Christopher Harris

Christopher Harris

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Since launching World Soccer Talk in 2005, Harris has played an influential role in shaping how broadcasters deliver the sport by providing in-depth analysis and reviews of the soccer TV coverage. He has interviewed virtually all media executives at the different media giants to stay apprised of changes in OTT and broadcast television while also keeping up with the latest reports and breaking news about key soccer rights acquisitions and the media landscape.

latest articles by Christopher Harris

World Soccer Talk

/ 4193 days ago

New Soccer Video Website Launches to Aggregate Best Viral Videos From Across the Web

Viral videos are such an integral part of the soccer experience. Whether it's interviews with The Special One, clips from Nike or user generated videos, you can now find them in one place at worldsoccertalk.tv. No longer do you have to hunt and click through YouTube or social media to find the soccer videos that […]

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/ 4199 days ago

More Than 11 Million Watch Mexico Against Brazil On Univision Deportes and ESPN

Tuesday's telecast of Mexico against Brazil in the 2014 FIFA World Cup was viewed by 6.8 million people on Univision Deportes, which beat ESPN's coverage of the same game by 61%, and 4.2 million people on ESPN. Through yesterday, Univision's viewing numbers for the 2014 World Cup are 54% greater than in World Cup 2010 […]

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/ 4203 days ago

Download the 2014 World Cup Guidebook: Schedule, Previews, Squads, Managers and More

World Soccer Talk has published a free eBook for soccer fans entitled the 2014 World Cup Guidebook. Written by Abe Asher, designed by Aram Gyan and copyedited by Matt Covell, the 2014 World Cup Guidebook features previews of each of the 32 teams, rosters, schedule of games, groups and a bracket. The eBook is meant as a helpful reference tool […]

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/ 4204 days ago

WATCH: São Paulo Neighborhood Erupt in Deafening Cheers After Brazil Scores [VIDEO]

When soccer aficionados talk about how cities literally shut down during games in a World Cup, we all nod and imagine what that must be like. But own savvy Brazilian decided to put a camera on his window and record the sights and sounds of the city of his São Paulo neighborhood during the Brazil […]

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/ 4205 days ago

Chelsea Sign Cesc Fabregas From Barcelona For £26.6million

Chelsea have signed former Arsenal and Barcelona midfielder Cesc Fabregas for a transfer fee reported to be £26.6million. Fabregas has joined on a four-year contract and will wear the number 4 shirt for Jose Mourinho's team. Chelsea began negotiations to sign Fabregas last week despite the fact that Barcelona initially wanted £45million for the footballer […]

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/ 4208 days ago

Brad Friedel Signs One Year Extension to His Deal at Tottenham Hotspur

Brad Friedel, one of the greatest US goalkeepers ever to play for the red, white and blue, has signed a new one-year extension to his contract at Tottenham Hotspur, which will see the goalkeeper stay at White Hart Lane until the end of the 2014/15 season. Friedel, who has been a sound back-up goalkeeper to […]

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/ 4208 days ago

Steve Sidwell Joins Stoke City On Two-Year Deal After Being Released By Fulham

Steve Sidwell has rejoined Stoke City on a two-year deal after being released by relegated club Fulham. Sidwell is Stoke's second signing of the summer after the club recently acquired Phil Bardsley from Sunderland. Sidwell, 31, has agreed a two-year deal and will officially join the Club on July 1 when his contract with Fulham […]

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/ 4210 days ago

England vs Honduras, World Cup Warmup Match: Open Thread

England plays its final game of the warm-up matches before the World Cup starts with today's friendly against Honduras, to be played at Miami's Sun Life Stadium. The game kicks off at 4:45pm ET and will be shown live on beIN SPORTS for viewers in the United States. It's a very hot day in South […]

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/ 4212 days ago

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain’s Injury Rules Him Out For 10 Days to 3 Weeks

England midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain will be out of action for between 10 days and three weeks. If he can recover in time for 10 days, he may be ready for England's second game of the 2014 World Cup. If he'll be ruled out for 3 weeks, then it means that Oxlade-Chamberlain could be fit for […]

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/ 4214 days ago

World Soccer Talk Reveals Extensive World Cup 2014 Coverage Plans

The excitement is building for FIFA World Cup 2014, and we're excited to share with you our coverage plans for what we expect will be the most watched tournament in the history of the sport. World Soccer Talk will be bringing you the most complete and remarkable content throughout the entire tournament. We'll be bringing […]

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/ 4215 days ago

Frank Lampard Announces He Will Be Leaving Chelsea, Fueling Speculation Of Move to New York City FC

England midfielder Frank Lampard has announced that he will be leaving Chelsea, fueling speculation that the former Chelsea player will be the second high-profile signing to close a deal with New York City FC, the MLS team owned by Manchester City and New York Yankees. After 13 years at Chelsea and 648 appearances for the […]

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/ 4215 days ago

ESPN Radio to Stream 2014 World Cup Games

ESPN Radio will broadcast all 64 matches of the FIFA World Cup live to listeners across the United States. All matches will also be streamed online on ESPNRadio.com and available via the ESPN Radio App. All of ESPN Radio’s FIFA World Cup broadcasts will also be featured on SiriusXM, with 56 of the games airing on SiriusXM […]

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/ 4215 days ago

David Villa Joins New York City FC: Watch His First Interview As a NYCFC Player

David Villa has been officially unveiled as New York City FC's first signing. Spain's all-time leading goalscorer has joined NYCFC on a three-year deal as a designated player. “Throughout my career, I've always tried to keep pushing myself to achieve new targets, and this represents another important goal for me,” Villa said in the NYCFC […]

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/ 4216 days ago

ESPN Deportes to air all 64 2014 World Cup games in Portuguese

ESPN Deportes will broadcast all 64 World Cup games live on US television this summer in the Portuguese language. The vast majority of the games will be shown on ESPN Deportes except when there are matches being played simultaneously. During those times, the matches will be split between ESPN Deportes and ESPN Deportes+, which is […]

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/ 4216 days ago

DirecTV Offers World Cup Extras in 2014

As is customary, DirecTV leads the way in providing soccer fans with the most amount of soccer content via TV screens nationwide. This World Cup will not be any different. This summer, DirecTV will broadcast all 64 World Cup games in HD via a choice of ESPN, ESPN2, ABC, Univision, Univision Deportes, UniMás and Galavision. […]