Stephen Warnock: Transitioning from playing to co-commentating

In the NEW episode, number 1397, Kyle Fansler chats with freelance commentator Stephen Warnock about his career.

While he is officially a freelance commentator, Stephen Warnock is a common voice heard on the Premier League world feed. Remarkably, he only retired from his playing career in 2018. This quick turnaround from player into commentator is worth a deeper dive.

In this brief chat, Stephen Warnock and Kyle Fansler talk about a number of different topics:

• His career path as a player making stops at major clubs
• Liverpool FC TV and his first exposure to sports media
• Baby steps in growing his commentary résumé.
• The biggest games he has had the honor of calling
• How one specific growing market is where he wants to end up in the long run
• The benefits of being a former player and commentating
• And much more

Listen to the show via the player above or via this link.

Also, a video version of this interview is available on the World Soccer Talk YouTube channel.

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