US Soccer TV Pioneer Dermot McQuarrie; Chris Wittyngham on the Super League & More

Fútbol with Grant Wahl

Grant Wahl

Sports, Soccer

4.8 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 26 April 2021

⏱️ 92 minutes

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Grant is joined (at 46:15) by Dermot McQuarrie, a former Fox Sports TV executive who was a pioneer in the addition of European soccer leagues to U.S. television in the late 1990s and early 2000s. McQuarrie tells the origin stories of Fox Sports World, the Fox Soccer Channel and the Fox Soccer Report, as well as why that daily soccer news show was based in Winnipeg, Canada. McQuarrie's experience provides perspective on how the U.S. has gone from being one of the world's worst countries in which to watch soccer to one of the best. Before that, Grant and Chris Wittyngham break down the week in soccer, from new thoughts on the Super League demise to how that fits in the American context. They also discuss the dismissal of José Mourinho by Spurs, the European trophies being won by USMNT players and the highlights of the MLS weekend. This episode of Fútbol with Grant Wahl is brought to you by Fanatiz. Frustrated that you can't get games from Spain's La Liga on your cable or satellite system? Sign up to stream Fanatiz. On Fanatiz, you can watch all the action in La Liga and other international leagues and tournaments live and on-demand from your mobile phone, tablet or directly on your TV with the Fanatiz app. Fanatiz features channels you know, like BeIN Sports in English and Spanish, GolTV and many more. And it costs only $7.99 a month. If you’d like to try Fanatiz for yourself, you can get a free week-long trial by going to fntz.co/Grant-FZ. Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqIhXWUw0H4 Get full access to Fútbol with Grant Wahl at grantwahl.substack.com/subscribe

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0:00.0	Hey there! Welcome to Food Ball with Grant Wall. Thanks so much for joining me.
0:11.1	Today's interview guest is Dermont McQuarrie, a former Fox Sports TV executive who pioneered
0:17.9	bringing European soccer leagues to American television, turning the US from one of the world's
0:23.2	worst countries to watch soccer in into one of the best. We've had some great guests lately,
0:28.7	including Rob Harris, Miguel Delaney, and Paul Sonorio. I also encourage you to check out
0:34.4	my podcast series, American Prodigy, The Freddy, a Dew Story, all eight episodes are out.
0:41.3	But first, let's break down the soccer weekend with my friend Chris Wittingham, who you can hear
0:46.8	on Univision, Inter Miami Radio, the Dan Levitard show, and the Chelsea Mike podcast
0:54.0	among other many places as you can tell. Chris, thanks for joining me. How are you?
0:58.8	How is there still among other after all that? I feel bad for how long my intro is.
1:05.2	It's kind of good, though. That means you're busy. You are everywhere these days, and it's fun
1:11.6	to hear you doing such a great job on broadcasts. You know, we may mention Univision, like the English
1:18.8	language for the Univision MLS National Broadcasts. I just realized this past week, my TV is a new TV.
1:27.2	It's equipped. I have a TV now for the first time to hit the SAP button, so I can hear you.
1:34.7	Which is kind of nice. You're also a part of the long tradition of the MLS SAP hashtag,
1:42.2	which someday we may get into a history of, especially if we have Pablo Mauer on
1:48.8	because he documented that. Just listeners, do a Twitter search on MLS SAP hashtag, and there
1:56.5	will be plenty of good stuff there. Lots to talk about this week, crazy week, wild week,
2:04.0	in the history of soccer, and obviously the story of the week is still the crash and burn
2:10.6	of the Super League. And now that a few days have passed, what are your thoughts?
2:17.0	Well, I think, because you mentioned it's kind of one of the most historic and remarkable moments,
2:22.0	and it was actually interesting to me because of how much the sport kind of crossed into the
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