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/ 3921 days agoJohn Oliver tears down publicly-funded stadiums [VIDEO]
On Sunday's 'Last Week Tonight,' John Oliver spent close to 20 minutes breaking down what is wrong with the way stadiums are publicly-funded in the United States. He specifically pointing out how owners and teams regularly manipulate the cities they are in to gain financial rewards to build new stadiums, and then reap the profits […]

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/ 3926 days agoNYCFC & New York Red Bulls floats in USWNT ticker tape parade
A ticker tape parade through the streets of New York City to celebrate the U.S. Women's National Team's World Cup victory will feature floats from New York City FC and New York Red Bulls despite neither MLS team having any affiliation with the USWNT. NASL club New York Cosmos were offered a spot on the parade but declined the offer […]

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/ 3927 days agoUnivision Deportes announces free streaming of Gold Cup
Univision Deportes will provide free streaming of all group matches in the 2015 Gold Cup without requiring authentication. As a part of its "TV Everywhere" campaign, anyone can download the Univision Deportes mobile app, available for Android and iOS devices, as well as watch games on UnivisionDeportes.com. An authentication instructional video will play before all the group […]

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/ 3927 days agoOur favorite USA Women's World Cup fan celebrations [VIDEO]
There was a lot to celebrate Sunday during the U.S. Women's National Team's 5-2 victory against Japan. Between Carli Lloyd achieving the fastest hat trick in any World Cup final to the team's third title, fans took to social media to share their celebrations. We've picked out some of our favorite videos and pictures, let […]

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/ 3928 days agoTelemundo breaks record audience for Women’s World Cup final
Over 1.2 million viewers tuned in to Telemundo for the final game of the 2015 Women's World Cup to watch the highly anticipated rematch between the U.S. Women's National Team and Japan. Called by the legendary Andrés Cantor and Sammy Sadovnik, Telemundo's ratings saw an increase of 97% from the 2011 final with a staggering 342% […]

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/ 3928 days ago1.5 million tune in for Copa America final on beIN SPORTS
A total of 1.5 million people tuned into beIN SPORTS for the exciting Copa America final between Chile and Argentina on Saturday, July 4. The match, which finished 0-0 in regular time, was taken into extra time followed by penalty kicks and was eventually won by the host nation, Chile, for the first time in tournament history. […]

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/ 3929 days agoNewspaper front covers herald USA’s Women’s World Cup triumph
Following last night's 5-2 victory against Japan, the United States Women's National Team stole the headlines on today's newspapers across the country. Papers from all over the country featured pictures and headlines expressing the excitement felt after the United States captured their third World Cup trophy, the most in the history of the Women's World […]

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/ 3932 days agoWho do you think will win the Women's World Cup? [POLL]
Now that the final Women's World Cup match is set, there is only one game left to decide the winner of the tournament. As a re-match of the 2011 World Cup final, this game will be a test of physicality as well as emotions from both teams. But who will win? Vote in the poll below. […]

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/ 3933 days agoFOX names John Strong as lead commentator for Gold Cup
FOX Sports has announced that John Strong will be the lead commentator for its coverage of the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup. So far, FOX has announced that Strong will be joined by co-commentators Brad Friedel (for the US' opening game against Honduras) and Alexi Lalas (for the July 13 game versus Panama). Other co-commentators that will be […]

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/ 3933 days agoUnivision Deportes announce plans to stream Gold Cup tournament live
Univision Deportes has announced plans to include live streaming as part of the networks coverage of this summer's Gold Cup tournament. Each match in the tournament will be available to stream live on the network's app and website, and will include full coverage with commentary, stats and social media integration. Univision is also launching a separate […]

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/ 3933 days agoCopa America quarter-finals reaches 3.8 million
beIN SPORTS reported that the network's coverage of the 2015 Copa America quarterfinals reached 3.8 million according to the most recent Nielsen Rating. Coverage of the Argentina v. Colombia on beIN SPORTS en Español was the highest rating sports broadcast in cable for that day (June 26). This news comes after beIN SPORTS released their viewing […]

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/ 3934 days agoNWSL announces TV deal with FOX
On the heels of a successful run by the US Women's National Team in the 2015 Women's World Cup, FOX Sports has announced that a deal that includes broadcast rights to 10 games from the National Women's Soccer League. The deal includes three regular season matches, all three games from the NWSL playoffs, two semi-final games […]

Women's World Cup
/ 3937 days ago10 best Women's World Cup goals so far
With four teams remaining in the 2015 Women's World Cup, we're quickly coming close to the end of the tournament. Looking back over the past several weeks, there have been quite a number of spectacular goals throughout the tournament. We compiled our list of the 10 best goals from throughout the tournament. Let us know […]

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/ 3938 days agoBen Affleck and Matt Damon to produce FIFA movie based on Chuck Blazer
I guess it was only a matter of time before Hollywood decided to make a movie based on all the FIFA scandals that happened during the past month. Warner Bros. have purchased the rights to Ken Bensinger's upcoming book Houses of Deceit and have appointed Ben Affleck and Matt Damon as producers with Warrior's Gavin O'Connor set […]

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/ 3940 days agobeIN SPORTS' Copa America Group Stage nets close to 14million
Now that the Group Stage of the 2015 Copa America is done, beIN SPORTS has announced that close to 14 million people in the United States tuned in to watch the 44th Copa tournament. Ten million people tuned into beIN en Espańol coverage with close to 4 million watching the English coverage, according to the latest Nielsen Media […]