Christopher Harris

Christopher Harris

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Since launching World Soccer Talk in 2005, Harris has played an influential role in shaping how broadcasters deliver the sport by providing in-depth analysis and reviews of the soccer TV coverage. He has interviewed virtually all media executives at the different media giants to stay apprised of changes in OTT and broadcast television while also keeping up with the latest reports and breaking news about key soccer rights acquisitions and the media landscape. Christopher is a member of the North American Soccer Reporters (NASR). He's the recipient of 18 WebAwards from the Web Marketing Association. Prior to World Soccer Talk, Chris wrote for the South Florida Sun-Sentinel as well as The Palm Beach Post and Palm Beach Illustrated.

latest articles by Christopher Harris

Apple TV

/ 1643 days ago

Why every soccer fan needs to buy an Apple TV

One of the topics that often comes up in the comments section is about devices. Which one is the best? How reliable is it? How much does it cost, etcetera? We've taken the input from you, the readers, as well as our first-hand experience. As a result, here's why we believe every soccer fan needs […]

News

/ 1661 days ago

MLS scores record 1.89 million viewers for Rapids-Timbers playoff

Major League Soccer's first-ever game on Thanksgiving Day is a success. The Western Conference playoff match between Colorado Rapids and Portland Timbers wasn't a stunner on the field. Yet, off the field, it scored a record viewing figure on television. Aired on FOX Network immediately following the Chicago Bears-Detroit Lions NFL game, Colorado-Portland drew 1.85 […]

News

/ 1676 days ago

Telemundo bullish on renewing Premier League deal

Anticipation is building for the decision on the next Premier League U.S. media rights. Final bids have to be submitted by Thursday. With this in mind, expect an announcement soon after. One of the bidders is NBCUniversal, home of both NBC Sports and Telemundo Deportes. As a result, both the English-language and Spanish-language broadcasters are […]

Where to find on TV

/ 1681 days ago

Brazil vs. Colombia: Date, Time, and TV channel in US

If you're trying to find out how you can watch Brazil vs. Colombia, you've come to the right place. With the national teams in the CONMEBOL region continuing their path to qualify for the 2022 World Cup, the latest game in the World Cup qualifying features Brazil vs. Colombia, live on U.S. streaming and pay-per-view […]

News

/ 1682 days ago

NBC bids to renew Premier League rights

Following up on the news we reported yesterday that ESPN bid on the U.S. rights to the Premier League, the bidding war is heating up. Today, we can confirm another entry. NBC bids to renew Premier League rights, too. However, NBC Sports is taking nothing for granted, its chairman revealed. Speaking to sports media executives […]

News

/ 1689 days ago

FOX acquire rights to Euro 2024 and Euro 2028

If anyone had predicted a few years ago this headline, "FOX acquire rights to Euro 2024 and Euro 2028," it would have been astonishing. After all, since 2008, ESPN has held the rights to the European Championship. In fact, ESPN's coverage has been outstanding from Euro 2008 through Euro 2020. However, critical success does not […]

News

/ 1697 days ago

Euro 2024 games heading to FOX and fuboTV

UEFA's Euro 2024 games and qualifiers may air across FOX Sports and fubo TV, according to a report by Sports Business Journal. Under the terms of the deal, fubo TV will stream an unspecified number of UEFA 2024 games beginning with the qualifiers. FOX and fubo have yet to decide which games fubo will stream. […]

News

/ 1765 days ago

Paramount+ to offer Italian-language commentary of Serie A

Paramount+ will offer Italian-language commentary of Serie A games, starting with select matches during the opening weekend of coverage of the 2021/22 season. For subscribers of Paramount+, an option will be available to choose the Italian language or English-language commentary of select games. The intention is that more games will be available in the native […]

Trading cards

/ 1784 days ago

Mystery soccer trading cards package featuring 1939 cigarette card

Come watch us open a mystery package of soccer trading cards to see what we find – including two greatest players of all time, a 1939 cigarette card and rookie cards of future stars. The mystery pack was purchased via Twitter from LAFC radio commentator Dave Denholm. We had no idea what was included in […]

News

/ 1787 days ago

Paramount+ acquires Scottish Premiership rights

In a bit of recent news, Paramount+ acquires Scottish Premiership rights through the 2024/25 season. The first games under the new deal begin Saturday, July 31, according to World Soccer Talk sources. Select matches will be available via CBS Sports Network and Paramount+, the streaming service that's in a tug of war with ESPN+ to […]

News

/ 1797 days ago

2020/21 LaLiga trading cards from Panini Mosaic

One of the trading cards I didn't expect to pull from the 2020/21 Panini Mosaic collection was an autograph from Raul Jimenez. The Wolverhampton Wanderers striker has been a fixture of the Premier League side since 2018. It seems like forever ago that he played in LaLiga. But later after finding the card, memories flooded […]

News

/ 1799 days ago

Orbis World Cup 90: The greatest soccer sticker album of all time

Go back to World Cup 1990 and you have so many incredible stories. The United States qualifying for a World Cup in the first time for forty years. The emergence of Salvatore Schillaci as the tournament's star player. From Africa, Cameroon made a deep run in the tournament and were unlucky not to make it […]

News

/ 1826 days ago

ESPN offers Euro 2020 match broadcasts on ESPN+

ESPN's coverage of Euro 2020 was always meant to be shown across ESPN television networks, and it still is. But after an avalanche of criticism from ESPN+ subscribers on social media who were upset that the streaming service weren't broadcasting the games, the ESPN+ streaming service has relented and now features a match broadcast as […]

News

/ 1841 days ago

Panini stickers are a perfect accompaniment to Euro 2020

Part of the culture of being a soccer fan is immersing yourself in the sport — everything from your favorite soccer kits, as well as picking up the must-read books and watching the recommended films and documentaries. Delving deeper into the fandom, there are soccer collectibles. And when it comes to a year of a major […]

fuboTV

/ 1842 days ago

How to use Fubo's Multiview feature

You may not be familiar with how to use Fubo's multiview. Arguably, the best feature of Fubo is one that very few subscribers know about or how to use. Named Multiview, it's very similar to the Multicast feature that ESPN+ subscribers rave about. It gives you the ability to watch up to four games (or […]