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May 2024
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Geoff Shreeves - The INFAMOUS Voice of F...

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Today on the Fozcast we have a legend of football media, Geoff Shreeves! Geoff has been the voice of football for many years, giving us some of the best post-match interviews and iconic moments. Geoff worked with Sky Sports for over 30 years before leaving his role in 2023. He now works with CBS in America and he talks to us about how he has had to adapt to the American audience. In this episode, Geoff talks to us about the art of interviewing footballers and gives us some funny stories from behind the scenes, including how the iconic 2012 Champions League Semi-Final went down…

Geoff also talks to us about how the quote “Cheers Geoff” came around from the iconic FIFA game and how that’s taken over his comment sections on social media!

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