In 2008 he was in Ghana covering the Africa Cup of Nations. In May that year he was pitchside reporter for ESPN in Moscow at the final of the Champions League between Manchester United and Chelsea. Something he repeated a year later in Rome in the Barcelona v Manchester United final, where after 6 minutes he reported that new technology on the final ball was resulting in goalkeepers having problems when it was in flight. Roberts was again reunited in the studio with his former Sky Sports colleague Andy Gray during ESPN USA's coverage of Euro 2008.