latest articles by Christopher Harris
News
/ 3684 days agoArlo White and Steve Bower to replace Rebecca Lowe
NBCSN's Premier League presenter Rebecca Lowe will be replaced by Arlo White and Steve Bower while she's on maternity leave, according to NBC Sports. Lowe, who is expecting to deliver a baby boy in April, will initially be replaced by Arlo White, who will be temporarily moving from England to the United States to host […]
News
/ 3685 days agoSwansea and Guidolin owe huge debt of gratitude to Alan Curtis
When Garry Monk was sacked as manager of Swansea City on December 9, Swansea City were in a free fall. At that time, they had recorded just one victory in their previous 11 games. With the club unable to finalize deals with several prospective managers, the Swans decided to name assistant coach Alan Curtis as […]
TV Ratings
/ 3689 days agoMost-watched soccer games on US TV for weekend of March 11-13
Last weekend's US TV viewing numbers for soccer matches featured a record-breaking 2,900,000 people that watched the Super Clasico between Chivas and Club America on Univision and Univision Deportes. The game ranks as the most-watched regular season club soccer match since 2010, and outperformed the NBA on ESPN and NHL on NBC for the current […]
News
/ 3690 days agoMLS TV viewing numbers drop 40% compared to opening weekend
The total viewing figures for the three nationally-televised Major League Soccer games last weekend declined by more than 40% compared to the numbers from the opening weekend of the 2016 season. That's on top of the 11% decline that MLS already saw last weekend compared to the viewing figures for the opening weekend of the […]
News
/ 3690 days agoSoccer streaming site NGSN temporarily suspends service
Soccer streaming service NGSN has temporarily suspended service, and plans to become available again this summer. NGSN (Next Generation Sports Network) temporarily shut down its service on Friday. According to NGSN, "In order to be ready for a fresh rebound in [the] summer, we have temporarily suspended our services." NGSN launched their streaming service in […]
News
/ 3691 days agoSchedule of soccer friendlies to be played in the US this summer
NOTE: We moved the schedule of international soccer friendlies to this page — schedule of soccer friendlies in US this summer.
News
/ 3694 days agoChelsea to play AC Milan in Minneapolis this summer, says report
Chelsea will play AC Milan in Minneapolis this summer as part of the International Champions Cup, according to soccer website Northern Pitch. The reputable website reveals that the match will be played at the US Bank Stadium in early August. An official announcement regarding the news, as well as the rest of the International Champions […]
News
/ 3695 days agoBrazil fears rising financial growth and popularity of MLS
A soccer financial expert says that business people in Brazil are becoming very concerned about the financial growth and rising popularity of Major League Soccer, and fear that it will soon overtake the Brazilian top-flight league, the Campeonato Brasileiro. In a recent exclusive interview with World Soccer Talk Radio, soccer journalist and broadcaster Tim Vickery […]
News
/ 3696 days agoMLS TV viewing audiences decline 11% for opening weekend
The number of viewers for the opening weekend of MLS games on national television in the United States declined by 11% compared to the opening MLS weekend in 2015. While this year's opening weekend is not an apples to apples comparison to last year, it's pretty close. For the opening weekend of 2015, the season […]
TV Ratings
/ 3696 days agoMost-watched live soccer games: March 4-6
The viewing figures for last weekend's soccer games on TV were more varied than usual given the return of MLS. Plus there was the last minute switch by FOX Sports to move the biggest Bundesliga game of the season, between Dortmund and Bayern Munich, from FOX Soccer Plus to FX. So how did all of […]
News
/ 3697 days agoRachel Bonnetta picks FOX Sports over ESPN as her new employer
MLS digital star Rachel Bonnetta has joined FOX Sports to become the newest member of their video show The Buzzer. Bonnetta, who began her career at Toronto FC as host of their video channel, joined MLSsoccer.com in early 2015 to be the face of their digital network. During 2015, she became one of the brightest […]
News
/ 3700 days agoBundesliga's next 2 games on FOX over-the-air network revealed
Germany's Bundesliga has revealed their schedule for the upcoming weeks, so we now know which two games will be featured on the over-the-air FOX network in the near future. FOX's national TV network has agreed to feature 8 Bundesliga games live on its terrestrial channel for the latter half of the 2015/16 Bundesliga season. With […]
News
/ 3701 days agoFOX Sports decides to show Dortmund-Bayern on FX
FOX Sports has made a last-minute U-turn and has decided to broadcast the biggest Bundesliga game of the season between Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich on FX. Originally, FOX Sports announced on Tuesday that the high-profile game would only be shown on FOX Soccer Plus, the sports network that very few soccer fans in the […]
News
/ 3701 days agoEuro 2016 TV schedule
The Euro 2016 TV schedule is available for the event in June featuring many of the world's greatest soccer nations including France, Spain, Germany and Italy as well as several entertaining teams such as Belgium, England, Ireland and Sweden, as well as surprise appearances by Wales, Northern Ireland, Iceland and Albania. With all 24 national […]
News
/ 3701 days agoESPN announces Euro 2016 TV and streaming coverage plans
ESPN has announced its initial coverage plans for Euro 2016, one of the world's most entertaining national soccer competitions. Every match will be shown live on TV and online. All together, ESPN networks will combine to televise more than 230 live hours of Euro 2016 beginning Friday, June 10 through Sunday, July 10 from 10 […]