Fox Sports activities play-by-play announcer Joe Greenback, left, and analyst Troy Aikman paintings within the broadcast sales space earlier than a preseason NFL soccer recreation between the Miami Dolphins and Jacksonville Jaguars in Miami Gardens, Fla., Aug. 22, 2019.
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The celebrity saying workforce of Joe Greenback and Troy Aikman is leaving Fox to host “Monday Evening Soccer” for ESPN, the sports activities community introduced Wednesday.
The announcement got here after weeks of hypothesis in regards to the duo, who’ve been calling video games in combination for 20 seasons. They known as six Tremendous Bowls in combination on Fox.
Greenback and Aikman, who used to be additionally a Tremendous Bowl-winning quarterback with the Dallas Cowboys, may even give a contribution content material to ESPN’s streaming provider, ESPN+.
“My earliest reminiscences of strolling round soccer stadiums are tagging in conjunction with my dad as he known as ‘Monday Evening Soccer’ on radio,” Greenback stated, relating to his father, the past due saying legend Jack Greenback. “To go back to the stadium on Monday nights with Troy — who I’ve the maximum convenience with and self assurance in — and start a brand new bankruptcy, for us and ESPN, has me serious about this season and our long term.”
Again in January, Aikman stated that he didn’t know what his long term at Fox Sports activities would appear to be. The previous Dallas Cowboys quarterback used to be additionally in talks with Amazon for “Thursday Evening Soccer.”
The New York Put up prior to now reported that Aikman could be headed to “Monday Evening Soccer.” Closing week, the Put up additionally reported that Greenback used to be anticipated to enroll in Aikman in leaving Fox.
“Monday Evening Soccer” premiered on ABC 52 years in the past this September.