Mic'd Up: Costigan discusses the Alexander Isak saga and how early season shows 'Premier League is about entertainment'
Soccer's presence in America has grown dramatically over the past three decades, and Keith Costigan has been there from the start.
Costigan was one of the OG soccer broadcasters in this country, serving as a leading voice for Fox Soccer on Premier League, Serie A, MLS, among other leagues for nearly two decades. Now, working as a TV analyst and commentator for Apple TV's MLS Season Pass, he's seen enough to know that there are often multiple sides to a story - and multiple agendas, too. He pointed to the ongoing transfer saga between Alexander Isak, Newcastle, and Liverpool as an example.
"We don't know the ins and outs of," Costigan told GOAL. "And again, you have these reporters who work with the club, and they're like, 'Oh, that's obviously not true.' And I'm like, 'How do you know it's obviously not true? Because Newcastle said it?' And I would argue on the other side, how do we know it's definitely true because his agent said it? We don't know that element of the story."
Costigan discussed Isak's future, Arsenal's trophy hopes and where MLS needs to go next in the latest edition of Mic'd Up, a recurring feature in which GOAL taps into the perspective of broadcasters, analysts, and other pundits on the state of soccer in the U.S. and abroad.
NOTE: This interview has been lightly edited for brevity and clarity.