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

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/ 3560 days ago

FOX Sports is clueless about soccer

In a revealing interview with Alexi Lalas on The Mutant Gene Podcast this week, FOX Sports Executive Producer Jonty Whitehead — the person in charge of FOX's soccer production — highlighted everything that's wrong with FOX's soccer coverage including his own assertion that Americans are “not versed in the game as I or people in the UK […]

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/ 3567 days ago

Tottenham Champions League game bumped to FOX Soccer Plus

For viewers in the United States, Tottenham's opening match in the UEFA Champions League scheduled for today has been moved at the last minute from FOX Sports Net to FOX Soccer Plus. The reason for the change is two-fold. First, yesterday's postponed match between Manchester City and Borussia Monchengladbach has been rescheduled for 2:45pm ET […]

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/ 3568 days ago

JP Dellacamera & Shep Messing podcast on One World Sports

Soccer commentators JP Dellacamera and Shep Messing have teamed up to launch a brand-new soccer podcast on One World Sports entitled JP & Shep Soccer’s Pod Couple. Released every Tuesday, the weekly 40-minute podcast features Dellacamera and Messing in familiar roles. Both men have worked together on many games from the commentary booth. And now […]

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/ 3568 days ago

beIN SPORTS Canada goes live on fuboTV featuring Champions League and more

beIN SPORTS' Canadian feed has now gone live in Canada, where soccer fans can watch matches from the UEFA Champions League, Europa League, La Liga, Serie A, Ligue Un and the English Championship. With fuboTV, Canadian soccer fans can access beIN SPORTS Canada, beIN SPORTS en Español, Benfica TV, fuboTV Network, Football Report TV, Fight […]

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/ 3571 days ago

FOX Sports unveils new studio set for Bundesliga coverage

FOX Sports has unveiled a brand-new set for its coverage of the 2016/17 Bundesliga season. The new set premiered on Friday's coverage of Schalke vs. Bayern Munich. With Ian Joy, Eric Wynalda and Jovan Kirovski as talent, they were seated in a cozy set that's more appealing to the eye. FOX's Bundesliga set is designed […]

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/ 3573 days ago

beIN SPORTS expands La Liga coverage

Beginning this weekend, beIN SPORTS will add live broadcasts of the post-match press conferences for select La Liga games. The post-match press conferences will follow the games featuring Celta Vigo vs. Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid vs. Osasuna and Barcelona vs. Alaves. All three post-match press conferences will be conducted in Spanish and will be available […]

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/ 3573 days ago

NBC Sports debuts first episode of Premier League News

The first episode of Premier League News distributed by NBC Sports in the United States has debuted online. As World Soccer Talk reported yesterday, NBC Sports has launched 4 new shows from Premier League Productions that will be available exclusively in the United States via the NBC Sports App and NBCSports.com. In the first episode […]

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/ 3574 days ago

NBC Sports expands Premier League coverage with 4 new shows

NBC Sports will this week launch four new shows online that will expand the amount of coverage the broadcaster provides the number one English-language soccer league in the United States. The four new shows will be available via NBC Sports App and NBCSports.com, and will be must-watch for hardcore supporters of Premier League clubs. For […]

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/ 3575 days ago

2016 MLS Cup to be televised live on FOX broadcast network and UniMas

Major League Soccer today announced that the 2016 MLS Cup final will be played on Saturday, December 10 during primetime and will be televised live on FOX broadcast network, Univision Deportes and UniMas in the United States. By broadcasting the game at 8pm ET on the over-the-air FOX network, MLS ensures that the league will […]

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/ 3575 days ago

One World Sports now available on AT&T U-verse and DirecTV

One World Sports has been added to AT&T U-verse's programming in the same 24 hours that the sports network was made available on DirecTV. The One World Sports channel was added to AT&T U-verse on Monday afternoon, and is now available on channel number 1665. In what has been a great week for soccer fans […]

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/ 3577 days ago

Celtic vs. Rangers Old Firm Derby to be televised on FOX Sports 1

Next Saturday, FOX Sports will televise the first Scottish Premiership Old Firm derby in four years between Celtic and Rangers. The match, which will be shown live on FOX Sports 1, Sling Blue and FOX Soccer 2GO, is scheduled to kick off Saturday, September 10 at 7am ET, live from Celtic Park in Glasgow, Scotland. […]

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/ 3578 days ago

NASL appears to be first casualty on beIN SPORTS

The addition of college football to beIN SPORTS' programming means that Saturday night NASL games appear to be the first casualty of the newly acquired rights deal. Despite being originally scheduled to appear on beIN SPORTS, tonight's game between Minnesota United and Rayo OKC and next Saturday's match between Fort Lauderdale Strikers and Indy Eleven […]
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/ 3579 days ago

Univision Deportes to broadcast European World Cup qualifiers

In addition to its comprehensive coverage of CONCACAF World Cup qualifiers, Univision Deportes has announced that it'll be broadcasting select European World Cup qualifying matches beginning next week when it showcases Spain against Liechtenstein and France versus Belarus in Spanish-language broadcasts to viewers in the United States. It's the first time that the Univision Networks […]

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/ 3579 days ago

Watch soccer games for free with GO90

There are so many ways to stream soccer in the United States that sometimes it’s hard to keep up on all of the options that are available to you. One that you may not familiar with is a free streaming service from Verizon Wireless named GO90. Using the GO90 app, you can watch a ton […]

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/ 3580 days ago

Soccer fans in Canada can now watch beIN SPORTS via fuboTV

fuboTV today launched their online streaming network in Canada to bring soccer fans north of the border the best action from the UEFA Champions League, La Liga, Serie A, Ligue Un, Europa League and the English Championship. With fuboTV, Canadian soccer fans can now access beIN SPORTS Canada, beIN SPORTS en Español, Benfica TV, fuboTV […]