For those enduring Premier League withdrawal, the cure is right around the corner. Fixture 1 is Friday at Old Trafford and greeting us from the gantry will again be the ginger-topped, golden-toned Arlo White.

It’s been nearly seven years since White signed-off from his Sounders broadcasting post, and this is his sixth EPL season as EPL play-by-play voice for the NBC Sports Group. In this two-part Q&A, we first get his view of the English season ahead. The second part turns toward America, where he once again spent his summer holiday and plans to return again, next time to mark a significant anniversary.

Your summer was short, after adding on that World Cup stint. What was that like?

It was great to go back to BBC (Radio) 5 Live, which is where I originally came from to Seattle. A lot of my buddies were still there. In fact, some of my contemporaries then are now running the place. I didn’t get to Russia, unfortunately, but did some games off tube, which was a great experience. It was a new challenge and one that I thoroughly enjoyed.

Calling matches from a broadcast center or studio – such as FOX did for some of the World Cup – how does that affect what you do as a broadcaster, as opposed to being live on the gantry? Continue reading Are You Ready for Some Football? Arlo Is. →