Published: 14 June 2018
Last updated: 4 March 2024
World Cup 2018: 7 Jewish stories to watch (Times of Israel)
Colombia has a Jewish coach
Jose Pekerman is the 68-year-old Argentine coach of the Colombian team, which has seen its level of play surge over the past decade.
The announcer who made “¡GOOOOOOOAL!” famous is Jewish
While Andrés Cantor, an Argentine Jew who grew up in America, didn’t invent the ridiculously long call for a score, he certainly popularised it. (The call is oddly reminiscent of a long blow on the shofar.) This World Cup will be Cantor’s ninth as a commentator, and he will serve as the lead announcer for the Spanish-speaking Telemundo network.
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Photo: Andres Cantor doing his thing (Youtube screenshot)
