Sulaiman Folarin

Sports PxP / Reporter

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Sulaiman Folarin is a play-by-play announcer and reporter who has worked for major national and international media outlets on every platform – broadcast, radio, online publications, and magazines throughout America, Europe, Africa, and Asia.

With over two decades in the media industry, Folarin has covered the NBA, College Basketball, professional Soccer and Olympic sports. His work has been spotlighted on TV networks – FOX Soccer Channel (FS1), beIN Sports Global, Al Jazeera and BBC Sport. He has also written for print and digital publications; ESPN The Magazine, Yahoo! Sports, Four Four Two Magazine, Slam Magazine, BBC and AlJazeera.com.

Folarin has covered multiple FIFA World Cups, Africa Cup of Nations, English FA Cup finals, UEFA Champions League and Summer Olympics. He was also ESPN The Magazine’s NBA Denver Nuggets beat reporter for seven seasons.

A curious researcher and content creator, Folarin is a soccer savant and is often referred to as a fútbol encyclopedia. He is a graduate of Principia College with a double major in Mass Communication and Sociology.