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/ 3262 days agoESPN to televise games from International Champions Cup China
This summer's International Champions Cup tournament in China will feature Arsenal, Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, AC Milan, Lyon and Inter Milan, with all of the games televised across a myriad of ESPN networks. The six teams will clash in four contests in Guangzhou, Shanghai, Shenzhen & Nanjing in this July. It’s the 3rd consecutive year […]

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/ 3262 days agoESPN to televise International Champions Cup Singapore
Fans of Chelsea, Bayern Munich and Inter Milan need to circle their calendars for late July as all of their matches from the 2017 International Champions Cup tournament in Singapore will be shown in the United States via a range of ESPN networks. Scheduled to take place at the National Stadium July 25-29, the ICC […]

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/ 3262 days agoFXX, FOX and FS1 to broadcast USA's Gold Cup group stage games
All three group stage games for the US Men's National Team in the 2017 CONCACAF Gold will be televised on FXX, FOX and FS1 in the United States, which should help give the USMNT some big viewing numbers in the first week of the tournament. Pitting North American, Central American and Caribbean neighbors and rivals […]

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/ 3263 days agoGold Cup TV schedule announced for Univision Deportes
Univision Deportes will televise every single match in the 2017 Gold Cup, which is scheduled to run from July 7-26 with games to be played across the United States. Pitting North American, Central American and Caribbean neighbors and rivals against each other every two years, CONCACAF Gold Cup includes a total of 25 matches and […]

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/ 3263 days agoPremier League Pass needs to feature all 380 games to be relevant
NBC Sports may have been unprepared for the backlash against Premier League Pass as soccer fans voiced their frustration at NBC's paid subscription service that will create a walled garden around 34% of the games in the 2017/18 season. From September 2016 to March 2017, NBCSN alone has lost 730,000 TV subscribers. And the trend […]

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/ 3263 days agoPlayStation Vue loses access to select Premier League games
Just weeks after PlayStation Vue subscribers lost access to the beIN SPORTS networks, Vue customers have been dealt another blow this week due to a new product from NBC Sports. With the pending launch of NBC's paid subscription service Premier League Pass, PlayStation Vue customers will no longer be able to watch the non-televised Premier […]

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/ 3264 days agoNBC Sports Gold marks a step backward for coverage of EPL
In their announcement about the pending launch of NBC Sports Gold's Premier League Pass, the paid digital subscription service that will offer 130 games per season to soccer fans in the US, NBC Sports have made a giant miscalculation. On paper, Premier League Pass seems like a harmless attempt to monetize the games that were […]

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/ 3264 days agoNBC announces Premier League Pass
NBC Sports has announced a brand-new digital streaming subscription service that will allow soccer fans to be able to watch Premier League games without requiring a cable or satellite subscription. The new service, Premier League Pass, will launch in time for the 2017/18 Premier League season. Premier League Pass, priced at $49.99 per season, will […]

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/ 3264 days agoAttendances for MLS through gameweek 17 of the 2017 season
Seattle and Minnesota had strong weekday turnouts last week, while DC United and Colorado had soft showings. The rest of the week had good reported attendances with sellout crowds in Houston, New Jersey, Chicago, San Jose and Portland. Seattle and Atlanta continue to lead the way with 42,000+. We can expect San Jose’s YTD deficit […]

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/ 3264 days agoAnti-piracy group warns of risks of watching illegal streams
In the last several months, there have been numerous developments by rights holders such as La Liga and the Premier League in their fight to shut down sites and prosecute pirates who are profiting off illegal streams of soccer games. One of the companies who are deploying anti-piracy technology is TMG, who have been appointed […]

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/ 3265 days agoFOX Sports’ coverage of the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup
Coming just a year after an underwhelming spectacle in the Copa America, the worst was expected from some critics regarding FOX’s coverage of the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup. But surprisingly for some, FOX Sports has come through with solid coverage. As we have now finished the group stage of the competition and enter the knockout […]

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/ 3265 days ago10 things we learned from MLS gameweek 17 of the 2017 season
Here are the ten things we learned from Week 17 of the 2017 MLS season. 1. Dempsey Saves Seattle in Portland The continent’s best soccer rivalry didn’t disappoint – and on a scorching night in Portland, it was that rivalry’s greatest recent figure who stole all the headlines. Clint Dempsey didn’t start for Seattle on […]

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/ 3266 days agoArsenal shouldn’t panic over wage bill rule
According to various reports, the Premier League now has a rule in which club wage bills cannot be £7 million higher than they were during the 2016/17 season. If a particular team happens to exceed the additional £7 million limit, then they would have to make up the difference through external revenue (i.e., player sales). […]

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/ 3268 days agoThe Early Season Numbers Are in on Televised MLS Games
In the more than 20 years since MLS soccer debuted on TV in 1996, the league has seen its share of highs and lows in viewing audiences. While recent years have been marked by a distinct upward trend in viewership, glance at this season’s numbers and you might notice a slight dip compared to 2016. […]

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/ 3269 days agoCan English teams restore some pride in Europe?
The Champions League was especially exciting this year, with a great final that saw Cristiano Ronaldo's selfish goal-fest and over the top celebrations eclipsed by an absolute wondergoal from Mario Mandzukic. The only drawback with the tournament is the shocking performance by English sides, with brave little Leicester flying the flag into the quarter-finals. Manchester […]