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ESPN's Ley, Schaap Praised For Live Coverage Of FIFA Election

ESPN’s Bob Ley and Jeremy Schaap are drawing strong praise on Twitter for their coverage Friday of the FIFA vote. SI’s Richard Deitsch wrote, “You are seeing @BobLeyESPN and @JeremySchaap make ESPN look very smart on FIFA. Smart, intelligent conversation.” Yahoo Sports’ Dan Wetzel: “I like when ESPN is serious and informative and professional. Lots of @BobLeyESPN and @JeremySchaap on TV last few days. So good.” The N.Y. Times’ Richard Sandomir: “ESPN's Bob Ley & Jeremy Schaap making FIFA prez vote a good watch. Fox Sports 1 at Nascar practice.” The official Men In Blazers’ account: “Can we all give @BobLeyESPN a Standing O. Proving once again why he is an American Soccer Legend.” KSTP-ABC’s Chris Long: “Jeremy Schaap’s ‘all Blatter needed was a Persian cat to complete the Bond villain look’ drop was hilarious.”

Ley and Schaap also drew praise from some ESPN colleagues. ESPN L.A.’s Arash Markazi: “Is it too late to vote @BobLeyESPN as FIFA president? Awesome job today.” ESPN’s Scott Van Pelt: “It's clear @BobLeyESPN knows more about soccer & its inner workings than I do about anything. The man is just a brilliant host.”

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