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/ 2113 days ago

Gio Reyna stars in SportsCenter feature debuting Sunday as ESPN begins Bundesliga promotion

ESPN’s acquisition of Bundesliga rights in the United States was met with optimism by most American-based fans of German soccer. The first feature ESPN is airing related to the Bundesliga is an “SC Featured” on American star Gio Reyna who broke into Borussia Dortmund’s first team late last season. This feature, titled The American Dream […]

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/ 2120 days ago

ESPN+ tries to acquire Scottish Premiership rights for next 5 years

The agreement between ESPN and the Scottish Professional Football League is awaiting final signatures, so live coverage of select games is likely to begin in September after the clubs return from the international break. All of the matches selected for broadcast will be exclusively available via ESPN+ for $5.99/month (or $49.99/year). There's no word yet […]

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/ 2120 days ago

Netflix’s 'Anelka: Misunderstood' chronicles his turbulent career

Nicolas Anelka always stirs up conversation, which is exemplary of his career that brought much success and controversy. Netflix’s latest soccer documentary, Anelka: Misunderstood, directed by French director Franck Nataf, explores Anelka’s career from his own perspective and of those that were close to him. Featured in the film are Thierry Henry, Arsene Wenger, Robert […]

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/ 2122 days ago

FOX Sports picks up Canadian Premier League tournament rights

MEDIAPRO Canada has confirmed a distribution deal with FOX Sports in the United States and the Caribbean for coverage of the Canadian Premier League’s Island Games tournament currently taking place in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. A total of 23 first-stage games will be broadcast across FS2 and Fox Soccer Plus, with live coverage beginning last […]

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/ 2127 days ago

CBS Sports plan to take Champions League studio on the road

CBS has made a positive first impression among American audiences with both its NWSL and UEFA club competition coverage. So positive, in fact, that CBS Sports plan to take the studio on the road to appear on-site in stadiums across Europe for select games in the future after the Group Stage begins in October. "I […]

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/ 2127 days ago

CBS Sports announce coverage plans for Europa League Final

CBS Sports will present the UEFA Europa League Final between Sevilla and Inter Milan on Friday, Aug. 21 live across multiple platforms, with the match streaming on CBS All Access and airing on CBS Sports Network. Coverage will include a one-hour pregame show as well as a postgame show. UEFA Europa League Today, CBS Sports’ […]

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/ 2128 days ago

ESPN announces Bundesliga coverage plans for 2020/21 season

The wait is over! ESPN has announced its Bundesliga streaming and TV plans for the 2020/21 season that begins on September 18, 2020. When the Bundesliga returns for its 58th season, ESPN+ will be the home of live coverage in the U.S. and content from the league will appear across an array of ESPN media […]

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/ 2131 days ago

Willian brings much-needed creativity and versatility to Arsenal

Arsenal announced the signing of Willian to a three-year deal on Friday. The former Chelsea star makes the switch from west London to north London on a ‘free’ transfer. Willian, now 32, joins David Luiz, Olivier Giroud, Petr Cech, William Gallas, and Ashley Cole as players to make the direct switch between the two rival […]

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/ 2136 days ago

How to save with annual soccer streaming plans

Soccer fans consistently seek out how to save, and annual soccer streaming plans are a great solution. When it comes to paying to watch soccer through streaming services, most of the costs are already low especially if you're paying less than $10 per month for many of them. Having said that, you can save even […]

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/ 2136 days ago

Barcelona-Napoli scores 967,000 viewers on Univision and TUDN

Following a nearly five-month hiatus, UEFA Champions League returned with a resounding bang on Univision’s networks featuring play from the Round of 16. TUDN’s telecast of FC Barcelona vs. Napoli on Univision, and simulcast on TUDN, this past Saturday averaged 967,000 viewers for a game that saw Barcelona defeat the Serie A side 3-1. Friday’s […]

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/ 2142 days ago

CBS adds Guillem Balague, Rafa Honigstein, Jim Beglin and Jermaine Jenas to UEFA broadcasts

CBS Sports today announced the match analysts and on-site reporters for its coverage of the 2019-20 UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League, beginning this week. Jermaine Jenas, Jim Beglin and Rob Green have been named match analysts for CBS Sports’ coverage across multiple ViacomCBS platforms, with every match on CBS All Access and select […]

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/ 2143 days ago

Ian Joy joins CBS Sports as their new soccer analyst

Soccer analyst and co-commentator Ian Joy has joined CBS Sports. Joy made his debut for the New York-based broadcaster today when he appeared on CBS Sports HQ alongside former beIN SPORTS colleague Jeremy St. Louis to share his analysis about the return of the 2019/20 Europa League season. In March 2020, Joy announced he was […]

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/ 2143 days ago

CBS All Access FAQ: Champions League's new home

Here's the CBS All Access FAQ when it comes to UEFA club soccer matches. With CBS Sports being the new broadcaster of the UEFA Champions League and Europa League in the United States, we've been overwhelmed by all of your questions and requests for specifics about their new deal. What does it include? Will games […]

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/ 2144 days ago

CBS to broadcast Champions League from London

Last week, when CBS announced the names of their star soccer talent that would be covering the UEFA Champions League and Europa League, it was assumed that the A-list of analysts, commentators and presenters would be part of a world feed that CBS would be utilizing. After all, CBS Sports had very little turnaround time […]

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/ 2145 days ago

Lionel Messi joins Thierry Henry in reaching milestone

In sports, there are certain benchmarks statistically that display complete dominance. In basketball, it’s averaging a triple-double for a season — only Oscar Robertson and Russell Westbrook have done that. In baseball, it’s being a member of the 40/40 club, which is 40 home runs and 40 stolen bases. Four men — Barry Bonds, Jose […]