Well, we told you that we’d be distracted by it, and today’s post is a continuation of the quirky World Cup related posts.
As I sat happily watching the matches this afternoon, I found myself longing for a Spanish-speaking channel broadcasting the games. In my opinion, the energy, flair, excitement and clear passion for the game with which Spanish-speaking commentators approach the game is just so much more captivating than any of the English-speaking commentators I’ve heard. Perhaps I’m watching the wrong channels, but for me, I always enjoy the game a lot more when I get to watch it with Spanish commentary.
Somehow, while I am here in India it’s not likely that I’ll be able to satisfy that desire.
Funny you mention this. I’ve long heard England’s Martin Tyler announce EPL games and he is quite the antithesis to Spanish/Latin American announcers.
But damn if I don’t love his smooth style.
How can you beat …
Goooooaaaaalllll!
Or the wonderful alternate…
Gol! Gol! Gol! Gol! Gol! Gol! Gol! Gol! Gol! Gol! GOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooooooollllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!
I think the superior commentating by Spanish speaking announcers is evidenced by the Simpsons episode where Springfield gets a soccer team. Season 9, episode 5.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noOHdTQd6H8
No – Italian commentary is the best. Living in Switzerland with a choice of German, French, English (on expat channels) and Italian the choice was easy. Even though language skills in Italian fell well below the other three, this was the channel of choice.
@ Ann
Couldn’t get any Spanish channels in Switzerland? And what a game last night. Would have been great to be watching from Switzerland as they took down Spain!