Kenny Hassan
| Kenny Hassan | |
|---|---|
 Kenny Hassan on World Football Daily | |
| Born |
22 June 1966 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Show | Freelance Soocer Analyst. |
| Style | Sports radio |
| Country |
 United States |
Kenny Hassan (born 22 June 1966 in Glasgow, Scotland) was a Scottish host of the World Football Daily podcast. Hassan, a native Glasgow, supports Rangers and is a self-admitted Arsenal "admirer" as well as being supportive and respectful of the achievements of A.C. Milan. Hassan is also known for covering many different topics in football such as racism, hooliganism, safe standing and acceptance of the gay community in the sport.
Biography
Hassan lived for several years in Kaiserslautern, Germany. In his radio show Hassan was known for making up his own names for certain players. For example, he referred to now-retired Rangers defender Carlos Bocanegra as Carlos "Boca Juniors"; Arsenal defender Per Mertesacker as "Mertz-cracker"; FC Barcelona midfielder Sergi Busquets as "Biscuits"; either then-Liverpool's Dirk Kuyt or now-retired Manchester United's Ji-sung Park as "Ji-Sung Kuyt"; and either Tottenham Hotspur's Aaron Lennon or Queens Park Rangers' Shaun Wright-Phillips as "Shaun Wright-Lennon."
Career
Hassan initially started as a guest co-host on Sirius Satellite Radio's World Soccer Daily. He would often pair up with Steven Cohen, Nick Geber or Howard Rogers. He eventually replaced Howard Rogers in November 2006 after Rogers was let go from the show. Kenny then became the Monday through Friday co-host of World Soccer Daily when he and Steven Cohen were famously known for travelling the country and doing live-remote broadcasts during Champions League matches from locations in Boston, NY, Denver and Philadelphia. Kenny was with the show until its final broadcast in September 2009. Kenny then co-founded World Football Daily with Steven Cohen under a subscriber based model which had never been done before on any platform. Hassan then went on to become the lone host after Cohen had left the show in April 2011.
On Monday, September 26, 2011 Hassan signed off for the last time as the host of World Football Daily. In leaving World Football Daily, Hassan left a fine legacy of promoting the "beautiful game" in the United States. In his five and a half years as host/co-host of World Football Daily he proved to be an expert in promoting the English Premier League, Bundesliga, Serie A, Primera and Ligue 1 in the United States. Hassan made himself known for not only informative tactical analysis on every league and entertaining debate but in bringing lively interviews with some of the best coaches, players and correspondents in the game from around the world. The sudden departure of Hassan from his own show led to much speculation based on comments he had previously made regarding the formula of the show which he apparently did not agree with after long-time friend/partner Steven Cohen had left.