For years La Liga fans have enjoyed the hyperbole and insight that comes with Ray Hudson. Few alive can bring that passion to a game of soccer. At the end of this summer La Liga will be carried on air by ESPN. Please sign on to petition ESPN to bring Ray Hudson into our TV sets every weekend as we watch our favorite league.

if you are unfamiliar with Ray Hudson, let me give you a brief summary. Ray Hudson is a Geordie and played most of his football career at Newcastle. By 1977 he moved to the states to try his luck in the NASL, mostly with the Ft. Lauderdale strikers. After he hung his football boots he was a manager of 2 MLS teams before joining the world of sports commentary. That is where I truly believe the talents of Mr. Hudson were to become legendary, or in his own words, magisterial. For over a decade Ray Hudson has been the voice for many behind La liga games or that link that fans of La Liga send to those that are not. La liga would be incomplete without him. If you would like a sample of his talent, you can find plenty of videos on Youtube. Here are some of his finest quotes:

“Defenders try to follow him on Facebook and he comes out on Twitter, that’s how evasive he is.”

“As electrifying as a hairdryer thrown into a hot tub, my friend.”

“He could shave a mouse in his sleep and not disturb her.”

“His finish is as cold and calculated as a banker's heart.”

“He has chromosomes in his body that belong in a Bengal tiger.”

“Braver than a matador in high heels in a pink tutu.”

“He disperses his atoms on one side of the defenders and puts them back together on the other side.”

“Working harder than a one-eyed cat watching three mouse holes.”

"Real Madrid defense is breathing harder than Darth Vader"

“Hotter than a naga ghost pepper with the finish!”

“Real Madrid’s defense stretched out like spandex, from Miami Beach and Casillas is left naked!”

“Running like he’s got a food mixer down his shorts and it’s set to ‘beat’” 

“Like Betamax, they do not make them like him anymore.”

“He’s off like a teenager on a hotrod.”

“This (free kick) has more curves to it than Jessica Rabbit on steroids”.

“He could follow you into a revolving door and he’d still come out first.”

"He's off faster than a dress on prom night."