Enough is enough. Soccer fans in the United States are so dissatisfied with FOX’s World Cup television coverage that many are boycotting the FOX World Cup for BBC Radio broadcasts.
Die-hard soccer fans are furious over the simplification of FOX’s World Cup coverage to appeal to casual sports fans. So much so that someone could write a book recounting all of FOX’s bugs and negative comments posted on social media and the web.
Hence many football fans have had enough.
American soccer fans are looking for alternatives
There’s no question that the footage from FOX’s World Cup coverage is incredible. For example, the study set looks amazing. Similarly, so do crisp 4K streams. However, the fun ends there when you start to hear what they are really saying. Most of the actual analysis is lackluster, to say the least.
Therefore, many football fans turn to BBC Radio Five Live, the free radio station that broadcasts over the internet and apps all over the world. Before and after each game, BBC Radio 5 broadcasts analysis and a range of football experts discussing the games. Football fans have found analysis far superior to FOX’s disappointing pre-game and post-game chatter.
BBC Radio 5 broadcasts live pre- and post-match coverage of all World Cup matches. In this way, you can bypass FOX’s shoulder programming.
However, you will find that during games, BBC Radio 5 broadcasts are geo-blocked. Despite this, soccer fans in the United States have discovered that VPNs can be used to unblock geo-restrictions so you can listen to commentators, many of whom are familiar voices announcing Premier League games during the week. season.
Football fans break free from FOX Sports
Other fans are taking more radical steps to boycott the FOX World Cup.
All World Cup games are available to stream live and on demand through Peacock Premium. The broadcasts are in Spanish, which feature more exciting and passionate commentary. Many of the games feature the number one commentator on our shores, Andrés Cantor.
But if the Spanish language isn’t your cup of tea, you can listen to BBC Radio 5 match commentary (accessible via a VPN) and sync the audio and video to see what a world-class World Cup broadcast sounds like. .
Here’s a small sample of what soccer fans are saying:
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