The 79-year-old Al Michaels has each intention of continuous his “Thursday Night time Soccer” duties in 2024 and perhaps even past that.
In a brand new interview with Mike Freeman of USA Today, Michaels confirmed that he intends to proceed calling Thursday video games for Amazon subsequent season, and he doesn’t really feel like slowing down anytime quickly.
“I really feel good,” Michaels stated. “I really feel wholesome. I really feel high quality. I advised Amazon that I’d do three years and subsequent yr shall be three, and I’m positively doing it. We’ll see after that.
“I nonetheless love this job. I nonetheless get a cost out of going right into a stadium and watching the very best on this planet do what they do. I’m nonetheless actually blissful in order that’s the massive factor.”
Michaels stays a venerable presence on broadcasts, although he has been criticized by some for a perceived lack of energy lately. Lately, NBC made the shocking choice to replace Michaels for the playoff broadcast he had been slated to do.
Despite all that, Michaels can still quip with the best of them. If he needs to maintain working past 2024, Amazon would most likely be blissful to have him and the soundness he offers.