Raymond Wilfred Hudson (born 24 March 1955) is an English former professional football player and manager who currently works as a radio host for SiriusXM FC 157.
Over the course of his eight years in NASL, Hudson scored 44 goals in 197 matches with 99 assists,[7] and was named to five All-NASL squads, including once as a Best XI in 1984.
[8] He followed this with a season playing for Edmonton Brick Men before joining the Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the American Soccer League.
He led the club to the best regular season record in Major League Soccer (the MLS Supporters' Shield) in 2001 with 16 wins, 5 draws, and 5 losses.
Interviews with players after the game indicated that Hudson was angered by a perceived lack of effort, even with the Fusion's dominant win.
[citation needed] Following MLS's contraction of the Fusion, Hudson was hired to replace Thomas Rongen as head coach of D.C. United on 8 January 2002.
[citation needed] D.C. United finished at the bottom of the table in the East in 2002 with a record of 9–5–14,[2] and were ousted in the first round by Chicago Fire by a 4–0 aggregate score in the two-game series in 2003.
He worked for ESPN's World Cup coverage in 2002, and came up with a memorable quote after the United States drew 1–1 with South Korea in group play.
During the 2006 World Cup, he was a co-host for the English-language segment of the nightly Gol TV En Alemania wrap-up show.
[citation needed] In 2012, Hudson joined Sirius XM Radio as lead commentator on SiriusXM FC 85, the service's soccer channel.
Hudson hosts The Football Show with Charlie Stillitano, Neil Barnett, and Phil Schoen, which airs weekdays at 7am Eastern Time.
[citation needed] In March 2020, it was announced that Hudson will serve as color commentator for Inter Miami CF of Major League Soccer.