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/ 3034 days agoFIFA World Cup dropped from FOX Soccer Match Pass
In a massive U-turn, FOX Sports has decided not to stream the 2018 FIFA World Cup on the FOX Soccer Match Pass streaming service after all. The news comes just one week after FOX Sports announced in a press release that its live coverage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup schedule would be streamed across […]
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/ 3034 days agoel Clásico date and kickoff time confirmed: 2018
The date and kickoff time for the first el Clásico of 2018 between Barcelona and Real Madrid has been finalized. The two giant Spanish clubs will face each other on Sunday, May 6 with a 2:45pm ET kickoff. For soccer fans in the United States, the only place to watch it on television will be […]
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/ 3034 days agoFOX gears up for World Cup with films and ad campaign
FOX Sports is beginning to gear up for its coverage of 2018 FIFA World Cup with a series of films as well as a soon-to-be-released advertising campaign that will emphasize the most marketable stars in the United States featuring Messi, Neymar, Ronaldo and Chicharito. The advertising campaign, entitled The World Becomes The World Cup, is […]
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/ 3036 days agoCopa Libertadores and Sudamericana picked up by Fanatiz
The streaming rights to the 2018 seasons of Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana tournaments have been acquired from FOX Sports by MP & Silva and sub-licensed to Fanatiz, a relatively new streaming provider in the Americas. Under the deal, Fanatiz will bring all 262 games from the tournaments to viewers in Canada. Meanwhile, in the […]
Subbuteo
/ 3037 days agoSubbuteo in USA is alive and well
While there’s no doubt that the FIFA video game series is by far the most popular soccer simulation game in the world, a classic table soccer game is seeing a resurgence in popularity because of a major factor that even FIFA 18 and mobile phone games can’t touch — the social aspect. Invented in the […]
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/ 3039 days agoEredivisie now available in USA via OZ streaming service
After a long and frustrating time of no Eredivisie games available to soccer fans in the United States, a legal streaming service named OZ is now making select games available. Whether you're a supporter of PSV Eindhoven, Ajax, Feyenoord or any of the Dutch teams, you'll be glad to know that the wait is finally […]
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/ 3040 days agoIMG combining FA Cup TV rights with Serie A to try to force sale
With the current TV and streaming rights deals for both The FA Cup and Serie A expiring at the end of this season in the United States, media broker IMG is having such a difficult time trying to sell the FA Cup rights that they're now offering the FA Cup and Serie A rights together […]
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/ 3043 days agoBig changes coming to Premier League on US TV
Now that the Premier League television deals have been completed in the United Kingdom for five out of the seven main TV packages, the changes are going to have a big impact on how the Premier League is watched in the United States for the 2019/20 through 2021/22 seasons. Under the new TV deal, the […]
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/ 3048 days agoNew soccer streaming service iGOL debuts in United States
UPDATED: A new soccer streaming service named iGOL has launched in the United States. After speaking with the founder and taking the service for a test drive, the first impressions are very favorable. It’s cost effective (only $9.99 per month). Plus it integrates beIN SPORTS, beIN SPORTS en Español, beIN SPORTS Connect, GolTV in English […]
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/ 3049 days agoNBC’s Man City-Leicester most-watched game in 12 months
Saturday's live broadcast of the Manchester City against Leicester City game on the over-the-air NBC network averaged 1.24 million viewers this past Saturday, February 10. The live Premier League match, which league leaders Manchester City won 5-1, delivered NBC's largest Premier League audience in more than a year with an average of 1.15 million viewers. […]
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/ 3049 days agoESPN to broadcast League Cup final between Man City-Arsenal
The 2017/18 League Cup final between Arsenal and Manchester City has been moved to the ESPN flagship network in a big boost for soccer fans in the United States. The match, will be shown live from Wembley Stadium in England, was originally scheduled to air only on ESPN Deportes. But now that ESPN has decided […]
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/ 3055 days agoEndorsement for Eric Wynalda and Kyle Martino as USSF President
Over the last several months, the team of writers at World Soccer Talk have been interviewing many of the candidates to learn more about their ideas and policies of how to right the US soccer ship, which has been taking on water for several years due to inefficient leadership, conflicts of interests and a lack […]
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/ 3057 days agoNBC now available in 70% of US households via fuboTV
Fans of Premier League clubs in the United States who are cord cutters or considering getting rid of their cable or satellite service will be glad to know that the legal streaming fuboTV has significantly expanded its list of local over-the-air NBC networks. fuboTV has added 23 NBC networks, which means that fuboTV's live streams […]
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/ 3060 days agoManchester City announce US summer tour
Manchester City has announced that the club will be participating in the 2018 International Champions Cup throughout the United States this summer, which will include a high-profile game in New York City. City, who are currently chasing a first-ever quadruple (Premier League, League Cup, FA Cup and Champions League), will be competing in the tournament […]
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/ 3063 days agoMLS takes calculated risk with Miami amidst stadium concerns
On Monday, MLS did what it promised not to do in Miami. The top-flight soccer league in the United States approved Miami as its newest expansion team even though the stadium location is far from being finalized and the plans could be in jeopardy of imploding this summer if a court's ruling doesn't go its […]