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/ 3625 days agoStrikers U19 team to compete against some of best in the world
This summer, the Fort Lauderdale Strikers' under-19 team will compete in a tournament in China against several of the best clubs in the world. The U19 tournament, named the 2016 Weifang Cup, will be contested between: • Real Madrid (Spain) • Chivas de Guadalajara (Mexico) • S.L. Benfica (Portugal) • Fort Lauderdale Strikers (USA) • VfL Wolfsburg (Germany) […]
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/ 3626 days agoFOX teams up with National Geographic for World Cup 2018
FOX Sports has teamed up with National Geographic to complement its coverage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, which will be shown on US television. National Geographic Channel, which is owned by 21st Century FOX, will collaborate with FOX Sports to help create features, vignettes and bumpers that will try to capture Russia's diversity, culture […]
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/ 3627 days agoOvernight TV ratings for Championship Sunday increase 10% compared to last year
NBC Sports has announced that the overnight TV ratings for its 2016 edition of Championship Sunday increased by 10% compared to last season's number for the final day of the Premier League season. Sunday’s schedule featured live Premier League matches on 10 different NBCUniversal television networks, as well as one match apiece on Spanish-language networks […]
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/ 3627 days agoChivas-America Súper Clásico is most-viewed club soccer match
The first leg of the Liga MX playoff between Chivas and Club América last Thursday was the most-viewed club soccer match in US cable history. The match was televised live on Univision Deportes to an audience of 1.4 million total viewers. The 0-0 draw was also delivered the most streams and minutes watched of any […]
World Soccer Talk
/ 3629 days agoListen to the World Soccer Talk playlist on Spotify
It's been four years since we last released a Spotify playlist featuring songs that we love that we hope you enjoy. A lot has changed since then, but to celebrate the relaunch of our website, we thought it'd be an apt time to celebrate and rock some tunes. Here's our curated list of 28 of […]
EPL Commentator Schedule
/ 3630 days agoEPL commentator assignments on NBC, Gameweek 38
NBCUniversal presents Premier League “Championship Sunday,” with all 10 matches presented live simultaneously on 10 different NBCUniversal television networks this Sunday, May 15, at 10 a.m. ET. NBC and NBC UNIVERSO host coverage of Swansea City v. Manchester City, with Manchester United v. Bournemouth on NBCSN and TELEMUNDO. In addition, all 10 matches will be […]
TV Ratings
/ 3630 days agoMost-watched live soccer games on US TV for weekend of May 6-11, 2016
It was another huge weekend for European soccer on US television last weekend as many do-or-die matches were shown live across the country. Not surprisingly, there were big numbers for the Premier League and La Liga. But the Bundesliga also served up a decent number for a game shown live on the over-the-air FOX network, […]
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/ 3631 days agoEuro 2016 team previews
Euro 2016 is arguably the most prestigious and competitive international soccer tournament in the world — even better than the World Cup. The tournament brings together the best teams in Europe featuring World Cup winners Germany, Spain (winners of the World Cup in 2010 and Euro 2012) as well as perennial giants Italy and France plus […]
World Soccer Talk
/ 3631 days agoWelcome to the new beginning
Now in our 11th year of covering soccer, World Soccer Talk is proud to announce that we're making several big changes to the site. For us, it's a return to our roots (I'll explain more about that later). But we're confident that most of you will enjoy the new focus of the website. With the […]
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/ 3632 days agoNBC Sports announces schedule for 2016 Championship Sunday
NBC Sports has announced its schedule for the final day of the Premier League season, which they're calling it Championship Sunday when all 10 games will be shown live across NBC's array of networks. The game that has been given prime billing is on NBC, which features Manchester City away at Swansea City as the […]
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/ 3633 days agoESPN announces commentators for Euro 2016
ESPN has announced its lineup of talent that will be bringing Euro 2016 to US television this summer. The biggest surprise is that ESPN will feature Kate Markgraf as the first female co-commentator in the US to ever call a top-tier global men's tournament. The 1999 Women’s World Cup champion made her debut during ESPN’s 2011 […]
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/ 3634 days agoHaiti preview for Copa America Centenario
In the Haiti preview for this summer's Copa America Centenario, we review the squad roster, look ahead to the upcoming schedule of games as well as sharing our thoughts on how we think Haiti will do in the tournament. Haiti preview Manager: Patrice Neveu Captain: Johnny Placide Haiti preview: Squad: GOALKEEPERS (3): Steward Ceus (Minnesota […]
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/ 3634 days agoMike Tirico to host ESPN's coverage of Euro 2016
Veteran broadcaster Mike Tirico will be the host of ESPN's Euro 2016 coverage this June before he joins NBC Sports on a full-time basis. According to a statement from ESPN, "Tirico will remain with ESPN through the end of June. He is currently working ESPN and ABC Sports’ NBA Playoff games. Next month he will […]
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/ 3634 days agoNBCSN will feature Sunderland-Everton instead of Liverpool-Chelsea
NBC Sports has made a change to its TV schedule for Wednesday's Premier League games to feature Sunderland against Everton on NBCSN instead of the originally scheduled Liverpool vs. Chelsea match. After Sunderland's surprise 3-2 win against Chelsea on Saturday, a win for Sunderland against Everton on Wednesday evening will guarantee Premier League survival for […]
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/ 3636 days agoTop 10 most-watched Premier League games on US TV this season
So far this Premier League season, NBC's coverage of the world's most popular sports league has continued to raise the bar in coverage. Plus, with one week to go, it looks likely that the sports broadcaster will break last season's record for the average viewing audience of 479,000. Meanwhile, below are the top 10 most-watched […]