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/ 2568 days ago

UEFA dropped the ball with Mkhitaryan situation

Arsenal midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan announced on Tuesday that he will not be traveling with his teammates for the UEFA Europa League final next week. ”Having considered all current options, we had to take the tough decision for me not to travel with the squad to the Europa League final," explained Mkhitaryan. “It's the kind of […]

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/ 2574 days ago

Record 2.2 million watch Premier League season finale

If anyone ever doubted the popularity of the Premier League on US television, Sunday's live broadcasts of all 10 games on the final day of the season proved them wrong. Sunday's Premier League season finale registered a record Total Audience Delivery of 2.2 million viewers – marking the most-watched Championship Sunday in U.S. TV history, […]

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/ 2580 days ago

Women’s World Cup, Copa America and Gold Cup TV schedules

If you have any vacation time that you haven't used this year, you may want to consider asking your boss for some time off in June and July as the Copa America, Women's World Cup and CONCACAF Gold Cup all overlap with each other for one of the biggest summer's of soccer ever. Incredibly, there […]

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/ 2581 days ago

Book review: 'The National Team: The Inside Story of the Women Who Changed Soccer'

The 2015 World Cup validated the idea that the Women's World Cup was a must-see event in the United States. The U.S. team became stars, TV ratings were through the roof, and not since 1999 had women's soccer been a cultural phenomenon. Since then, women's soccer has maintained a presence if at times uneven, and […]

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/ 2582 days ago

Univision to rebrand as TUDN in strategic alliance with Televisa

Univision Deportes Network will be renamed TUDN as a result of a strategic alliance between the sports divisions of Univision and Grupo Televisa, two of the biggest Spanish-language sports broadcasters in the world. Derived from the combination of the "T" in Televisa, the largest media company in the Spanish-speaking world, and the "UDN" in the […]

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/ 2584 days ago

Liverpool FC tickets selling fast for US summer tour

Liverpool FC are heading to the United States this summer to play in three matches, and ticket sales are going fast according to sources. Jurgen Klopp's team will be playing friendlies against Borussia Dortmund, Sporting Lisbon and Sevilla in a series of highly-anticipated games. Adding to the flavor of the events, all three matches will […]

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/ 2584 days ago

Where and why to watch the Major Arena Soccer League Final

1. What’s Happening? The Milwaukee Wave will host Mexico’s Monterrey Flash this Sunday at 6 PM Eastern in the Major Arena Soccer League final. But with MLS starting, the European season ending, and with new streaming services offering games from almost all 211 FIFA member nations, it’s easy to overlook the indoor game. Is it […]

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/ 2593 days ago

NBC's Manchester United Treble film is a masterpiece

It's only fitting that one of the main storytellers in the Manchester United documentary that will premiere on Sunday on NBCSN about the treble-winning season is the man who called the game that night, commentator Clive Tyldesley. His words and voice are so intertwined with that memorable day in 1999 when the Red Devils — against […]

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/ 2594 days ago

Palermo sold again; We look back at the club’s recent rocky history

Unione Sportiva Città di Palermo, known around the world as just Palermo, have one of the more interesting stories in modern club football. In most cases, fascinating teams in sports tend to have a winning history. This, however, is the case for the Sicilian-based club. Palermo have never finished atop of the Serie A standings, […]

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/ 2594 days ago

MLS is a TV ratings disaster in New York City

In the same city that Major League Soccer calls home, which is also the number one TV market in the United States, MLS's two teams in the New York region have been a TV ratings disaster. Despite the two MLS teams being accessible in more than 7.3 million homes in the New York area, TV […]

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/ 2596 days ago

Liverpool schedule to hit Boston, New York and South Bend

Liverpool will be heading to the United States this summer to play friendlies in three of the most historic sports stadiums in America. The Reds will play: • Borussia Dortmund on July 19 at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana • Sevilla on July 21 at Fenway Park, Boston • Sporting Lisbon on July 24 at Yankee […]

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/ 2600 days ago

Freddie Ljungberg is on the path to becoming a future Arsenal manager

Arsenal’s current managerial situation appears to be fairly calm at the moment. Following the departure of club legend Arsene Wenger last summer, things could have gotten a bit shaky for the north London outfit. However, Unai Emery was somewhat surprisingly appointed head coach of the Gunners and currently has the club going in the right […]

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/ 2610 days ago

Promotion battles in England going down to the wire

The race to climb the football ladder in England is always fiercely competitive and this season’s battles are delivering excitement aplenty once again. With a handful of games still to play none of the promotion issues in the Championship, League 1 or League 2 have been decided, although some teams are on the verge of […]

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/ 2610 days ago

European big guns close in on title glory

With just a few weeks of the season remaining some of Europe’s biggest clubs are closing in claiming their domestic league titles. The likely winners of Serie A and La Liga appear nailed on, with Juventus and Barcelona long odds-on favourites to secure their respective championships. However, the title battles in the Premier League and […]

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/ 2610 days ago

‘Big Six’ still battling as Premier League season rolls on

The Premier League’s ‘Big Six’ sides still have plenty to play for as the season reaches its crucial final few weeks. Just two points separate Liverpool and Manchester City in the title race, although Pep Guardiola’s side have what could be a vital game in hand on the Reds. City remain favourites with the bookmakers […]