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

Where to find on TV

/ 1620 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

/ 1621 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 […]

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/ 1627 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 […]

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/ 1635 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. […]

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/ 1704 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

/ 1722 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 […]

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/ 1726 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 […]

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/ 1736 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 […]

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/ 1737 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 […]

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/ 1764 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 […]

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/ 1779 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

/ 1780 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 […]

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/ 1786 days ago

Paramount+ adds Asian Football Confederation

First, Europe. Then South America followed by North America. And now Asia. Paramount+ is acquiring soccer rights from around the world and bringing them into homes across the United States. As part of a rights agreement with the Asian Football Confederation, Paramount+ has acquired the exclusive U.S. rights to the following competitions: • AFC Men’s […]

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/ 1788 days ago

Telemundo unveils ambitious plans for Tokyo 2020 soccer coverage

When it comes to soccer, very few languages capture the raw emotion of the sport as well as the Spanish language. Combine that with the Summer Olympics, and you can watch those unforgettable moments that may live in our memories forever. Could we see the U.S. Women's National Team win another Gold Medal for a […]

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/ 1801 days ago

beIN SPORTS to keep on fighting despite losing LaLiga rights

In an exclusive interview with World Soccer Talk, executives from beIN SPORTS today explained that the network will continue broadcasting in the United States with its offering of leagues and cup competitions from around the world even though it has lost its flagship property, Spain's LaLiga, to rivals ESPN. "This is just a very rational […]