{{for|the Australian film and stage writer and director with a similar name|Jim Sharman}} {{Use Canadian English|date=August 2017}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2017}} {{Infobox person | name = James Sharman | image = James Sharman photo.jpg | alt = | caption = Sharman in 2021 | birth_name = <!-- only use if different from name --> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1974|4|13}} | birth_place = Sevenoaks, England | occupation = Sportscaster | spouse = | children = }} '''James Sharman''' (born April 13, 1974) is an English writer and sportscaster at Homestand Sports focusing on soccer. He is also co-founder and host at Footy Prime the Podcast. James also frequently appears on Rogers Sportsnet and Sportsnet theFan 590. In 2019, he launched Sharman's Proper Pies with his wife, Toni.
== Biography == Born in Sevenoaks, England, he started working for The Score in 1997.
He was the host of ''The Footy Show'' on The Score<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/canadian-soccer-icon-brian-budd-passes-away-1.770787 |title=Canadian soccer icon Brian Budd passes away |author=John F. Molinaro |publisher=CBC News |date=12 June 2008 |access-date=31 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Woolsey |first1=Garth |title=Budgie was life of the party |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/obituaries/2008/06/13/brian_budd_56_canadian_soccer_star.html |accessdate=31 August 2019 |work=Toronto Star |date=13 June 2008 |page=S8}}</ref> and he was a co-host on ''The Hardcore Footy Show'' when this show was broadcast on Hardcore Sports Radio, Sirius XM Radio channel 98, alongside fellow Englishman Kristian Jack and sportscaster Brendan Dunlop.
With the 2006 introduction of Toronto FC into Major League Soccer, Sharman has also done play-by-play for some games. As of 2016, Sharman has served as colour analyst on the radio broadcast of matches on Sportsnet 590 The Fan.
After the Score was purchased by Sportsnet in 2012 and re-branded as Sportsnet 360,<ref>{{Cite web|title = Rogers makes purchase of Score Media Inc. - Sportsnet.ca|url = http://www.sportsnet.ca/more/rogers-thescore-acquisition/|website = Sportsnet.ca|accessdate = October 9, 2015}}</ref> Sharman became one of the regular co-hosts of ''Soccer Central''. He often appears on Sportsnet's Premier League coverage in Canada alongside broadcasters such as Danny Dichio and Craig Forrest.
During an interview with ''TheScore.com'', Sharman stated that his interests include soccer, rugby, travelling, and cooking.<ref>[https://casinorix.com/news/insights-from-james-sharman-soccer-broadcasting-and-igaming/ James Sharman interview]</ref> His favourite soccer club is Liverpool.
Sharman joined OneSoccer in 2020 as the host of "OneNation", a magazine show covering soccer from around the world; he is often joined by Forrest, Dichio, Terry Dunfield, and other Canadian internationals as analysts.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Meet the OneSoccer Experts|work=OneSoccer|url=https://news.onesoccer.ca/meet-the-onesoccer-experts|access-date=September 10, 2020}}</ref>
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