World Cup
A white man wearing aviator shades, a navy blue polo shirt, and jeans stands with his arms crossed near the top of Guadalajara Stadium, the bowl-shaped inside of which can be seen behind him. The seats are red, the pitch is green, and there's a white awning over all the seating area.
Courtesy Tim Sinclair

The Illinois voice announcing World Cup games in Mexico

You may not know his name, but if you've been to a Bulls, Bears, Fire or Fighting Illini game, you know his voice. Champaign's Tim Sinclair has taken his stadium announcing talents to the World Cup, providing English-language PA announcements at games in Mexico. He joins us to talk about learning name pronunciations on the fly, deciding when to announce a goal during lengthy VAR reviews, and what it's like doing this job on the world's biggest stage.

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a white man with blonde hair pulled back into a man-bun kicks the red, green, blue and white soccer ball fo the World Cup. He's wearing a black outfit with a the US soccer logo, the Nike swoosh, and the VW logo on
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It’s win-or-go-home time for the U.S. men’s team

The U.S. men's national team faces a must-win World Cup round-of-32 match against Bosnia and Herzegovina tonight. Alex Calabrese, who covers soccer for Men in Red 97 Media and MLSsoccer.com, joins us to preview the game, catch us up on how Illinois-connected players have fared in the tournament so far, and break down what the Chicago Fire's signing of Robert Lewandowski means for the club.

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