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Charles Barkley just lately explained he turned down a likelihood to be on Monday Evening Soccer. He did not say when the offer you was produced, and he didn’t elaborate on its terms.
For every a source with know-how of the situation, ABC as soon as presented Barkley a halftime place on Monday Night time Soccer. The likelihood was raised with Barkley after Mike Pearl, who passed earlier this yr at 77, returned to ABC from Turner Broadcasting in 2003. Pearl ran the NBA protection at Turner and had a fantastic relationship with Barkley. Pearl required Barkley to be a weekly halftime guest with Al Michaels and John Madden. The trio would have, and could have, talked about everything for the duration of the section.
Barkley engaged in discussions with ABC about the possibility in advance of declining the chance roughly a week later on.
It is unclear no matter if Barkly was particularly referring to the possible halftime section with Michaels and Madden when he raised the concern on The Jim Brockmire Podcast, or irrespective of whether there has been a additional the latest work to recruit him to Monday Night time Soccer. Regardless, one particular try arrived roughly 18 a long time in the past, and he passed.