ESPN World Cup coverage is an emphasis

ESPN has come a long way since the television only seven matches of the 1982 World Cup in Spain, and it is high time spending money and using all possible resources to ensure that you do not forget.

The first sports network will spend an unprecedented $ 100 million dollars to ensure his name is on the whole World Cup FIFA this year, in addition to the 2014 tournament in Brazil. Criticized for having the rights in 2006, ESPN has shaken the negativity of new event broadcast in the world's largest sporting all the means at its disposal.

All games will be live and in HD on ABC, ESPN or ESPN2, its Spanish-language ESPN Deportes, and online distribution via ESPN3.com and his new ESPN Mobile TV. Broadband is expected to reach 41 million homes in what the network believes is a nation more serious about football than in the past. In addition, all games will be broadcast on ESPN Classic and all 64 games will be available until the end of the year on ESPN3.com.

"If you can take an audience and to watch over a long period of time, it has the same effect as a growing number of viewers," ESPN executive producer Jed Drake said. "It's simple math comments and we have focused our presentation to an audience of football knowledge. "

Perhaps the biggest change is that for the first time the network decided to go with a crew entirely British announcement gathering services of the legendary Sky Sports Martin voices Tyler. In addition, Ian Darke and longtime employees ESPN Derek Rae and Adrian Healey form a crew of four men, supplemented by Efan Ekoku, former forward for the national team of Nigeria and former captain of the national team United States John Harkes that analysts color.

JP Dellacamera, who has covered previous World Cups for the network, will become head play-by-play on ESPN Radio and will put "the bump in the good old bag of onions with lead analyst Tommy Smyth. Dellacamera cover the second round through the last tour to South Africa, but will do the first round with Smyth headquarters of ESPN in Bristol, Connecticut

"ESPN is spending more money and more emphasis on this World Cup than any other in its history, by far," said Dellacamera, who play-by-play of the Union on 6ABC. "I 'm sure everyone knows the World Cup just because all the hype surrounding the event sprung by ESPN. No network is as diverse and equipped to make such a huge task to cover every game live from what I think is the biggest sporting event in the world. "

Employee-wise, the network has increased its staff, sending 165 people in South Africa also hire 50 more members stateside, doubling the size of the team used 4 years ago.

However, there are complaints about the use of the team to announce all the British to spread U.S. Group C runtime. It's a legitimate complaint, but does ESPN plan to have Harkes in the cabin for all matches in the United States. In addition, the former defender Alexi Lalas and ESPN journalist Bob Ley will analysts studio.

"He is controlling the launch and with a spirit that makes you so proud to work here," says Ley. "I do not know how we're holding together. There is a complexity here is staggering, but it works and there is a great spirit among the people. We have many people working for us and it is a joy and spirit and pride in this event. It is palpable, it really is. "