latest articles by Christopher Harris
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/ 4231 days agoCameron Joins NBCSN, McBride Leaving FOX, ESPN Renews Twellman Contract & FOX Announces WWC Draw Details
It's been a busy week in the world of soccer broadcasting in the United States with several important announcements that will impact the viewing experience Stateside. Geoff Cameron Joins NBCSN U.S. Men’s National Team and Stoke City defender Geoff Cameron makes his NBC Sports Group debut on Sunday, Nov. 23, joining Arlo White in the […]
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/ 4232 days agoUSA-All Blacks Rugby Match Gets More TV Viewers Than Any MLS Game On NBC
NBC's live broadcast of the USA vs New Zealand rugby game on Saturday, November 1 had a larger viewing audience than any MLS game on NBC. An average viewing audience of 927,000 people tuned in to watch the New Zealand All Blacks defeat the USA Eagles 74-6 in front of a sold-out crowd at Soldier Field […]
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/ 4234 days agoNBC Sports Has Televised 100% Of Liverpool Games; See How Your Team Compares
Out of the entire Premier League season thus far, Liverpool FC is the only club who has been televised 100% of the time on NBC Sports (NBCSN, NBC or CNBC). Even other clubs in the Premier League haven't been televised as much as Liverpool — including Chelsea, Manchester United, Manchester City, Arsenal and other teams — who […]
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/ 4235 days agoVote for the Best of the 2014 MLS Season in Readers' Choice Awards
The 2014 MLS season is coming to a close, but you have an opportunity to cast your vote to determine which blogs, podcasts, players, books and more will receive the inaugural MLS Talk Awards to recognize the best of season. In this Readers' Choice Awards, you get to decide who you think is deserving of […]
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/ 4240 days agoNBC Sees Net Gains in QPR-Man City and DC United-RBNY TV Viewing Audience Numbers
The TV viewing figures are in for last Saturday's double-header of soccer that was televised on the free-to-air NBC network. The 12:30-2:30pm ET game between Queens Park Rangers and Manchester City was watched by an average of 908,000 people. Meanwhile, the 2:30-4:30pm ET broadcast of the MLS playoff between DC United and New York Red […]
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/ 4240 days agoNew York City FC Unveils Debut Home Shirt
New York City FC has unveiled its home shirt for its debut MLS season. And other than having a NYCFC crest and a design by adidas instead of Nike, it makes the team look like Manchester City in disguise. The shirt features a sky blue color and white rounded-collar as well as white trim. The only […]
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/ 4242 days agoPreliminary US TV Schedule For Premier League Games From January 1-February 1, 2015
We can now reveal the preliminary TV schedule of Premier League matches that will be played from January 1 to February 1, 2015. Not all of the matches have been determined yet (NBC Sports typically doesn't decide until the Tuesday before which 10am ET Premier League game will be shown on NBCSN). However, many of […]
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/ 4242 days agoSchedule of Euro 2016 Qualifiers and International Friendlies on US TV and Internet
We have the US TV and Internet schedule for all of the international matches being played during the next week — including Euro 2016 qualifiers, Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches and friendlies. The international break is a time when England looks like world beaters, USA plays meaningless friendlies and Brazil goes on another tour around […]
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/ 4243 days agoAssuming Chelsea Are Champions, It's a Riveting Race for Positions 2-20 in the Premier League
It's a foregone conclusion that Chelsea will win the 2014/15 Premier League title. If you're a Chelsea supporter, you may disagree partly because you don't want the team to be jinxed or you don't want complacency to settle in. However, in a season where Manchester City, Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United are all misfiring and suffering […]
Where to find on TV
/ 4245 days agoWhere to Watch Manchester United vs Crystal Palace on US TV and Online
Manchester United's game against Crystal Palace at 10am ET Saturday will be shown on Premier League Extra Time (NBC Sports' overflow channels) and streamed live on NBC Sports Live Extra today. The game will not be shown live on NBCSN. Instead, in its place, NBCSN has decided to show Southampton against Leicester City. Here's more […]
Leagues: EPL
/ 4248 days agoEver Wanted Your Team to Lose So Your Manager Gets Sacked? If So, When?
For seasoned soccer fans, most of us have been in a situation — some more than others — where we've wanted our team to lose just so that the pressure can pile on the manager, leading to his eventual sacking. We never want to see our team lose, but there comes a time when enough is enough, […]
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/ 4248 days agoNBC Unveils Liverpool-Chelsea Promo Spot; You'll Never Walk Alone [VIDEO]
"In the Premier League, singing is believing," says the brand-new promo spot from NBC Sports to promote this Saturday's Premier League match between Liverpool and Chelsea (7:45am ET on NBCSN and NBC Sports Live Extra). NBC's TV cameras walked through the streets and inside the pubs to capture the footage of Liverpool fans on matchday […]
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/ 4250 days agoNBC Sports Updates NBC Sports Live Extra With New Enhancements
Regular users of the NBC Sports Live Extra app will have noticed several new enhancements added in the last few weeks as NBC Sports aims to make the content and stats to accompany each game even more useful. The new functionality and visualizations include real-time lineups and match statistics; minute-by-minute text commentary synchronized with the video stream […]
World Soccer Talk
/ 4250 days agoWorld Soccer Talk Launches New Enhanced Mobile Experience For iOS and Android Devices
World Soccer Talk has launched a brand-new, enhanced mobile experience so you can enjoy our soccer news, analysis and opinion on your mobile phones and tablets. In July 2013, we launched a mobile version of World Soccer Talk that was optimized for smartphones and tablets. Based on the success of that launch, we listened to […]
World Soccer Talk
/ 4250 days agoWorld Soccer Talk Celebrates 9th Anniversary
Nine years ago, I launched what was to become World Soccer Talk from my bedroom. My mission was to create one of the biggest soccer websites in the United States, where fans from around the world could come to talk about their favorite sport. After launching EPL Talk in November 2005, which was rebranded as World Soccer […]