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/ 3435 days agoHow to watch soccer over-the-air with HD indoor TV antenna
Here is how to watch soccer over-the-air if you use some kind of streaming service. If you're a subscriber to Sling TV, DIRECTV NOW or the soon-to-be relaunched fuboTV, there are great benefits. However, one of the biggest complaints is that you're not able to watch some Premier League games. Specifically, you lose games on […]
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/ 3440 days agoNBC posts impressive viewing numbers for Man United-Liverpool
Sunday's live broadcast of the Premier League game between Manchester United and Liverpool on NBC and NBCSN generated impressive viewing numbers as one of the most-watched second halves of a Premier League game in US TV history. The combined viewing figure for the second half across both networks was 1.82 million, which eclipses the number […]
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/ 3441 days agoUnivision scores most-viewed Liga MX match ever
Univision Deportes' broadcast of the Monterrey against Guadalajara game reached 1.5 million viewers last weekend, making it the most-watched Liga MX match ever in the 8-10pm ET timeslot. The Liga MX Clausura game was featured on Sabado Futbolero, Univision Deportes' popular Saturday night sports broadcast, aired on Saturday, January 14, 2017. The Monterrey-Chivas game had […]
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/ 3445 days agoMLS schedule features changes to disrupt consistent TV windows
Major League Soccer has announced TV coverage plans for the 2017 season, which will include plenty of changes that will disrupt the consistent television windows that fans have only recently become adjusted to after the 2016 season. In the 2016 season, the vast majority of MLS games had consistent television windows where many Friday night games […]
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/ 3445 days agoNBC network TV to air second half of Manchester United-Liverpool game
NBC Sports' coverage of Manchester United against Liverpool is the unlikely benefactor of severe winter weather conditions this Sunday. While the entire match will be televised live on NBCSN from 11am ET, the second half of the North West Derby will also be shown live on NBC over-the-air broadcast channel. The reason for the last-minute […]
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/ 3448 days agoFOX Sports hires Kate Abdo as soccer studio presenter
FOX Sports has hired Kate Abdo as studio presenter for its soccer coverage, a source has revealed to World Soccer Talk. Abdo, who previously worked for FOX Sports as a guest host during the network's coverage of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, will join the network's coverage of soccer and is expected to play […]
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/ 3452 days agoFA Cup TV coverage needs to change in order to thrive in the future
Every season around this time, you can guarantee that some of the British journalists and members of The Guardian's Football Weekly podcast will lament how the FA Cup is becoming increasingly boring and what needs to change to make it more relevant. While I love the concept and history of the FA Cup, I can't […]
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/ 3454 days agoRanking the best soccer broadcasters on television
World Soccer Talk has ranked the best commentators, co-commentators, studio analysts and presenters from world soccer. Up until now, each of the categories was separated, but we've decided to combine the best presenters and soccer analysts in order to compile a list of the best soccer broadcasters on television. With the ranking being based on […]
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/ 3455 days agoSchedule of FA Cup 3rd Round games on US TV and streaming
The 136th edition of the FA Cup, the oldest soccer tournament in the world, kicks off this weekend, and many of the games will be streamed live on US TV and streaming. The games will include West Ham vs. Manchester City, Manchester United vs. Reading, Preston vs. Arsenal, Liverpool against Plymouth and many more. All […]
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/ 3456 days agoTop 10 soccer presenters
In our series ranking the best commentators, co-commentators and studio analysts, we turn now to the best soccer presenters — the talent that host your favorite soccer programs or matches. Both Kartik Krishnaiyer and I have watched thousands of soccer programs and matches in our lifetimes, so we've certainly seen our fair share of the good, […]
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/ 3459 days agoUS soccer fans streamed 383 million minutes of live Premier League games in 2016
In 2016, NBC Sports had its best year ever for the NBC Sports App, its streaming platform that broadcasts a range of sports events including the English Premier League. In the United States, NBC Sports streamed 383 million minutes of live Premier League matches to soccer fans around the country via the NBC Sports App […]
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/ 3461 days ago6 million watch Liga MX Final on Univision
Univision delivered record-breaking viewing numbers for the 2016 Liga MX Final featuring Club America against Tigres. The second leg of the final, played on Christmas Day, was watched by 3.3 million soccer fans in the United States, while last Thursday night's first leg was viewed by 2.8 million. Altogether, a combined 6.1 million watched the […]
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/ 3462 days agoTop 10 soccer commentators
For soccer fans who watch a ton of matches each week, many of us have our own favorite soccer commentators — the ones we look forward to listening to, the ones that give us a thrill when we hear their voices on television. After watching thousands of matches, both World Soccer Talk Senior Writer Kartik Krishnaiyer […]
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/ 3464 days agoTop 10 soccer co-commentators
In the coverage of soccer games on television, co-commentators play a key role in the analysis of the sport. They try to add key observations to the game, as well as giving their input on what is happening in front of our eyes. There are many great ones, but they are only a select number […]
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/ 3466 days agoMerry Christmas to World Soccer Talk readers and listeners
At this special time of the year, I'd like to personally wish you and all of the readers and listeners of World Soccer Talk a very Merry Christmas. And if you don't celebrate Christmas, Happy Holidays! We're now in our eleventh year of bringing you news and analysis about soccer. In that time, there have […]