Italian National Team standout and one of the greatest soccer players of his generation, Alessandro Del Piero has joined ESPN as a soccer analyst. Del Piero will appear on ESPN FC, the critically acclaimed daily soccer studio program exclusive to ESPN+. He will make his debut on Saturday, March 6, at 8 p.m. ET, providing […]

The soccer world ground to a halt this past weekend as fears about the coronavirus threat shut down European and American sport. Prior to the suspensions and cancellations of events, we had a full matchday of UEFA Champions League and the fallout from the US Soccer’s continued stumbles. It was a week like no other […]

ESPN FC is the main international program for the 'worldwide leader in sports. ESPN has a multitude of programs that cover the various aspects of sports around the world. However, ESPN demoted the program with the biggest international reach last year. Now, ESPN+ is the home of ESPN FC. Moving to ESPN+ ESPN FC debuted […]

For immediate analysis on TV after the FIFA World Cup Draw wrapped up on December 1, soccer fans in the United States had several choices to choose from. For most of them, the easiest way was to continue watching the coverage on FOX Sports 1. However, the viewers "voted" by watching the analysis on a […]

ESPN will deliver expansive coverage of the Transfer Deadline Day worldwide on Tuesday across the web and television. Coverage begins at 3am ET on Tuesday with up-to-the-minute digital and video content from ESPN FC's studio in London. Then, at 9am ET, coverage continues with ESPN FC columnist Gabriele Marcotti live from Bristol, Connecticut, where he'll […]

ESPN has begun publishing goal highlights from the Premier League on its ESPN FC website. UPDATE: ESPN says that their ESPN FC website has been publishing highlights of Premier League goals since December, 2013. Plus, ESPNFC.com also offers highlights of goals from the UEFA Champions League. We weren't aware of the availability of the videos […]

World Soccer Talk is proud to launch our latest exclusive short film. This one focuses on what happens behind the scenes on the most popular daily soccer show in the United States, ESPN FC. Follow our cameras as we take you on an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of ESPN's headquarters in Bristol, CT where we interview […]

Yesterday, the World Soccer Talk team was assembled in Bristol CT as guests of ESPN. During pre-production for Thursday’s ESPN FC show previewing the World Cup Draw, an ESPN staffer shouted “Nelson Mandela died.” Suddenly everyone on the set led by host Dan Thomas began reminiscing about Mandela’s life and legacy. When the ESPN FC […]

Last week, I gasped after ESPN FC released its latest power rankings composed by former Trinidad and Tobago goalkeeper Shaka Hislop. The video seemed to be the ultimate proof that being a former player does not guarantee being a competent soccer analyst. The list displayed Hislop’s rather comical understanding of the European landscape. His compilation […]

In the battle of the daily soccer TV shows that launched in August between ESPN2's ESPN FC and FOX Sports 1's FOX Soccer Daily, there's one clear winner — ESPN FC. For the episodes that were broadcast in August, FOX Soccer Daily is averaging 31,750 viewers on FOX Sports 1. ESPN FC, meanwhile, is light years […]

In the last two weeks, we've seen two new daily soccer news programs launch on American television — FOX Soccer Daily and ESPN FC. The addition of these two new shows meant that we bid adieu to their predecessors. FOX Soccer Daily debuted today on FOX Sports 1, replacing FOX Soccer News, the Toronto-based program that […]