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/ 2632 days agoNBC Sports's MLS coverage could have changed the game's development
There's no doubt that NBC Sports has transformed the fortunes and perception of the Premier League in the United States, but it is often forgotten NBC Sports actually acquired the rights to show Major League Soccer (MLS) for three seasons from 2012-2014 before they acquired the US' Premier League rights. NBC's coverage of MLS was […]
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/ 2657 days agoChampionship now an entertaining league regardless of star power
English football continues to deliver some of the most exciting and entertaining soccer available to viewers in the United States. But unlike the 1990’s and 2000’s when the back-and-forth competitiveness of England’s top division – the Premier League – converted a generation of fans to soccer and English football in general, it is now the […]
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/ 2744 days agoRating best soccer TV channels based on their respective coverage
Editor's note: Kartik Krishnaiyer and Christopher Harris provide insight while rating the best soccer TV channels in the US. Soccer fans in the United States often complain that the sport isn’t properly advertised or promoted by the networks who hold the rights to show the most popular leagues. While soccer still sits behind many other […]
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/ 2972 days agoWatching soccer is going to get expensive for Americans
Watching soccer is going to get expensive for the millions of fans in the United States. In the next five years, we are certain to see more volatility in the way soccer is broadcast and delivered to US audiences. As the broadcast and media industry in the United States continues to evolve in order to […]
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/ 2974 days agoESPN Plus’ niche audiences could help increase MLS exposure
Self-dubbed as the “Netflix for sports,” ESPN+, a new streaming service from Disney is set to make its debut this spring. Beyond the recycling nomenclature once used by ESPN to brand syndicated college sports broadcasts on regional sports networks and local over-the-air channel, this concept is entirely new. The service will cost just $5.99 a […]
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/ 2981 days agoCarlos Cordeiro’s tenure will be judged by how he handles SUM
After Carlos Cordeiro’s election win this past weekend as US Soccer Federation (USSF) President, the general sense is that Cordeiro’s management style will be different than his predecessor Sunil Gulati and that he will attempt to find a more consensus-based approach to issues. But in terms of general policies and positions, he doesn’t differ from […]
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/ 2997 days agoFA Cup rights in US could switch to streaming-only
When it comes to the future of the FA Cup television and streaming rights in the United States, the FA's slogan for this season's FA Cup tournament, "Nothing is Certain," is quite apt. FOX Sports deal with the Football Association (FA) for rights to the FA Cup in the US market expires at the end […]
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/ 3045 days agoESPN could be go-to network for World Cup analysis
For immediate analysis on TV after the FIFA World Cup Draw wrapped up on December 1, soccer fans in the United States had several choices to choose from. For most of them, the easiest way was to continue watching the coverage on FOX Sports 1. However, the viewers "voted" by watching the analysis on a […]
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/ 3106 days agoSoccer culture is doomed when it depends too much on natl team
When the final whistle sounded in Trinidad and Tobago Tuesday night, and the United States failed to qualify for its first World Cup since the lamentable era of the 1980’s American soccer, the predictable “soccer will die in the US” comments began being made. Not so fast. The mistake so many have made in the […]
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/ 3107 days agoBlame Sunil Gulati for USA’s failure, not players nor Bruce Arena
An era of arrogance and excess at US Soccer has yielded what in hindsight was a predictable result. The United States have missed the FIFA World Cup for the first time in over thirty years. Despite the good fortune the US Men’s National Team (USMNT) received with the weakness of CONCACAF opposition – Honduras is […]
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/ 3121 days ago4 factors to help soccer grow in US
Soccer has gone from being a completely underground sport ten years ago to a niche sport today. That’s progress but if the sport is ever to be mainstream in the United States, certain things must happen. In the last ten years, we’ve seen the Premier League move from the virtually anonymous FOX Soccer Channel to […]
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/ 3125 days agoNBC Sports Gold crashes, causing havoc for EPL coverage
NBC Sports Gold suffered its worst outage of the season today when the Premier League Pass paid-subscription service crashed, causing soccer fans across the United States to miss valuable minutes of seeing their team in action. As a result, soccer fans stormed to social media to vent their anger at NBC Sports. Last weekend, NBC […]
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/ 3161 days agoUnivision Deportes poised to attract Champions League viewers
In light of the announcement by Turner Sports where 80% of Champions League and Europa League games won't be available on television beginning with the 2018/19 season, Univision Deportes is poised to attract English-language soccer fans who will watch games in Spanish to avoid having to pay the subscription fee to access Turner's paid streaming […]
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/ 3162 days agoIt’s going to cost more to see soccer after Champions League deal
Turner Sports’ announcement on Thursday regarding how it'll distribute the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League for the next seasons will have one major impact — it's going to cost soccer fans more to watch the Beautiful Game than ever before. In 2018, Turner Sports will launch a new online sports platform where about […]
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/ 3171 days agoWe support Miami FC and Kingston Stockade FC’s arbitration case
Last week, two US-based soccer clubs, Miami FC and the Kingston Stockade FC, filed a claim with the Court of Arbitration on Sport (CAS) to require the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) to to follow FIFA’s rules by adopting promotion and relegation within the US Soccer pyramid. We at World Soccer Talk endorse this move by […]