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El Clásico 2017: beIN SPORTS’ TV coverage plans

beIN SPORTS' coverage of the first el Clásico of 2017 between Real Madrid and Barcelona promises to be a must-see for soccer fans. In a first, both the English- and Spanish-language networks will air live coverage from Madrid, Miami and New York City. La Liga has invested heavily in the quality of their coverage of […]

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Bayern Munich-Dortmund DFB-Pokal semi-final to air on ESPN2

Bayern Munich's DFB-Pokal semi-final against Borussia Dortmund will be televised live on ESPN2. Featuring two of the most popular teams in Germany, the German Cup semi-final will air on Wednesday, April 26 at 2:45pm ET across ESPN2, ESPN3 and Sling Orange. The commentators for the match will be Mark Donaldson and Craig Burley. ESPN will […]

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Real Madrid depth gives them Clásico edge over Barcelona

When it was confirmed Barcelona forward Neymar was to miss Sunday’s Clasico showdown with Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu, panic engulfed those associated with the Catalan giants. Indeed, while the Brazilian’s petulance was there for all to see in the loss to Malaga, Barcelona are reportedly ready to launch an appeal to get the […]

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Belgian League comes to US TV and streaming via Eleven Sports

Eleven Sports, the newly launched sports channel that formed from the ashes of One World Sport, has acquired US rights to the Belgian Jupiler League (Belgian First Division A). This weekend, the channel will show all 3 matches from the current Championship Playoff that features the top six clubs from the league’s regular season: Friday, […]

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Cord cutter's guide to el Clásico

Every year, the highlight of the soccer calendar is el Clásico between Barcelona and Real Madrid. But if you live in the United States, the game isn't available on over-the-air broadcast television. On television, it's available exclusively via beIN SPORTS and beIN SPORTS en Español. For cord cutters, though, there are several options of how […]

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/ 3334 days ago

La Liga invites soccer fans to el Clásico rooftop party in New York

In the biggest club match of the year, Spain's top-flight league has organized a rooftop viewing party in New York City for soccer fans to watch el Clásico between Barcelona and Real Madrid. Entrance to the viewing party is completely free, but you'll need to register ahead of time at www.laliga.es/elclasiconyc. As well as getting […]

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Debut NWSL game on Lifetime scores less than 100,000 viewers

The first-ever NWSL game televised on Lifetime averaged 82,000 viewers this past Saturday for the game between Portland Thorns and Orlando Pride. To put that into context, it's the third best viewing number for a televised NWSL opening game in the past five years. In 2014, ESPN2's broadcast had 177,000 viewers. In 2015, the opener […]

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Bayern Munich game against Wolfsburg to be televised on FOX

Following up on Bayern Munich's appearance on the FOX network last weekend against Bayer Leverkusen, FOX has decided to broadcast the April 29 game between Wolfsburg and Bayern Munich on the over-the-air FOX network. As of press time, Wolfsburg sits sixth from bottom in the Bundesliga, while Bayern Munich is running away with the Bundesliga […]

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Columbus Crew and Houston Dynamo suffering worst attendances

After four home matches each in the 2017 MLS season, Columbus Crew SC and Houston Dynamo are both drawing their lowest average attendances since 2011. The Crew attendance is down 22.7% compared to last season, and is currently averaging 12,659 fans per game this season. In Houston, meanwhile, average attendance is down 15% (the Dynamo […]

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Crystal Palace-Leicester viewing number beats Orlando-LA Galaxy

The viewing number for MLS' first over-the-air broadcast on English-language television in 2017 is in, and the news isn't good. In previous years, whenever Premier League TV ratings in the United States have beaten MLS viewing numbers for games played during the same weekend, MLS apologists have insisted it was due to Manchester United, Chelsea, […]

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/ 3335 days ago

Review of NWSL's Lifetime and go90 TV and streaming coverage

A new era in women’s soccer began on Saturday with NWSL’s new television deal with Lifetime as well as streaming on the go90 platform. The decision to place one weekly game with a 4pm ET start time on Lifetime was a no-brainer. A&E, the parent company of Lifetime, has invested in NWSL. However, the NWSL placing […]

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10 things we learned from MLS gameweek 7 of the 2017 season

Here are the ten things we learned from Week 7 of the 2017 MLS season. 1. Orlando Puts On A Show There’s something pretty special going on in Orlando. The Lions have turned heads from the moment they entered MLS with Kaka and a sellout crowd of more than 60,000 at the Citrus Bowl, but […]

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/ 3337 days ago

Real Madrid to play in 2017 MLS All-Star Game

MLS today announced that the opponent in the 2017 MLS All-Star Game will be Real Madrid in a game that will be played at Chicago's Soldier Field on August 2, 2017. Initially, Barcelona was invited to play in the MLS All-Star Game but the Blaugrana has instead decided to play Juventus, Manchester United and Real […]

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Manchester City's Sergio Aguero is still somehow undervalued

Manchester City’s Sergio Aguero has been an absolute superb signing since he arrived to the blue side of the city in 2011. The striker has scored 164 goals in just 246 total matches since becoming a Premier League player. The tally is impressive considering that Chelsea great Didier Drogba also managed to score 164 total […]

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/ 3338 days ago

Coutinho, Firmino fire Reds' Euro dreams

West Bromwich (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Philippe Coutinho is proving invaluable to Liverpool as they attempt to secure Champions League qualification and his return to full health is crucial as they travel to West Bromwich Albion on Sunday. Coutinho has scored in each of Liverpool's last three matches, yet arguably should not have been involved […]