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/ 4079 days agoAlexi Lalas And Brad Friedel Close to Joining FOX Sports
UPDATE (December 9, 2014): FOX Sports has confirmed that Brad Friedel will join the broadcaster as an analyst in 2015. FOX Sports is close to finalizing deals to acquire Alexi Lalas and Brad Friedel as its newest soccer analysts, says a World Soccer Talk source. If finalized, the move to acquire the talents of Lalas and Friedel […]
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/ 4079 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 […]
Leagues: EPL
/ 4086 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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/ 4091 days agoMLS 2024 TV Schedule USA and Streaming Links
The MLS TV schedule features 29 teams now. St. Louis CITY is the most recent expansion side to join the top men's soccer division in the United States. And San Diego FC will soon join, making it a total of 30 teams. The MLS season kicks off in February, with the regular season running through […]
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/ 4091 days agoMLS 2025 TV Schedule USA and Streaming Links
MLS TV schedule The MLS TV schedule features 30 teams now. San Diego FC is the most recent expansion side to join the top men's soccer division in the United States. The MLS season kicks off in February, with the regular season running through October. The MLS Cup Playoffs follow soon after. With a total […]
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/ 4110 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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/ 4130 days agoNick Webster interview: Aug. 26, 2014
Nick Webster, one of the pioneers at Fox Soccer Channel, recently joined World Soccer Talk as the new host of the weekly podcast (and the longest running soccer podcast on the planet). Here's our interview with Nick to learn more about what it was like at in the early days of FOX Soccer, as well […]
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/ 4141 days agoTime Warner Cable and Bright House Add NBC Sports Live Extra In Time For EPL Season
Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks now offer access to NBC Sports Live Extra to its customers. With the availability of the service, soccer fans in the US who have TV subscriptions to either Time Warner or Bright House can now access Premier League matches via live, legal strams from the entire season. Time […]
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/ 4141 days agoCommentators for Premier League Matches On NBC Sports, Gameweek 1
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, August 16: Manchester United vs Swansea City, 7:45am, NBCSN and mun2 and NBC Sports Live Extra; Peter Drury & Jim Beglin Leicester City vs Everton, 10am, NBCSN and […]
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/ 4142 days agoNBC Sports Will Offer Enhanced Matchday Coverage For Premier League Season
After a debut Premier League season where NBC Sports exceeded everyone's expectations, the sports network is preparing for its sophomore season in covering the world's most popular sports league. While there have been plenty of changes on the pitch, with transfers galore by each club, NBC Sports is planning on several enhancements to elevate the production […]
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/ 4142 days agoNBC Sports and Uber Launch Fleet of Premier League Mini Coopers in New York City [PHOTOS]
NBC Sports and Uber have teamed together to offer soccer fans in New York City a unique opportunity to ride in Premier League-themed Mini Coopers for free. In celebration of its second season as the exclusive home of the Premier League in the U.S., NBC Sports Group will unleash a custom-designed convoy of Mini Cooper […]
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/ 4146 days agoTopps releases limited-edition cards of NBC’s Premier League announcing team [PHOTOS]
NBC Sports has teamed up with Topps to create several custom trading cards featuring Ted Lasso, Rebecca Lowe, Arlo White, Robbie Earle, Kyle Martino and Robbie Mustoe. The limited edition cards will be available in pubs in select markets across the United States where soccer fans will receive "Season Starter Kits" including Topps cards for […]
Leagues: EPL
/ 4148 days agoWATCH Ted Lasso’s Return to Promote NBC’s Premier League Coverage [VIDEO]
Former Tottenham Hotspur Head Coach Ted Lasso has returned to US airwaves with a new video, to promote NBC's coverage of the 2014/15 Premier League season. After being fired by Tottenham Hotspur, Coach Lasso (Jason Sudeikis) is back in the US-of-A, looking to make the most of his Premier League experience. In the video, there's […]
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/ 4149 days agoLandon Donovan to Retire From MLS At End of 2014 Season
Landon Donovan will retire at the end of the 2014 MLS season, confirmed a statement by LA Galaxy. According to the statement on the club website, Donovan wrote: “After careful deliberation and many conversations with those closest to me, I have decided that this will be my last year as a professional soccer player,” said […]
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/ 4153 days agoManchester United and Liverpool to Play In Miami in International Champions Cup Final
On Monday night, England's two most successful clubs descend on Miami for the final of the Guinness International Champions Cup as Manchester United battle against Liverpool to determine who will be the 2014 tournament winners. Before the International Champions Cup kicked off this summer, there were so many interesting concoctions of who could make the […]