Adrian Healey

Adrian Healey is an English football commentator, currently working with Austin FC on their regional broadcasts. He was part of the ESPN commentary team in South Africa for the 2010 World Cup. He has also been a fill in host for Dan Thomas on ESPN's soccer show ESPN FC.

Adrian Healey
Healey at an MLS event in 2018
Born
Swindon, Wiltshire, England
NationalityUnited Kingdom
OccupationAssociation football commentator
Years active1992–present
Employer

Broadcasting career

Healey started work in the US in 1992 as a mid day DJ for Boston's WFNX.[1] He then got a TV job commentating for the New England Revolution, replacing the departing Derek Rae. He left the Revolution to join ESPN, where he started with play-by-play commentary with Robbie Mustoe on ESPN2's alternate broadcast of UEFA Champions League play.

Healey served as a play-by-play announcer for NBC Sports' coverage of soccer at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[2]

He served as lead play-by-play announcer for ESPN's coverage of Major League Soccer until 2018. In the summer of 2011, he took a break from his MLS duties to work with Kate Markgraf on the network's secondary broadcast team for the FIFA Women's World Cup telecasts.[3]

In 2019, Healey was replaced by Jon Champion on MLS Game of the Week telecasts and he now commentates on DFB-Pokal matches alongside Taylor Twellman and UEFA International qualifiers alongside Craig Burley. However, he still hosts MLS on ESPN broadcasts with Kasey Keller and Alejandro Moreno serving as analysts.

Beginning in 2021, Healey will be the voice of Austin FC.[4]

TV credits

Personal life

Healey is from Swindon in Wiltshire, England. He currently lives in Austin Texas with his wife Eleanor , son Tyler, and daughter Zoe.[5]

References
  1. Chozet, Tara (6 December 2013). "On Eve of MLS Cup, Adrian Healey Looks Back at Career Path, Commentating Influences". ESPN Front Row. ESPN Sports Media. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  2. "Medium Well: Your NBC Olympics lineup – A blog on sports media, news and networks". Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on 5 November 2008.
  3. "2011 FIFA Women's World Cup Commentators". ESPN MediaZone. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012.
  4. Sigal, Johnathan (16 September 2020). "Adrian Healey departs ESPN to become Austin FC's executive director of broadcast and content". MLSSoccer.com. Major League Soccer. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  5. Haydon, John (9 March 2011). "Adrian Healey named voice of MLS on ESPN networks". Washington Times. Retrieved 19 November 2012.


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