EA has swapped sacked Sky Sports presenter Andy Gray for Alan Smith for this year’s FIFA main commentary team. Smith will do the talkie stuff alongside old favourite Martin Tyler.
Gray was sacked by Sky Sports for comments made off-camera regarding assistant referee Sian Massey earlier in the year, and will miss out on doing what sounds like a hugely laborious task – FIFA 12 will feature more than 10,000 lines of commentary.
“Alan will bring a fresh, new perspective and insight to FIFA 12, working alongside the trusted and well-known voice of Martin Tyler,” said FIFA 12’s senior producer David Rutter. “As one of the top-tier broadcasters on the UK football scene, he brings enormous knowledge and expert analysis to the game so that we can deliver the most authentic FIFA experience this year.”
Alan Smith sounds happy enough, though. “The natural chemistry that Martin and I have developed working live matches for TV has transferred very well to the virtual broadcast booth,” he said. “I’m really looking forward to FIFA fans hearing our work as we bring all the match day emotion and excitement to this year’s game.”
blackredyellow
I think we can all be glad they didn’t appoint Ray Wilkins to do the job!
LegendishThingy
hahaha. stay on your feet, stay on yor feet :L
Peco
Why not Kammy?!
Rocket_345
Kammy would make a beast of a commentator.
Burgess_101
exactly
Hoopiness
As much as I like him, nah.
Peco
He’d make a beaver of a commentator.
Burgess_101
i think that everyone overreacted to the andy gray incident just a bit of banter in my books its not like he said it on air or anything
mw999
thank god gray is gone, I AM NOT OFF FORM!!!!
a inferior race
Tevez and his bulldog like approach.
E8_BALL_
If Gray comes to pes, now that would seal the deal, of my defection to fifa.
hazelam
shame they’ve still got the douchebag that slept with a prostitute while his wife was carrying their child on the cover.
there’s a special level of hell for people like that.
anyway, if i had to pick somebody commentate, johnathon pearce would be my first choice.