NEW YORK (AP) — Retired Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder Kyle Martino has been hired by Fox Soccer Channel as host of “Soccer Talk Live,” a new show that debuts Aug. 16 and will attempt to draw fans of the sport and pop culture.
The talk show takes over the Monday evening time slot vacated with the cancellation this summer of “Fox Football Fone-In,” which featured former U.S. national team star Eric Wynalda.
Martino, who broadcast for ESPN Radio during the World Cup, said FSC had committed to 42 hour-long segments of the new show. He said it will attempt to meld together hard-core soccer supporters who watch every Premier League game with viewers interested both in Lindsay Lohan and Portugal and Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo.
