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/ 1221 days agoMLS needs to pick these 12 announcers for Apple TV
A new chapter begins for Major League Soccer (MLS) on February 25, 2023. It's the first game of a brand-new media partnership with Apple where every game is streamed globally. In doing so, the league is hiring a team of talented presenters and commentators. Focusing on the play-by-play commentators only, MLS needs to pick these […]
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/ 1223 days agoFOX Sports acquire MLS TV rights, says report
FOX Sports have acquired MLS TV rights beginning with the 2023 season, according to the New York Post. Reporter Andrew Marchand says that ESPN will no longer broadcast MLS games. Instead, FOX Sports have renewed its deal with Major League Soccer, and is set to broadcast a select number of games on television each year. […]
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/ 1226 days agoUS soccer writer Grant Wahl has died
US soccer writer Grant Wahl has died while covering the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Age 49, Wahl is best known for his soccer writing while at Sports Illustrated, and for his popular book he wrote entitled The Beckham Experiment. His death comes as a complete shock to journalists, soccer fans and the media industry. […]
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/ 1228 days agoWhy are there so few great American soccer commentators?
Out of the five lead commentators FOX Sports selected to announce World Cup games in Qatar, only two of them are American soccer commentators born in the US. FOX's selection of John Strong and JP Dellacamera make sense. The duo are logical hires for FOX Sports given their name recognition among viewers. However, why didn't […]
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/ 1230 days ago16.5 million watched USA-Netherlands on US TV and streaming
A total of 16.5 million watched USA-Netherlands across FOX Sports and Telemundo combined in the World Cup knockout round on Saturday. It wasn't the result that soccer fans in the United States wanted, but it certainly delivered in the TV ratings department for both FOX Sports and Telemundo. USA-Netherlands: Diving into the details On the […]
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/ 1231 days agoFunniest mistakes of FOX's World Cup coverage so far
There's nothing wrong with having some fun on the set. But when the joke is on FOX Sports, should we be surprised? For more than a decade, FOX Sports have been the butt of jokes among soccer fans in the United States. So with in mind, we look at the top six funniest mistakes of […]
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/ 1233 days agoAmericans boycotting FOX's World Cup for BBC Radio 5 Live
Enough is enough. Soccer fans in the United States are so dissatisfied with FOX's World Cup TV coverage that many are boycotting FOX's World Cup for BBC Radio broadcasts instead. Diehard soccer fans are furious at the dumbing down of FOX's World Cup coverage. Instead FOX's coverage only appeals to casual sports fans. So much […]
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/ 1234 days agoPeacock World Cup streaming numbers are crushing it
Streaming is one of the biggest success stories of World Cup 2022, so far. In particular, Peacock World Cup streaming has gone through the roof with an incredible number of sports fans watching games online. Several World Cup 2022 games have broken streaming records. For instance, Argentina against Mexico is the most-streamed World Cup game […]
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/ 1236 days agoHow to watch soccer games at the same time
If you want to watch soccer games at the same time, fuboTV's Multiview feature is what you need. For instance, with the final days of the FIFA World Cup Group Stage games happening at the same time, you can watch both games at the same time, side by side. The Multiview feature on fuboTV allows […]
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/ 1237 days ago8.9 million watched Argentina-Mexico on Telemundo Deportes
It was the game that executives from Telemundo Deportes were most looking forward to ahead of the 2022 World Cup. Argentina against Mexico. And it didn't disappoint. So much so that 8.9 million tuned in across Telemundo, Peacock and Telemundo's streaming app to watch the incredible 2-0 win for Argentina. The matchup between Argentina and […]
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/ 1238 days agoChina turning World Cup into George Orwell's 1984
What does the China, the World Cup and George Orwell have in common? Quite a lot, actually. If you're China, how do you avoid drawing attention to the billions of people outside your country who are no longer wearing COVID masks? Jim Morrison, lead singer of The Doors, summed it up best: Whoever controls the […]
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/ 1239 days agoWorld Cup viewership for USA-England breaks record
The World Cup viewership for USA-England is in, and it's a colossal number. Black Friday's FIFA World Cup game between the United States and England scored 19.9 million viewers across FOX Sports and Telemundo Deportes on television and streaming combined. Of that, 15.377 million watched the game on FOX, which the broadcaster says is the […]
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/ 1239 days agoFOX's World Cup coverage illustrates how not to televise soccer
Never before in the history of soccer in the United States was a single game hyped so much. It was mentioned in every pre-match, match commentary, and post-match discussion leading up to Black Friday. There was nothing wrong about getting excited for England against the United States. However, the incessant hyping of one game over […]
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/ 1242 days agoPeacock's World Cup viewership is a record breaker
It's still early days, but one of the most fascinating stories about Qatar 2022 is how well Peacock's World Cup viewership numbers are doing. For a streaming service that is showing games only in Spanish, you would expect it to do decently well. However, Tuesday's World Cup coverage on Peacock blew the roof off. In […]
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/ 1243 days ago11.7 million watch USA-Wales across FOX and Telemundo
The viewing numbers are in for the USA's first World Cup 2022 game. Adding the numbers of FOX Sports and Telemundo Deportes together, the total viewing audience for USA-Wales was an impressive 11.7 million. Televised on a Monday afternoon from 2-4PM ET, the game ended 1-1 with both Wales and the United States sharing the […]