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/ 2227 days agoSoccer fans get extended coverage of Sky Sports News on NBCSN
The coronavirus is a serious issue, but soccer fans in the United States will now get more live coverage of Sky Sports News on NBCSN than ever before. Beginning Monday, NBCSN will extend the live coverage of Sky Sports News on weekdays to between four and six hours as a direct result of needing to […]
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/ 2231 days agoThe 2 Robbies interview
Recently, World Soccer Talk took a stroll with Robbie Mustoe and Robbie Earle — better known as The 2 Robbies — to find out more about their connection with their viewing audience, what it means to be involved in a Premier League fan fest, and how they've been able to create a strong chemistry on […]
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/ 2237 days agoTurner discuss losing UEFA Champions League rights to CBS
With CBS acquiring the Champions League English-language rights for seasons 2021/22 through 2023/24, the president of Turner Sports recently described his disappointment at losing the rights renewal. "Our goal wasn't to let it go," said Turner Sports President Lenny Daniels. "We really did have a five, six, ten year plan and now we just have […]
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/ 2238 days agoMLS TV ratings climb due to Chicharito, Beckham and primetime
If you're MLS, how do you make sure that the opening weekend of games have greater TV rating numbers than last season's opening weekend? You put a game on FOX in primetime and you sign Mexican star Javier Hernandez. Enticed by the prospect of a brand-new expansion team playing at home against the most exciting […]
World Soccer Talk
/ 2253 days agoBig changes at World Soccer Talk
Now in our 14th year of publication, I'm excited to announce a few key changes at World Soccer Talk® that will bring you more original content for your reading, watching and listening pleasure in 2020. As time has gone by, we have become laser focused on making World Soccer Talk different than the competition. Our […]
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/ 2259 days agoRebecca Lowe interview about Premier League on NBC
Rebecca Lowe, the host of NBC’s Premier League coverage, recently sat down with World Soccer Talk to share her thoughts on how she sees herself as a role model for young women and what she’s doing to help aspiring females who want a future in sports broadcasting. She also discusses the chemistry she has with […]
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/ 2265 days agoNBC Sports to broadcast next 10 Premier League matches all on TV
When the Premier League made the decision to enforce their first-ever winter break, few would have expected it would have such a welcoming impact on TV coverage for soccer fans in the United States. After all, you would expect a two-week winter break to have a negative impact with visions of weekend mornings and afternoons […]
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/ 2288 days agoReporter Neil Ashton leaves NBC to start media consultancy firm
On Sunday, NBCSN reporter Neil Ashton announced on-air that his time with NBC Sports had come to an end. His unlikely destination? The popular English reporter has launched his own media consultancy business where his first client will be Manchester United. Ashton has played a key role at NBCSN for the last several years where […]
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/ 2315 days ago7 most revealing insights from NBC's Premier League Fan Fest in Miami Beach
Since launching the first Premier League Mornings Live Fan Fest in 2017, NBC Sports has hosted several of these events across the country including New York City, Austin, Washington DC, Boston and — this past weekend — Miami Beach. Having watched all of the Fan Fests on television, the Miami Beach event was the first one I […]
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/ 2341 days agobeIN SPORTS launches free streaming channel beIN SPORTS Xtra
beIN SPORTS have launched a brand-new, free streaming channel on Roku this week that provides sports fans with access to select games without requiring any authentication. To find the beIN SPORTS Xtra stream on Roku, it's located under The Roku Channel app. The livestream is also available through the Roku website. As of press time, […]
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/ 2342 days agoGavin Carlin's Good Lad Soccer helping to grow the game
When Gavin Carlin, a promising young goalkeeper for West Bromwich Albion and the Republic of Ireland U-17 team, made the long journey to southern Turkey to prepare for the U17 UEFA European Championship in 2008, little did he know that his life would be turned upside down after he picked up an unfortunate injury on […]
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/ 2349 days agoCBS All Access walkthrough: What Champions League soccer fans can expect [VIDEO]
In groundbreaking news this week, CBS Sports confirmed that they will broadcast the 2021-2024 seasons of the UEFA Champions League, Europa League and Europa Conference League to soccer fans in the United States. What we know so far is that every single game will be streamed via CBS All Access, the paid streaming app. Plus, […]
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/ 2350 days agoCBS reveals more details about UEFA Champions League plans
CBS Sports have revealed more details about their UEFA Champions League coverage, and in doing so, have officially confirmed their acquisition of the U.S. rights to the world's most popular soccer club tournament for the 2021-2024 seasons. After press reports last week that both CBS Sports and Univision had acquired the 2021-24 rights, CBS had […]
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/ 2351 days ago2019 MLS Cup Final disappoints with 1.27 million viewers
Major League Soccer's 2019 final between Seattle and Toronto averaged 1.27 million viewers across ABC, Univision and TUDN combined, according to Nielsen fast nationals. Overall, the 2019 MLS Cup Final viewing number on ABC (823,000) is a significant disappointment considering that last year's Final aired on the free-to-air FOX network, which averaged 1.56 million viewers […]
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/ 2351 days agoUSWNT coach Vlatko Andonovski making tweaks to improve world champions
US Women's National Team coach Vlatko Andonovski has only been in the job for two games, but he's already stamping his authority on the world champions. Following a seasoned coach such as Jill Ellis is never an easy job to fill. Andonvoski, 43, comes to U.S. Soccer after spending seven years as a head coach […]