In Reply to: Agree all around, with more on #9 posted by TheHappyBurgermeister on July 20, 2026 at 15:27:14
is because of some of the announcers' tendency to constantly downplay the style and technique of a lot of these ex European Colony nations, specifically the ones from Africa and the Middle East. There is especially that one woman announcer who's the greatest offender on that front who cannot talk about how wonderful the European team's goal was while any time some African team scored, you could see the barely contained panic in her voice as if savages are going to break into the booth and kidnap her.
Her male partner also moves along that axis without being that far removed from her position.
Once you hear that, you begin to hear more and more of it especially in their word choices and the points of view they take.