CBS Sports’ coverage of Series A, Poppy Miller has done a fantastic job of striking a balance between light-hearted entertainment and deep analysis. As a Nottingham Forest fan, how could you not love to see her joy on screen after her favorite club was promoted to the English Premier League? Poppy has a bright future ahead of her, and we are grateful to have her covering the sport on US television and broadcast.
Winner: Poppy Miller Runner-up: Rebecca Lowe See the voting results on the Best TV Host page.
Best Study Analyst
Anyone who has watched CBS Sports’ Series A coverage over the past two seasons will have noticed the excellent job studio analyst Mike Grella has done. As a former player and scout, Grella combines a love of Italian football with an honest and deep understanding of the game.
Grella is off to a great start as an analyst on television. He is comfortable in front of the camera and has excellent chemistry with the other analysts in the studio.
We hope that Grella’s star continues to rise.
Winner: Mike Grella Runner-up: Jamie Carragher See the voting results on the Best Studio Analyst page.
Best commentator:
In the biggest surprise result of the World Soccer Talk Awards, Ramses Sandoval has been voted the best commentator. It’s not that Sandoval isn’t an excellent commentator. He does well on TUDN and MLS broadcasts. It is the fact that he was able to get more votes than the world’s biggest names in English football commentary.
Sandoval has many good attributes as a broadcaster, including his ability to blend English words with his Spanish commentary. We’ve also enjoyed a lot of his English commentary on MLS games.
Winner: Ramses Sandoval Runner-up: Chris Wyttingham See the voting results on the Best Commentator page.
Best co-commentator:
When it comes to enjoying a football game, the role of a commentator is key. However, a co-commentator can take the broadcast to another level by offering analysis that helps him see things he didn’t notice before. It’s hard work and an art form in itself, but a lot of it also comes down to the chemistry with the main announcer.
In the Best Co-Commentator category, congratulations to ESPN’s Taylor Twellman for being voted number one, beating out FOX Sports’ Stu Holden, who came in second.
Whether it’s the FA Cup, MLS or the US Men’s National Team, Taylor Twellman is the best.
Winner: Taylor Twellman Runner-up: Stu Holden See the voting results on the Best Co-Commentator page.
Best YouTube Channel:
It is not surprising that Tifo Football has recently been acquired by The Athletic. Tifo Football has a unique perspective on the world game in the way it uses video to convey its analysis.
Tifo Football is a breath of fresh air, so it’s no wonder football fans around the world have awarded it the honor of Best YouTube Channel. Congratulations.
Winner: Tifo Football Runner-up: Mark Goldbridge – That’s Football See the voting results on the Best YouTube Channel page.
Best YouTube Fan Channel:
Of all the club-related fan YouTube channels, Redmen TV continues to lead the pack with in-depth coverage and an ardent fan base who share their passion for Liverpool Football Club.
The popular Redmen TV was able to rise above the YouTube fan channels for Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal and Chelsea to win top honours. Congratulations to the hard working team at Redmen TV.
Winner: Redmen TV Runner-up: WeAreTottenhamTV See the voting results on the Top Fans YouTube channel page.
Best Podcast:
Facing stiff competition from some of the most popular podcasts from across the pond, Football Podcasts came out on top to win top honors in the Best Podcast category.
Coming in at number one is The Scuffed Podcast, an in-depth show on the US men’s soccer team, the players who could one day make it better, and US soccer in general.
Congratulations to the team at The Scuffed Podcast.
Winner: The Scuffed Podcast Runner-up: The Soccer OG See the voting results on the Best Podcast page.
Best Podcast Club:
In one of the most closely contested categories, Bayern Munich supporters waved their flag for the Bavarian Football Works podcast, helping it beat stiff competition from Tottenham Hotspur supporters, in particular.
Hosted by Chuck Smith of SB Nation, the American podcast does an excellent job of covering all the important topics about Germany’s number one soccer team. Congratulations to the Bavarian Football Works team and good luck in the 2022/23 season.
Winner: Bavarian Football Works Runner-up: The View from the Lane See the voting results on the Best Club Podcast page.
Best Podcast Host:
As the host of the Total Soccer Show podcast, Taylor Rockwell remains a familiar voice to podcast listeners in the United States. Since 2009, Rockwell has helped cultivate a loyal following of listeners given the wide range of topics she covers on the podcast.
Congratulations to Taylor and the Total Soccer Show team for this great honor.
Winner: Taylor Rockwell Runner-up: James Richardson See the voting results on the Best Podcast Host page.
Best Podcast Analyst:
Having appeared on FOX Sports and ESPN, Hérculez Gómez never stops and always speaks his mind. Those attributes are so hard to find in the US soccer media, which is one of the many reasons we, and soccer fans, love to hear Herc’s analysis.
As an analyst for Fútbol Américas, Herc forms a good team with host and presenter Sebastián Salazar.
Winner: Herculez Gomez Runner-up: Rafa Honigstein See the voting results on the Best Podcast Analyst page.
Best website:
Launched six years ago with the goal of providing smarter coverage for die-hard fans, The Athletic has accomplished a lot in a short time, leading to The New York Times acquiring it earlier this year.
Congratulations to The Athletic for being recognized as the Best Soccer Website.
Winner: The Athletic Runner-up: ESPN FC See the voting results on the Best Website page.
Best Writer:
Of all the categories at the World Soccer Talk Awards 2022, the Best Writer nominees are usually the ones who don’t like to make a big fuss about being nominated. Most journalists focus on the topics they write about rather than themselves. And this couldn’t be more true in the voting for the Best Writer of 2022 award.
Amid stiff competition in the category, the journalist who received the most votes is Jonathan Tannenwald of The Philadelphia Inquirer. Whether it’s women’s soccer, the Philadelphia Union or American soccer in general, you’ll be hard-pressed to find a journalist who works as hard as Tannenwald. It is also not an easy job. Tannenwald can always be expected to ask the tough questions. But at the heart of the story is a love of the game and a desire for the truth.
Winner: Jonathan Tannenwald Runner-up: Ryan O’Hanlon See the voting results on the Best Writer page.