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/ 4008 days agoJapan-England Women’s World Cup scores 2.3 million viewers
FOX Sports 1's coverage of Japan against England in the Women's World Cup semi-final was viewed by 2.3 million people, and was the most-watched cable television program on Wednesday in the United States. For a semi-final to be viewed by so many people and not involve the US, and not be shown on the over-the-air […]
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/ 4008 days agoFOX adds Women's World Cup Final programming and USWNT marathon
This Sunday's broadcast of the 2015 Women's World Cup Final between USA and Japan will begin an hour earlier (at 5pm ET instead of 6pm). Kickoff time remains at 7pm ET on the over-the-air FOX network. In addition to an hour extra of pre-match coverage, FOX continues after the match with a half-hour postgame show, […]
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/ 4009 days agoNGSN acquires J-League streaming rights in US through 2017
US online streaming rights to Japan's top flight soccer league, the J-League, have been acquired by NGSN, the legal streaming service that has rights to leagues in the Netherlands (Eredivisie), Argentina, Chile, Portugal, Russia and other countries. NGSN has the rights to the J-League for 2015 through 2017. Commentaries will be offered in English-language, while Japanese-language commentaries […]
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/ 4009 days ago8.4 million watch USA vs. Germany Women’s World Cup semi-final
FOX's live coverage of the 2015 Women's World Cup semi-final between the United States and Germany was viewed by 8.4 million million people watched the Tuesday night game. The match was shown live on the over-air FOX network from 7pm to 9pm ET, and is the most-watched broadcast on FOX since the April 1 edition of American Idol. […]
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/ 4010 days agoNBC to televise Premier League Asia Trophy
NBC Sports will televise this summer's Premier League Asia Trophy competition to viewers in the United States with games featuring Arsenal, Everton, Stoke and a Singapore XI team. Even though the Premier League Asia Trophy has been running every two years since 2003, we believe that this is the first time that games from the […]
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/ 4013 days ago5.7 million watched USA-China Women's World Cup game on FOX
FOX's coverage of USA against China in the quarter-finals of the 2015 Women's World Cup was watched by an audience of 5.7 million, which is the third most-watched women's soccer game of all time on US television. The number broke the short-lived mark set June 18 for the USA-Nigeria Group Stage match (5.0 million) by 14%, […]
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/ 4015 days agoDavid Neal, the man behind FOX’s Women’s World Cup coverage
There's no doubt that this year's Women's World Cup is the most beautiful coverage of the tournament in US TV soccer history. From the set to the virtual graphics, FOX's coverage of the Women's World Cup has grown by leaps and bounds compared to what we've been accustomed to from the network. While there's undoubtedly several people behind […]
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/ 4017 days ago4.7 million people watched USA vs. Colombia Women's World Cup game on FOX Sports 1
FOX Sports 1's coverage of USA against Colombia in the Round of 16 game in the Women's World Cup was viewed by 4.7 million people, setting a new record for soccer on FOX Sports 1, beating the previous mark of 3.3 million set earlier in the tournament for the USA-Australia game. It's the most watched […]
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/ 4033 days agoFOX's Women's World Cup opening weekend coverage is a mixed bag
If anyone has been tough on FOX's soccer coverage, it's been us. From so many highs and lows of recent years (with the lows being oh so low), we're glad to say that based on FOX Sports' opening weekend coverage of the Women's World Cup, the network's soccer coverage is showing measurable signs of progress. But while the visuals […]
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/ 4036 days agoDo not let Sepp Blatter be the one to reform FIFA
I'm sick and tired of many in the soccer world taking the opportunity to laugh and celebrate the forthcoming departure of Sepp Blatter from FIFA. Yes, I'm pleased that the FIFA President will no longer be in office in six to nine months from now, but the reality is that little or nothing will change […]
Leagues: EPL
/ 4036 days agoWhy it's time to rejoice that the Premier League will no longer be the BPL after 2015/16 season
Before World Soccer Talk launched its rebrand, it was known as 'EPL Talk' for several years. During those EPL Talk years, I lost count of the number of times I had to defend the name of the site from foreigners who wanted to correct me and say that there was no such thing as the […]
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/ 4038 days agoSepp Blatter being investigated by FBI as part of corruption scandal
FIFA President Sepp Blatter is being investigated by the FBI as part of the corruption scandal, sources have told ABC News. ABC News Senior Investigative Reporter Josh Margolin reports that Blatter is being investigated by the FBI and U.S. prosecutors. He added that the FBI declined to comment because Blatter has not been publicly identified as […]
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/ 4039 days agoFIFA President Sepp Blatter announces he will step down
FIFA President Sepp Blatter has announced that he will step down from his role as President as soon as a successor can be found. Blatter has called for an extraordinary FIFA Congress to be scheduled where his successor will be named. At that time, he will step down from his post. In a last minute press […]
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/ 4040 days agoDallas tournament canceled for Pachuca, Newcastle, and Chivas
The inaugural Dallas soccer tournament that promised Newcastle United, Lyon, Chivas, Pachuca, Swansea and other teams has decided to cancel this summer's tournament, and will try to host the competition again next summer. Entitled the Intercontinental Peace Cup, the tournament listed Newcastle United, Swansea City, Malaga, Chivas de Guadalajara, Pachuca, Olympique Lyonnais and Raja Club […]
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/ 4041 days agoPremier League viewing figures on NBC Sports increase 9%
NBC Sports broke the record for the greatest average viewership of Premier League matches on US television when it averaged 479,000 viewers per game for the 2014/15 season. That was 9% greater than the 2013/14 average of 438,000. And the 2013/14 average was 114% greater than the 2012/13 average of 220,000 viewers when the games were on […]