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/ 2628 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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/ 2628 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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/ 2628 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 […]

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/ 2629 days ago

Which league's TV ratings declined the most after the World Cup?

The name of the game for soccer leagues shown on US television is to figure out a way to take advantage of the hype and interest in a men's World Cup tournament, and to attract those viewers to their respective leagues after the FIFA tournament is over. According to research by World Soccer Talk, some […]

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/ 2632 days ago

Bernd Leno has settled in nicely at Arsenal

Bernd Leno’s Arsenal career did not necessarily get off to a great start. After all, he began his time in north London behind Premier League legend Petr Cech as the club’s first-choice goalkeeper. While allowing time to adapt to a new league may not have been shocking to some, the German was finally given the […]

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/ 2632 days ago

ESPN+ 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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/ 2635 days ago

NBCSN 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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/ 2639 days ago

NBC 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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/ 2640 days ago

Real 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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/ 2640 days ago

Arsenal 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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/ 2642 days ago

4 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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/ 2643 days ago

USA 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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/ 2643 days ago

USMNT 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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/ 2647 days ago

USA 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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/ 2648 days ago

ESPN+ 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 […]