Nick Webster
Encyclopedia
Nick Webster is a soccer broadcaster, producer, director, and writer for Fox Soccer Channel
and foxsoccer.com. He also is the Head Boy’s Soccer Coach at Windward High School in Los Angeles, California.
(then Fox Sports World) in May 2000. His first assignment of note was writing the copy for Lionel Bienvenu and the highly popular Premier League Review Show. By 2004, Webster was the voice of the English Premier League as he provided the majority of the wraparounds for the world’s most popular league.
In addition to calling matches from the Premier League, Webster also commentated on the Italian Serie A
, Spain’s La Liga
, the German Bundesliga
, France’s Ligue 1
, the Dutch Eredivisie
, Chile’s Primera Division, the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
and Argentina’s Apertura. Additionally, he has called matches from the UEFA Cup
including the finals in 2004, 2005 and 2006, the UEFA Super Cup, World Cup Qualifying, and the Toulon Tournament
.
Webster has also covered in person the following tournaments: FIFA World Cup
2002, 2006 and 2010, where he has given video summaries of the matches from South Africa; UEFA European Championship 2004 and 2008; FIFA Confederations Cup
2003; ICC 2003 Cricket World Cup
; and CONCACAF Gold Cup
2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, providing daily articles and news stories for foxsoccer.com and foxsports.com.
Webster is also the host of Fox Football Fone-In
, a popular call-in show for soccer fans.
Fox Football Fone-In has been canceled as of 8/2010.
, Los Angeles as the men's assistant coach to Lowell Thomas. In his one season with the Tigers, Webster helped the team to 2nd place in The Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
In 1989, Webster began a two-year stint as Head Boy's Coach at Bishop Alemany High School, Mission Hills. In 1992 he moved to the Marlborough School, Los Angeles where he guided the girl's middle school team to the Delphic League title. In 1994, Webster earned his United States Soccer Federation 'A' license and the following year was named Head Girl's Coach at Beverly Hills High School, Los Angeles.
In 1997 he moved to Windward High School, Los Angeles to become the Head Coach of Boy’s Varsity team. In his first season, the Wildcats won the first of five League Championships under his coaching. In 2004 as an unseeded school, the Wildcats won their first ever boy's CIF Southern Section title defeating Carpentaria High School 2-1. Webster was named CIF Southern Section Division VI Coach of the Year.
Fox Soccer Channel
Fox Soccer is an American television specialty channel, owned by News Corporation's Fox Entertainment Group, that specializes in soccer. It formerly broadcast rugby and Australian rules football, but is now dedicated strictly to soccer...
and foxsoccer.com. He also is the Head Boy’s Soccer Coach at Windward High School in Los Angeles, California.
Broadcasting
Webster began his broadcast career with Fox Soccer ChannelFox Soccer Channel
Fox Soccer is an American television specialty channel, owned by News Corporation's Fox Entertainment Group, that specializes in soccer. It formerly broadcast rugby and Australian rules football, but is now dedicated strictly to soccer...
(then Fox Sports World) in May 2000. His first assignment of note was writing the copy for Lionel Bienvenu and the highly popular Premier League Review Show. By 2004, Webster was the voice of the English Premier League as he provided the majority of the wraparounds for the world’s most popular league.
In addition to calling matches from the Premier League, Webster also commentated on the Italian Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
, Spain’s La Liga
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...
, the German Bundesliga
Fußball-Bundesliga
The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...
, France’s Ligue 1
Ligue 1
Ligue 1 , is the French professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division of the French football league system. Ligue 1 is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel, the other being Ligue 2....
, the Dutch Eredivisie
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
, Chile’s Primera Division, the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
The Campeonato Brasileiro de Clubes da Série A , popularly known as the Brasileirão , is a professional football league at the top of the Brazilian football league system held annually since 1959. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates a system of promotion and relegation with the Série B...
and Argentina’s Apertura. Additionally, he has called matches from the UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
including the finals in 2004, 2005 and 2006, the UEFA Super Cup, World Cup Qualifying, and the Toulon Tournament
Toulon Tournament
The Toulon Tournament is a football tournament which traditionally features invited national teams composed of under-21 players, although the first tournament in 1967 featured club teams...
.
Webster has also covered in person the following tournaments: FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
2002, 2006 and 2010, where he has given video summaries of the matches from South Africa; UEFA European Championship 2004 and 2008; FIFA Confederations Cup
FIFA Confederations Cup
The FIFA Confederations Cup is an association football tournament for national teams, currently held every four years by FIFA. It is contested by the winners of each of the six FIFA confederation championships , along with the FIFA World Cup winner and the host nation, to bring the number of teams...
2003; ICC 2003 Cricket World Cup
2003 Cricket World Cup
-Group stage tables and results:The top three teams from each pool qualify for the next stage, carrying forward the points already scored against fellow qualifiers, plus a quarter of the points scored against the teams that failed to qualify.-Pool A:...
; and CONCACAF Gold Cup
CONCACAF Gold Cup
The CONCACAF Gold Cup is the main association football competition of the men's national football teams governed by CONCACAF, determining the regional champion of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean.The Gold Cup is held every two years and when it does not fall the same year as an...
2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, providing daily articles and news stories for foxsoccer.com and foxsports.com.
Webster is also the host of Fox Football Fone-In
Fox Football Fone-in
Fox Football Fone-in was a football telephone call-in program that was shown on Monday evenings on Fox Soccer Channel during the August to May Premier League season. However as of August 2010, the show was cancelled...
, a popular call-in show for soccer fans.
Fox Football Fone-In has been canceled as of 8/2010.
Coaching
Webster grew up in São Paulo, Brazil and North London, England, attending some of the biggest club soccer matches in the world. In 1987 Webster immigrated to the United States and shortly thereafter began his soccer-coaching career at Occidental CollegeOccidental College
Occidental College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college located in the Eagle Rock neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1887, Occidental College, or "Oxy" as it is called by students and alumni, is one of the oldest liberal arts colleges on the West Coast...
, Los Angeles as the men's assistant coach to Lowell Thomas. In his one season with the Tigers, Webster helped the team to 2nd place in The Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
In 1989, Webster began a two-year stint as Head Boy's Coach at Bishop Alemany High School, Mission Hills. In 1992 he moved to the Marlborough School, Los Angeles where he guided the girl's middle school team to the Delphic League title. In 1994, Webster earned his United States Soccer Federation 'A' license and the following year was named Head Girl's Coach at Beverly Hills High School, Los Angeles.
In 1997 he moved to Windward High School, Los Angeles to become the Head Coach of Boy’s Varsity team. In his first season, the Wildcats won the first of five League Championships under his coaching. In 2004 as an unseeded school, the Wildcats won their first ever boy's CIF Southern Section title defeating Carpentaria High School 2-1. Webster was named CIF Southern Section Division VI Coach of the Year.