Driving back from work today, I learned that while there doesn't seem to be any local English-language radio broadcasting of Copa matches, there is coverage in Spanish. (is ESPN radio even broadcsting World Cup?) So I got to hear the end of the first half of Ecuador v. Poland. Including the Ecuador goal. Quite a goal call there. The ghost of Andres Cantor is no doubt proud. They mentioned over on the NYTimes World Cup blog that feedback's been pretty negative on ESPN's coverage. I didn't think it was all that bad. But I will say if you were used to the kind of commentators you get for Premiere League or on Univision, I think that'd make ESPN seem kinda flat.
Hey, coolness. Ecuador just dropped in another goal, to go up 2-0. Only about 5 min. left and as flat as Poland's been, the win's probably secure for Ecuador. My pre-tournament reading suggested that the conventional wisdom was that Ecuador had little chance, as they've lost their last 11 matches not played at elevation, in Quito.
Ecuadooooooooooor!!!
Seriously, when I was there I wanted to buy myself an Ecuador jersey but I never felt like spending time shopping (I should have done that while stuck in Latacunga. *Sigh* Latacunga ... how I miss ya ...)
But in real life, I pay no attention to soccer. Or hockey.
That's actually a lot like what the announcer on la Ley sounded like. I noticed he sometimes rolled his Rs for effect. Futbol commentators en espanol always seem so much more interested in the game. And so much happier when something interesting happens.