Fox Soccer Report
Encyclopedia
Fox Soccer Report is Fox Soccer Channel
's flagship studio program. The show is produced by Fox Sports World Canada
, a Canadian international sports network owned by Shaw Media
(parent of Global Television Network
), from CKND-TV
's studios in Winnipeg
, Manitoba
. The show, formerly called Fox Sports World Report and Global SportsLink, airs nightly at 10 p.m. Eastern (or after a live prime-time match), with numerous re-airs, usually at 1 a.m. Eastern and 11 a.m. Eastern. The show also airs on Fox Soccer Plus
nightly at 11 p.m. Eastern.
s that alternate on different days of the week. Currently, it is anchored by Derek Taylor
, Michelle Lissel and Eoin O'Callaghan. Former Scottish amateur footballer Bobby McMahon
is featured on Mondays and Fridays, providing analysis of the weekend's matches.
Fox Soccer Channel
Fox Soccer is an American television specialty channel, owned by News Corporation's Fox Entertainment Group, that specializes in soccer. It formerly broadcast rugby and Australian rules football, but is now dedicated strictly to soccer...
's flagship studio program. The show is produced by Fox Sports World Canada
Fox Sports World Canada
Fox Sports World Canada is a Canadian English language Category B specialty channel owned by Shaw Media. FSWC's programming primarily features association football with select programming on other world sports such as rugby....
, a Canadian international sports network owned by Shaw Media
Shaw Media
Shaw Media is the television broadcasting division of Shaw Communications. Shaw Media owns the Global Television Network, which broadcasts via 11 television stations, as well as various specialty channels including HGTV Canada, Showcase, Food Network Canada, and History Television.Despite also...
(parent of Global Television Network
Global Television Network
Global Television Network is an English language privately owned television network in Canada, owned by Calgary-based Shaw Communications, as part of its Shaw Media division...
), from CKND-TV
CKND-TV
CKND-DT is a television station that broadcasts from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It is the Manitoba outlet for the Global Television Network.-History:...
's studios in Winnipeg
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
, Manitoba
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
. The show, formerly called Fox Sports World Report and Global SportsLink, airs nightly at 10 p.m. Eastern (or after a live prime-time match), with numerous re-airs, usually at 1 a.m. Eastern and 11 a.m. Eastern. The show also airs on Fox Soccer Plus
Fox Soccer Plus
Fox Soccer Plus is an American premium channel dedicated to soccer and rugby. It was formed as a spin-off of Fox Soccer when its owner Fox Entertainment Group re-acquired rights from competitor Setanta Sports USA in January 2010, putting the latter channel out of business...
nightly at 11 p.m. Eastern.
Anchors
The program features multiple sportscasterSportscaster
In sports broadcasting, a commentator gives a running commentary of a game or event in real time, usually during a live broadcast. The comments are normally a voiceover, with the sounds of the action and spectators also heard in the background. In the case of television commentary, the commentator...
s that alternate on different days of the week. Currently, it is anchored by Derek Taylor
Derek Taylor (sportscaster)
Derek Taylor is an anchor for the Fox Soccer Report on Fox Soccer Channel and Fox Sports World Canada. He joined the show in January 2007.Taylor was a news reporter for A-Channel Manitoba from December 2001 to May 2003. He then became the weekend sports anchor and eventually sports anchor for...
, Michelle Lissel and Eoin O'Callaghan. Former Scottish amateur footballer Bobby McMahon
Bobby McMahon
Robert "Bobby" McMahon is a Scottish football analyst for Fox Soccer Channel and Fox Sports World Canada. He appears exclusively on Fox Soccer Report. He also maintains a blog called Soccer Report Extra....
is featured on Mondays and Fridays, providing analysis of the weekend's matches.
Former anchors
- Mitch PeacockMitch PeacockMitch Peacock is a sports anchor with CBC Winnipeg. He was the anchor on the Fox Soccer Report on Fox Soccer Channel and Fox Sports World Canada...
- Carlos Machado
- Nabil Karim
- Terri LeighTerri LeighTerri Leigh is a television anchor and was a member of the Fox Soccer Report on-air talent team since October 2008.On September 5, 2010, she announced her departure from Fox Soccer Channel on air.-Radio career:...
- Lara BaldesarraLara BaldesarraLara Baldesarra is an Italian-Canadian sports broadcaster who was a part of the Fox Soccer Report on the Fox Soccer Channel.On September 30, 2010, she announced her departure from the show.- Background :...
- Jeremy St. LouisJeremy St. LouisJeremy St. Louis is a former anchor for Fox Soccer Report on Fox Soccer Channel and Fox Sports World Canada. He was graduated from the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology's broadcast journalism program in Calgary in the spring of 1997...