| Steven Cohen | |
|---|---|
| Born | London, England |
| Show | World Soccer Daily |
| Station(s) | Sirius Satellite Radio |
| Time slot | 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM Pacific Time |
| Style | Sports radio |
| Country | United States |
Steven Cohen (born September 26, 1962 in London, England) was the host on the World Soccer Daily show on Sirius Satellite Radio, which is produced by Soccer Weekly, Inc., of which Cohen is the CEO. Cohen was also a strong supporter of FA Premier League club Chelsea FC, before renouncing his support of the club on his World Football Daily podcast.
In 1982 Cohen moved to the United States, where he served in the United States Army for four years and later became a radio and TV talk show host. As World Soccer Daily grew he left a career in the music business in 2001. Cohen formerly co-hosted World Soccer Daily with Nick Geber. Geber was replaced by Howard Rogers, who had filled in previously, as Geber focused on his poker show. Howard Rogers was replaced by Kenny Hassan.
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Cohen has been criticized for stating, on his radio talk show, that Liverpool F.C. supporters "without tickets" were the "root cause" and "perpetrators" [1] of the Hillsborough Disaster. Liverpool Football Club issued a press statement saying "Mr Cohen has obviously never taken the time to read the Taylor Report which stated clearly that ticketless fans were not a contributory factor or responsible for the events of that day. To use the 20th anniversary of the disaster to repeat false claims about Liverpool fans (which Mr Cohen first broadcast and then apologised for in 2006) is even more unacceptable."[2] Chelsea F.C. also condemned his statements, issuing a press release which stated "We have distanced ourselves and will continue to distance ourselves from any comments that disrespect the memory of Hillsborough. We can see no benefit of giving him legitimacy by the club singling him out. Giving Mr. Cohen oxygen is the worst thing we could do. He is not a representative, nor ever has been a representative of the club." [3]
On July 29, 2009, Cohen was [4] replaced by Eric Wynalda as a host of the Fox Football Fone-In (FFF) on FSC.
On August 21, 2009, Cohen closed World Soccer Daily. It returned as World Football Daily, a video and audio podcast, in October 2009.
On March 18, 2011, Steven Cohen announced his last appearance as host of WFD on April 1, 2011.[3]