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Well-Known Announcing Pair to Serve as Commentators on Next Two FC Tulsa Road Broadcasts

July 30, 2020 - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
FC Tulsa News Release


TULSA - A couple of premier broadcasting voices will be behind the mic for FC Tulsa's next two road match broadcasts on My41 Tulsa. MLS play-by-play announcer John Freeman will be accompanied by former Manchester United goalkeeping legend and color commentator Gary Bailey for FC Tulsa's road matches at Rio Grande Valley FC Toros on Saturday and at Saint Louis FC on August 8.

Freeman, an up-and-comer in American soccer broadcasting, is currently the radio play-by-play announcer for Nashville SC of MLS, but is very familiar with the USL Championship having been the TV voice of Nashville for each of their two USL Championship seasons in 2018 & 2019.

A University of Virginia grad, Freeman boasts an impressive announcing résumé spanning from calling Virginia's NCAA College Cup winning season in 2014 to international feeds of She Believes Cup matches in 2019. With his previous experience, Freeman has called matches for numerous FC Tulsa players including Eric Bird, while the two were at Virginia, and Bradley Bourgeois and Lebo Moloto at their previous stop at Nashville SC.

Bailey, a Red Devil stalwart in the late 1970s and 80s, was a two-time FA Cup winner with Manchester United in a stellar playing career. An England National Team player that was a part of England's 1986 World Cup squad in Mexico, Bailey is one of the best keepers in Manchester United's storied history. He played in 375 first team matches with Man U, ending his career under one of soccer's most successful managers in history, Sir Alex Ferguson.

Following his player career, Bailey stepped into the broadcast booth and has called matches across the globe. He currently works in Miami as a color commentator for BeIN Sports, calling Spanish and French matches, and for the USL Championship calling matches on ESPN+.

FC Tulsa's home announcing duo remains former BBC soccer voice David Saunders (play-by-play) and former Oklahoma State women's soccer star Anna Beffer (color), who will broadcast all eight home matches.

Fans in Tulsa can tune in to Saturday's broadcast free over the air on My41 Tulsa and around the nation on ESPN+. Kickoff is scheduled between FC Tulsa and Rio Grande Valley FC Toros for 8 p.m. in Edinburg, Texas.

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