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.”
