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/ 4268 days agoJoin Nick Webster For His Reddit AMA On Friday at 3pm ET
Nick Webster, formerly of FOX Soccer and now the host of the World Soccer Talk Podcast, will be on Reddit on Friday afternoon, October 17 at 3pm ET/Noon PT for a Reddit AMA (ask me anything). If you haven’t had a chance to participate in a Reddit AMA before, it’s a unique opportunity to ask questions directly to writers, […]
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/ 4268 days agoReceive Weekly Soccer TV Listings With Our Free Email Newsletter
Beginning today, you can now receive a comprehensive guide to the weekly soccer TV and Internet listings with a free newsletter delivered to your email in-box every Thursday night. This Week In Soccer features TV and Internet listings for the Premier League, MLS, La Liga, Serie A, Liga MX, Bundesliga, Ligue Un, UEFA Champions League, […]
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/ 4268 days agoMen In Blazers TV Ratings Are Literally Sub-Optimal
It's still only early days in Men In Blazers making the transformation to a weekly TV show, but based on the preliminary TV ratings for the first 3 shows of the season, the results are literally sub-optimal. After 3 episodes thus far, the Men In Blazers TV Show is averaging 30,000 viewers, which is incredibly […]
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/ 4269 days agoWhy Don Garber's Outburst Against Jurgen Klinsmann Is Good News For MLS
This week's war of words between USMNT Head Coach Jurgen Klinsmann and MLS Commissioner Don Garber is exactly what the league needs to make it more entertaining and intriguing off the pitch than on it. It's just a shame that the teleconference call wasn't streamed online for the rest of the soccer community to hear. […]
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/ 4275 days agoWhy It's Time for Premier League Clubs To Play League Games Overseas
After news leaked this week that the Premier League is exploring possibilities about expanding globally to include league games played overseas in select markets, many in the English media were quick to share their disdain for the idea even though the chairman of one Premier League club (Huw Jenkins, Swansea) said "There’s definitely going to be a […]
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/ 4277 days agoFOX Sports making baby steps to improve its soccer coverage
It's no secret that we've been critical of FOX Sports' poor soccer coverage during the past two years where they've committed a catalog of mistakes and thumbed its noses at its core soccer audience. Thankfully, FOX Sports is beginning to see the light based on a few improvements they've made during the past week. FOX isn't in […]
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/ 4285 days agoSwansea City Progress Report for August-September
As a Swansea City supporter, consider me unimpressed by the season thus far for the Welsh team. While the Swans are sitting comfortably in fifth position, the team still could be doing much better than they are currently. It's that feeling of "could be doing better" that has undermined the Swans for the past couple […]
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/ 4295 days agoCommentators for Premier League Matches On NBC Sports, Gameweek 5
NBC has announced the commentators for this weekend's Premier League matches that will be shown on television and Internet across the United States. Here's the line-up: Saturday, September 20: QPR vs Stoke, 7:45am, NBCSN and NBC Sports Live Extra; Peter Drury & Clive Allen Aston Villa vs Arsenal, 10am, NBCSN and NBC Sports Live Extra; Ian […]
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/ 4295 days agoSearching For Soccer In England, The Home of Football
Last weekend was a surreal one for me. I spent most of the afternoon in York, as well as the morning in Edinburgh and the evening in Manchester. It was surreal because I was there on a Premier League Saturday, but there was little to no evidence of anything Premier League-related going on in the […]
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/ 4299 days agoHeading Back Home: Traveling Through Scotland
The question that’s on everyone’s lips is yes or no. Should Scotland decide to be independent from Great Britain in this week’s referendum? The timing of my trip to Scotland couldn’t have been better. Blessed with a rare indian summer of blue skies, temperatures in the 70s and no rain, it was the perfect opportunity […]
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/ 4299 days agoGus Johnson Quitting Role As Lead Commentator Is a Victory For Soccer Fans
Gus Johnson has decided to step down from his role as the lead soccer commentator for FOX Sports, and will return to announcing college football and college basketball, according to a report by SI.com. The news will come as a victory for soccer fans who rebelled against the decision made by FOX Sports to force an announcer […]
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/ 4302 days agoCommentators for Premier League Matches On NBC Sports, Gameweek 4
NBC has announced the commentators for this weekend's Premier League matches that will be shown on television and Internet across the United States. Here's the line-up: Saturday, September 13: Arsenal vs Manchester City, 7:45am, NBCSN and mun2 and NBC Sports Live Extra; Peter Drury and Danny Mills Chelsea vs Swansea, 10am, NBCSN and NBC Sports Live […]
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/ 4308 days agoChampions League red zone channel coming to FOX Soccer Plus
FOX Sports has announced a new feature to its UEFA Champions League coverage named Multimatch 90, which will allow soccer fans the ability to watch a "red zone channel" where the best highlights will be shown live or on quick replay. The feature, which will become available for the UEFA Champions League matches beginning this […]
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/ 4311 days agoExperiencing a Norwegian soccer match: Brann vs Molde
At the foothills of Mount Ulrika in the beautiful city of Bergen, nestled on the western coast of Norway, the “Gateway to the Fjords” is the home of Brann, a top flight Norwegian soccer team. This past Sunday, I got a chance to experience what a top flight Norwegian football match is like. Brann, who […]
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/ 4319 days agoHighs and Lows of Soccer Viewing Experience, Aug. 23-25
Hardcore soccer fans consume a lot of the sport. So much so that many of us can identify an announcer or co-commentator by hearing just a few of his words. It's almost as if we feel we know the person considering the vast number of hours we spend listening to the talent over the days, months […]