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/ 2615 days agoESPN+ acquires rights to US Open Cup through 2022
ESPN+ has acquired the streaming rights to the US Open Cup through 2022 in another deal that positions ESPN+ as the leading soccer streaming service in the United States. The U.S. Open Cup is the longest-running domestic cup competition in the United States. All U.S. Open Cup matches from the First Round through the Final […]

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/ 2618 days agoNBCSN to debut Manchester United treble-anniversary documentary on April 28
NBCSN will debut a brand-new documentary to commemorate the 20-year anniversary of Manchester United's incredible 1999 treble-winning season. Schedule to air on April 28 at 2:30PM ET on NBCSN, The Impossible Dream features interviews with Sir Alex Ferguson, Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer, Gary Lineker, Jim Rosenthal, David Beckham, Andrew Cole, Teddy Sheringham, Dwight Yorke, Ryan Giggs and […]

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/ 2622 days agoNBC Fan Fests forge deeper connections with US soccer fans
For English-language soccer fans in the United States, no league has done a better job in connecting with supporters throughout the country than the Premier League courtesy of NBC Sports. So far this season, NBC Sports has already launched two Premier League fan festivals. And the third one, to be held in Boston this weekend, […]

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/ 2623 days agoReal Madrid tickets on sale for US tour: 2019
Real Madrid are heading to the United States for a summer preseason tour for the fourth year in a row. With no World Cup or European Championship scheduled this summer, it's likely that Real Madrid will feature a close to full-strength squad of world-class players. In the Real Madrid US tour, Zinedine Zidane's team will […]

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/ 2623 days agoArsenal tickets on sale for US summer tour
Arsenal are heading to the United States this summer for a preseason tour that'll see them playing from coast to coast. It's no secret that previous Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger was not a fan of taking his team to the United States on preseason tours. Thankfully, his successor Unai Emery has no qualms, and will […]

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/ 2625 days ago4 potential Aaron Ramsey replacements at Arsenal
As Aaron Ramsey is set to depart Arsenal after 11 seasons in north London, the Gunners will have a significant hole to fill. The Wales star has been an important figure in the squad during his time at the club. He was instrumental in ending Arsenal’s nine-year trophy drought in 2014 and helped guide the […]

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/ 2625 days agoUSA vs. Chile preview: Berhalter faces his toughest test as USMNT coach
It's been so far so good for the USMNT under Gregg Berhalter. Under his guidance, the US is 3-0-0 (W-L-D) and has yet to concede a goal: beating Panama 3-0, Costa Rica 2-0, and Ecuador 1-0 this past Thursday on a goal from Gyasi Zardes that took a mile-high deflection before going in. But we're […]

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/ 2626 days agoUSMNT attendance down 11% for 2014-2017 compared to 2010-14
The average attendance for home games featuring the US Men's National Team is trending downward. The attendance has been falling for the US for several years now. Furthermore, the attendance is down for this cycle when compared to the previous cycle. From 2010 to 2014, the US averaged 36,697 through 43 games. So from 2014 […]

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/ 2630 days agoUSA vs. Ecuador preview: USMNT likely to feature mostly MLS players
Gregg Berhalter's first camp in charge of the USMNT went about as well as could be expected, as the US won both games by a combined score of 5-0: 3-0 against Panama and 2-0 against Costa Rica. A pair of clean sheets and five different goal-scorers is certainly a bright spot. But that was the […]

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/ 2631 days agoESPN+ acquires Copa América rights in English and Portuguese
Popular streaming service ESPN+ has acquired the English-language and Portuguese-language rights to the 2019 CONMEBOL Copa América for viewers in the United States, a source revealed to World Soccer Talk. With Telemundo Deportes already having acquired the Spanish-language rights in the United States, that means that soccer fans will have plenty of choices this summer […]

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/ 2635 days agoLampard and Gerrard make impressive starts as managers
In spite of how this season may end, the 2018/19 campaign has been a good one for Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard. Lampard and Gerrard have both taken brave steps into big management jobs, and both of them have been relatively successful. Nobody can argue that the two English giants have acquitted themselves remarkably and […]

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/ 2639 days agoNBC bringing Premier League Fan Fest to Boston on March 30-31
NBC Sports and the Premier League are partnering to present the first two-day “Premier League Mornings Live” supporter event on March 30-31 in Boston. The Saturday-Sunday fan festival will take place in the shadow of Fenway Park’s iconic “Green Monster,” at the famed Cask ‘n Flagon sports bar across the street from the stadium. In […]

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/ 2639 days agoWhy the USWNT deserves more than equal pay to USMNT
On Friday, all 28 members of the US Women’s National Team (USWNT) filed a discrimination lawsuit against the US Soccer Federation, just three months before defending the Women’s World Cup title. But does the USWNT have a case? We took a look at many of the key performance indicators to see how the US women […]

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/ 2639 days agoInaugural game for Memphis 901 FC shows love for soccer in Bluff City
The inaugural game for Memphis 901 FC was Saturday, and I had the opportunity to watch a little bit of history being made in Tennessee on a clear, gorgeous evening in downtown Memphis. Nothing was going to spoil the party that was the debut game for Memphis 901 FC. Well, nothing except the Tampa Bay […]

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/ 2643 days agoHow Calum Chambers is giving Arsenal encouraging options
Fulham are currently in the midst of an extremely disappointing season. Accumulating just 17 points after 29 league matches, the Cottagers have a pretty good chance of being relegated to the second tier when the current campaign ends. However, one of the few bright spots for the west London outfit has been Calum Chambers. The […]