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/ 3703 days agoFOX bumps Bundesliga’s biggest game to FOX Soccer Plus
UPDATE: After public outrage from soccer fans in the US, FOX has decided to make a last-minute U-turn and will now feature the game live on FX. More details here. If you want to watch Borussia Dortmund against Bayern Munich on live TV this Saturday, you won't find it on FOX Sports 1. You won't […]
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/ 3704 days agoNGSN acquires Coppa Italia streaming rights in USA
In time for the second legs of the semi-finals of the 2015/16 Coppa Italia, NGSN has acquired the legal streaming rights to the Italian cup competition in the US market. With NGSN, you can watch all of the Coppa Italia games live and on-demand. Plus, the service is currently offering a free 30-day trial. After […]
EPL Commentator Schedule
/ 3707 days agoEPL commentator assignments on NBC, Gameweek 27
NBC Sports Group’s Premier League coverage of 18 matches in five days is highlighted by two matches between top-tier Premier League teams, when fifth-place Manchester United host third-place Arsenal this Sunday, Feb. 28, at 9:05 a.m. ET on NBCSN and TELEMUNDO, and Liverpool host fourth-place Manchester City on Wednesday, Mar. 2, at 3 p.m. ET […]
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/ 3710 days agoCopa America Euro 2016 schedules combined into one
For soccer fans, this summer promises to be one of the best ones ever with a fantastic lineup of Copa America Centenario matches involving some of the greatest players in the world playing on US soil, while many of the other world-class footballers will grace our TV sets as they compete in the Euro 2016 […]
TV Ratings
/ 3716 days agoMost-watched live soccer games on US TV for weekend of 2/12 to 2/14
Of the soccer games shown live on US cable and satellite channels last weekend, seven of the top 10 most-watched games were televised on NBCSN. Six of them were Premier League matches, while the seventh was the Olympic qualifying game between the United States and Mexico women's teams. It was an exceedingly good Sunday morning […]
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/ 3716 days agoEuropa League games on TV: Feb. 17, 2016
UEFA's Round of 32 for the Europa League has kicked off as new teams enter this stage of the tournament including heavyweights Manchester United, Porto, Bayer Leverkusen, Olympiacos and others. Fenerbahce's 2-0 victory against Locomotiv Moscow on Tuesday kicked off the latest stage of Europa League matches on Tuesday. But there are plenty of other […]
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/ 3717 days agoCopa Libertadores now available on FOX Soccer 2GO
Soccer fans in the United States who want to watch the Copa Libertadores but don't subscribe to FOX Deportes can finally watch the tournament from the comfort of their homes, offices or on the go with FOX Soccer 2GO. Plus, for the first-time ever, FOX's legal streaming service will offer the 2016 tournament in English, making […]
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/ 3717 days agoTravel soccer is an alternate reality of soccer culture in the USA
This past month has been a whirlwind for me. My 11-year-old daughter is on a travel soccer team, and now has also been selected to play for her middle school team. The additional responsibility means that her already congested soccer schedule has more than doubled, which makes life even crazier for me, taking her to […]
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/ 3722 days agoStillitano talks International Champions Cup TV rights, MLS involvement and player availability
The 2016 edition of the International Champions Cup, a soccer tournament featuring many of the world's greatest teams, will return to North America and Europe this summer and will feature 12 games, said Charlie Stillitano, co-founder and chairman of Relevent Sports, in an interview with World Soccer Talk Radio. "This year, we should have 12 […]
TV Ratings
/ 3722 days agoNBC's EPL leads the way with most-watched soccer games on US TV last weekend
NBC's live coverage of the Premier League game between Chelsea and Manchester United led the way last weekend in the most-viewed soccer game on US television. An average of 779,000 watched the game, which was televised live on the NBCSN from 11am to 1pm ET on Sunday, February 7. Altogether, it was a great weekend […]
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/ 3723 days agoArsenal to play 2016 MLS All-Star Game in San Jose
Arsenal will be the opponents in this year's MLS All-Star Game scheduled to be played in San Jose on Thursday, July 28pm at 9pm ET. In addition to the Gunners playing the match at Avaya Stadium in San Jose, the team will play another friendly, this time in Los Angeles against Chivas on Sunday, July […]
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/ 3724 days agoExcuses won’t help Bundesliga in TV war between FOX and NBC
If ever there was a broadcast to sum up how the Bundesliga TV ratings are doing in the United States, this past Saturday was it. Starting at the same kickoff time of 12:30pm ET, FOX had Bayer Leverkusen (starring Chicharito) against Bayern Munich (Germany's number one team). On NBC, another terrestrial network, the game was Southampton […]
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/ 3725 days agoNBC catches Leicester fever in new video to promote Sunday's game vs. Arsenal
NBC Sports has released a promotional video to build up the momentum ahead of Sunday's Premier League match between Arsenal and Leicester City. The Foxes take on the Gunners in a game that will be televised live across the United States on NBCSN beginning at 7am ET (pre-match coverage begins at 6am ET). NBC's new […]
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/ 3725 days agoBundesliga nets 318,000 viewers for Leverkusen-Bayern Munich
Saturday's broadcast of Bayer Leverkusen versus Bayern Munich was watched by an average viewing audience of 318,000 people on FOX Deportes, according to data from Sports TV Ratings. FOX Deportes televised the game live on Saturday, February 6th from 12:30pm to 2:30pm ET. The Spanish-language network is in 22 million homes across the United States, […]
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/ 3726 days agoFOX and Bundesliga dealt blow with Leverkusen-Munich ratings
The overnight TV ratings for Saturday's dueling broadcasts between Leverkusen-Bayern Munich on FOX and Southampton-West Ham on NBC are in, and the Bundesliga/FOX duo have been dealt a crushing blow as their game failed to beat NBC's coverage of the Premier League. NBC delivered an overnight rating of 0.56 compared to FOX's rating of 0.33. If the […]