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The FOX announcers rarely describe anything helpful by spade
An example was on a potential China handball (it wasn't anywhere close to a handball) the announcer just stated 4 times, "oh, that's close" "oh, that's close". Then describe why it was close, and that while it was her lower shoulder, her entire arm was tucked behind her back and to her side. They just parrot the next matchup and when the US is going to play again.
But FOX doesn't have a deep list of soccer announcers, unlike NBC who has dozens upon dozens. It reminds me of the ESPN Championship week when they pull people from the stands to announce the non-riveting Horizon League semi-final matchup. I wish NBC had gotten the World Cup broadcast rights, that would have been great soccer atmosphere on TV