Andrew Michael McNamara (born August 31, 1969 in Camden, New Jersey) is an American sportscaster, most known for his work as a soccer play-by-play announcer. He was the radio voice of the Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer from 2001 to 2011, which also spanned the club's time as a member of the USL First Division. Additionally, he served as on-air talent for Fox Sports Net (FSN) and Root Sports (ROOT) on Timbers' television broadcasts from 2008-2011. He worked as an international television commentator for the 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Trinidad and Tobago and has covered the CONCACAF Gold Cup and FIFA World Cup qualification matches involving the United States Men's National Soccer Team. McNamara began his professional career as the radio voice of the Portland Pride (Continental Indoor Soccer League) in 1995. In addition to soccer, he has play-by-play experience in college baseball, college basketball, college football, college hockey and called games in the American Basketball League.
Camden is a city and the county seat of Camden County, New Jersey, United States. Camden is located directly across the Delaware River from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. At the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 77,344. Camden is the 12th most populous municipality in New Jersey. The city was incorporated on February 13, 1828. Camden has been the county seat of Camden County since the county was formed on March 13, 1844. The city derives its name from Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden. Camden is made up of over twenty different neighborhoods.
The Portland Timbers are an American professional soccer club based in Portland, Oregon. The Timbers compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member club of the league's Western Conference. The Timbers have played their home games at Providence Park since 2011, when the team began play as an expansion team in the league.
Major League Soccer (MLS) is a men's professional soccer league sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation which represents the sport's highest level in the United States. The league comprises 24 teams—21 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada and constitutes one of the major professional sports leagues in both countries. The regular season runs from March to October, with each team playing 34 games; the team with the best record is awarded the Supporters' Shield. Fourteen teams compete in the postseason MLS Cup Playoffs through October and November, culminating in the championship game, the MLS Cup. MLS teams also play in domestic competitions against teams from other divisions in the U.S. Open Cup and in the Canadian Championship. MLS teams also compete against continental rivals in the CONCACAF Champions League. The league plans to expand to 27 teams with the addition of Inter Miami CF and Nashville SC in 2020 and Austin FC in 2021, with further plans to expand to 28 teams by 2022 and 30 teams at a later date.
Clive Michael Charles was an English football player, coach and television announcer. He was one of five National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) coaches to win more than 400 games.
Providence Park is an outdoor sports venue in the northwest United States, located in the Goose Hollow neighborhood of Portland, Oregon. It has existed in rudimentary form since 1893, and as a complete stadium since 1926.
Gavin Wilkinson is a former New Zealand footballer and current GM/President of Soccer for the Portland Timbers. Prior to this position, Wilkinson was manager of Portland Timbers in the United Soccer League before their promotion to Major League Soccer beginning with the 2011 season. As a player, he was known as a strong leader and defender.
Cameron Knowles is a former New Zealand footballer who is currently head coach of Portland Timbers 2 of United Soccer League.
Clive Tyldesley is an English television sports broadcaster. He has been ITV's senior football commentator since the retirement of Brian Moore following the 1998 World Cup final. In that role, he has led the ITV commentary team at the subsequent four World Cups and four European Championships, and been lead commentator on the last 17 UEFA Champions League finals as well as taking the microphone at nine FA Cup finals for ITV. He won the prestigious Royal Television Society Sports Commentator of the Year in 1998, 2000, 2002 and 2005, and was voted the Sony Radio Awards' Sports Broadcaster of the Year in 1983. He is colloquially known as 'The Ghanaian' by fans, due to his vocal support of Ghana, during the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
David O'Brien is an American sportscaster who currently works as lead play-by-play announcer on the New England Sports Network (NESN) for telecasts of the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously broadcast for MLB's Atlanta Braves, Florida Marlins, and New York Mets, and has announced other sports including basketball, football, and soccer.
Kevin Paul Calabro is an American sportscaster based in Seattle, Washington. The longtime voice of the former Seattle SuperSonics NBA franchise, Calabro has primarily called NBA basketball but has also announced collegiate football and basketball as well as MLS soccer. Starting with the 2016–2017 NBA season, he is the television play-by-play voice for the Portland Trail Blazers. As of the 2015–16 season, Calabro is the lead play-by-play announcer for NBA on ESPN Radio, including NBA Finals games in 2007, 2014 and 2016 alongside personalities like Jack Ramsay and Hubie Brown. Calabro has done ESPN radio play-by-play for the NBA Conference Finals for a decade in addition to being a regular contributor to TNT's NBA broadcasts. Calabro worked college basketball and football games for the Pac-12 Network and postseason college basketball for Westwood One Sports, including NCAA tournament action.
Justin Thompson is a Canadian retired soccer defender who played professionally in the United States, Canada and England. He was a member of the Canada U-20 men's national soccer team at the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Portland, Oregon, United States, is home to three major league sports teams — the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association, the Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer, and the Portland Thorns FC of the National Women's Soccer League. The city also hosts a wide variety of other sports and sporting events.
Bruno Vain is an Argentinian radio and television sportscaster.
Conor McNamara is an Irish sports commentator who lives in Manchester, England. He works for BBC Radio 5 Live, Match of the Day and BBC and Channel 5's live Rugby Union coverage.
Ross Dyer is a British sports and entertainment broadcaster.
Brad Feldman is an American television/radio announcer, radio personality, and broadcasting executive. He is the TV and radio play-by-play announcer for the New England Revolution of Major League Soccer.
Deon McCaulay is a Belizean international footballer who plays as a forward for Georgia Revolution FC in the National Premier Soccer League.
Rodney Wallace Burns is a Costa Rican footballer who plays for Sporting Kansas City in Major League Soccer.
John Strong is an American television play-by-play broadcaster who is the lead Major League Soccer voice for Fox Sports. His work has appeared on NBC, FOX, ESPN among other networks. Strong is a former radio host on 750-AM "The Game" in Portland, Oregon and was the radio and television play-by-play announcer for the Portland Timbers Major League Soccer team.
Mark Followill is an American sports announcer.
David Alberto Guzmán Pérez is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club Columbus Crew SC.
Justin Kutcher is a sportscaster with Fox Sports and formerly with ESPN. Kutcher joined Fox Sports in 2012 as a play-by-play broadcaster for Fox College Football and Fox College Hoops. He made his Major League Baseball broadcasting debut in April 2013.
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