ESPN brings in England's respected Martin Tyler
Martin Tyler's credentials as a soccer announcer are impeccable, but his situation entering tomorrow's much-anticipated match between the United States and England is a wee bit awkward.
How can a British play-by-play man objectively call a game of this nationalistic magnitude for a U.S. audience on ABC?
"The way I look at it is I'm a professional broadcaster and it's my job, whatever the circumstances, to reflect the two teams,'' Tyler, 64, said on a conference call last week.
"I'll be leaving John , to interpret the action. I won't be looking upon it as an Englishman broadcasting it.'''
The selection of Tyler has been widely hailed by American soccer fans.
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