- Rob Palmer (commentator)
Rob Palmer is the senior commentator for
La Liga onSky Sports . He has worked for Sky Sports since 1996, originally joining fromGranada Television to work as the North West correspondent for the Sports News channel.He is a former professional goalkeeper with
Derby County who accepted a scholarship at the University of New Haven, Connecticut in the USA to play football and take a BSc in Mass Media Communication.After returning to the UK, he played for several
non-league football teams and was given his break in television whilst playing for Bridlington Town.John Motson pulled out of reporting on "The Road to Wembley" feature and Palmer, who was keeping goal for Bridlington was asked to step in as Motson's replacement.He has since established himself as a well respected commentator, reporter and presenter. During his stint at Granada he covered live Sunday-afternoon matches and was often heard in other regions commentating on highlights, and he also covered the 1994 World Cup for the
ITV network. His subsequent credits include: weekly appearances on "Gillette Soccer Saturday ", stints on "Soccer AM ", Copa America, Football First, England Under 21's and Fishomania.He is also a trustee of the children's
cerebral palsy charity Stick 'n' Step. [cite news |title=Soccer stars put their boots in for charity auction to aid children's centre. |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-115967691.html |work=Daily Post |date=2004-04-28 |accessdate=2008-03-29 ]References
External links
* [http://www.sticknstep.org/default.asp Stick 'n' Step: charity helping children with cerebral palsy]
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