Just about set for game #1 of the @FIFAWorldCup! 🥹🌎
I’ll be describing the action for the USMNT opener tonight against Paraguay, you can listen in on the FIFA Audio Description app all tournament long!
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Last call for our FC Dallas-specific World Cup preview episode in which, of course, we got some predictions on record 🔮⤵️
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As the long awaited North American 2026 World Cup starts tomorrow, a note about my broadcast work. I’ll be at the Int’l Broadcast Center here in Dallas working on FIFA’s Audio Descriptive Commentary feed for many matches (starting w/ MEX vs RSA and KOR vs CZE tomorrow).
A little primer on Audio Descriptive Commentary. It’s a service provided by many clubs in Europe and by FIFA in previous men’s and women’s World Cups for visually impaired individuals to go to games and experience the match atmosphere in person while having special headphone receivers to hear someone provide essentially an elevated version of radio play by play of what is happening. It’s making in-person matches a more inclusive experience for the visually impaired.
Well this year FIFA as described in the screenshot below is making the service available on the FIFA ADC app. It’s now something anyone can listen to in-stadium or anywhere else, designed for blind/low-vision users but available to anyone who wants to listen. It’s the first time in this delivery method so it’s quite an endeavor and we’ll see how the first matches go tomorrow from a technical standpoint but a lot of people have worked really hard on it and I have no doubt it will provide the service desired for its intended audience. And there’s no real radio broadcast of these games in the US. Sirius XM and some iHeart stations are simulcasting the TV broadcasts but we’ll be doing as I mentioned a hyper descriptive form of radio PxP so this hopefully is of value to many others.
My longtime former FC Dallas colleagues and friends @OwenNewkirk and @ryanfigert are doing many games as well and the great @VJ_Villalba12 and @golalvarado are providing Spanish play by play. Games played in Canada will be handled there by the outstanding @PeteSchaad in English and @MattCullenLive in French.
Many don’t know this but my late mother spent the last about 8 years of her life dealing with significant visual impairment (limited vision in one eye, no sight in the other). Needless to say that was a difficult time in her life but not the only one and she fought thru it like the strong person she was until the end. Of course we all want to help people but a service for the visually impaired community will always connect to me in a unique way because of personal experience. So for many reasons this is an exciting and emotionally fulfilling project. Looking forward to it! ⚽️
Our growing nonprofit (GoalPleasantGrove.com) has an amazing opportunity: 38 of our kids will walk players onto the field at the #FIFAWorldCup!
But there ARE costs involved: logistics, staff, soccer clinics for eligibility etc.
Help if you can ...>
gofund.me/1ed06c3a4
On a special World Cup edition of the FC Dallas Agenda:
-Outlook for FCD's representatives 🇭🇷🇭🇹🇸🇪
-Predicting the biggest-ever tournament
-Academy alumni in the @USMNT 🇺🇸
Full episode is available on Apple, Spotify, and FCDallas.com/Agenda!
Always think World Cups are so beautiful for associative memory. They come every four years, allow you to reflect on life, how far you have come, where you were when it last came and just an opportunity to somehow be grateful for everything.
Incredibly proud to announce I've been hired to provide Audio Descriptive Commentary for the @FIFAWorldCup!
Together with @OwenNewkirk & @MFollowill, we'll have detailed match commentary catered to blind and low-vision fans for the whole tournament.
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My Grandfather dealt with macular degeneration later in his life and I feel fortunate to be a part of making the World Cup accessible for people like him.
Working on the biggest stage in all of sports is an honor, but for me that honor and responsibility is personal ❤️
Very excited to announce that I have been hired to provide Audio Descriptive Commentary for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. This is play-by-play specifically crafted for blind and low-vision fans. Our English language team includes @MFollowill & @ryanfigert.
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Checking in on minutes distribution at the break for FCD, via @soccerdatavizer ⤵️
-Shaq is an ironman, he also led FCD in minutes in '25
-Overall distribution feels sustainable even with Leagues Cup fixture congestion in the Fall
📈 Trending Up in Playing Time:
-Binyamin, Sarver, Moreno, Sirois
📉 Trending Down in Playing Time:
-Deedson, Cappis, Collodi
🤕 Injury-Plagued Season
-Kamungo, Julio
Lineup notes with @RyanFigert! 📋
Tune in to the local broadcast tonight on the FC Dallas App and Youtube! Pregame coverage is underway ⤵️
🎧 fcdall.as/RADIOatCOL
"But your celebration... I told you not to do that" 😂
This week on the Agenda, @IndianaMSOC HC Todd Yeagley and Sam Sarver reunite to give us the back story of the scuba celebration and plenty more! 🤿
Full episode available now on Apple, Spotify, and FCDallas.com/Agenda!