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/ 3217 days ago

Two Premier League matches break one million viewers on US TV

Two matches from this past weekend broke the million viewers barrier on US television. Those games were Manchester United versus Leicester and Liverpool against Arsenal. Man United's game against Leicester was the most-watched soccer game anywhere on US television last weekend with an average of 1.083 million viewers across over-the-air NBC and Universo combined. The […]

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/ 3218 days ago

ESPN3 to stream League One matches to viewers in United States

With no Championship matches scheduled this weekend due to the international break, ESPN3 has decided to stream several matches from League One instead. It's incredibly rare for viewers in the United States to see any matches from League One (unless you subscribe to iFollow), so to have three available from the third tier of English […]

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/ 3219 days ago

NBC Sports in talks to offer Premier League Pass to bars

NBC Sports is in discussions with cable companies to find a solution for Premier League Pass that can be used in bars across the United States, according to a NBC Sports executive in an interview with Sports TV Ratings. Currently, Premier League Pass is only available via online streaming to consumers for a fee of […]

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/ 3219 days ago

MLS attendances through gameweek 25 of the 2017 season

During the past week, Seattle Sounders and Toronto had the two greatest attendances in MLS. Elsewhere there were strong attendance numbers across MLS except for poor turnouts for DC United and Columbus' midweek game. LA Galaxy and Real Salt Lake had so-so numbers. After 286 matches, the average attendance(21,528) is up 0.32% vs 2016. Latest […]

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/ 3219 days ago

10 things we learned from MLS gameweek 25 of the 2017 season

Here are the ten things we learned from Week 25 of the 2017 MLS season. 1. The King of Rivalries The third and final MLS Rivalry Week came and went this weekend, with editions of the 401 Derby, the Rocky Mountain Cup, the Hudson River Derby, the Texas Derby, and the California Clasico all on […]

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/ 3220 days ago

Wenger and Arsenal footballers both to blame for Liverpool loss

Arsenal were thoroughly beaten 4-0 by Liverpool on a sunny Sunday at Anfield. For fans of the north London team, being humiliated by four goals is one thing, but the way in which the Gunners performed was undoubtedly the bigger issue. A majority of the Arsenal players were far too casual, almost as if they […]

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/ 3223 days ago

Wantaway Liverpool star Philippe Coutinho should learn from Luis Suarez case

Despite a lack of new faces arriving at Anfield this summer, the majority of Liverpool fans are counting down the days until the end of the transfer window. The Reds have been faced with a familiar situation over the last month, as their star man has been actively pursued by Barcelona and the player wants […]

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/ 3225 days ago

Premier League Pass faces first major test this weekend

NBC Sports' Premier League Pass faces its first major test this weekend when 50% of the EPL games will be on the paid streaming service including Sunday's match between Tottenham and Burnley. The first big test the service, which is part of NBC Sports Gold, will face is how many Spurs supporters in the United […]

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/ 3226 days ago

Everton Europa League and League Cup games on US TV

Before the next round of Premier League matches this weekend, there are several key matches scheduled for US television and streaming midweek including an important Europa League game for Everton, and more. The second round of the League Cup features three games involving Premier League teams. Going into Everton's Europa League second leg of their […]

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/ 3226 days ago

MLS attendances through gameweek 24 of the 2017 season

For gameweek 24 of the 2017 season, it was a strong week for MLS attendance numbers. Seattle had more than 40,000 in attendance while Orlando had over 25,000 fans for their home game. Meanwhile, Colorado had the weakest showing of all, which is no great surprise.The Rapids have finished 10th in attendance or worse every […]

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/ 3226 days ago

10 things we learned from MLS gameweek 24 of the 2017 season

Here are the ten things we learned from Week 24 of the 2017 MLS season. 1. Toronto Takes Control The game of the weekend took place in Bridgeview, where those in the Chicago soccer community were calling the Fire’s clash with Toronto FC the biggest game at Toyota Park in five years. In front of […]

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/ 3227 days ago

Brighton sign Colombia winger Izquierdo in record deal

London (AFP) – Premier League newboys Brighton and Hove Albion on Sunday signed Colombia international winger Jose Izquierdo from Club Brugge in Belgium for an undisclosed fee on a four-year deal, the English club announced. Brighton had agreed terms with Brugge and Izquierdo more than a week ago, but had to apply for work permit […]

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/ 3229 days ago

Turner Sports and Champions League FAQ

Turner Sports has revealed more details regarding their coverage plans for the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League for sports fans in the United States. And as we predicted in May, there are big changes. In order to try to parse through all of the questions, I've written the following FAQ to help. If […]

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/ 3230 days ago

Top 5 must-see soccer games: Aug. 17, 2017

The Premier League returned in bombastic fashion last weekend and in the coming days three more major European competitions will get underway. In La Liga, Real Madrid resume as the dominant force in European football, with Barcelona reeling from the loss of Neymar. But there are matches elsewhere that stand out, with two potentially brilliant […]

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/ 3230 days ago

Univision Deportes poised to attract Champions League viewers

In light of the announcement by Turner Sports where 80% of Champions League and Europa League games won't be available on television beginning with the 2018/19 season, Univision Deportes is poised to attract English-language soccer fans who will watch games in Spanish to avoid having to pay the subscription fee to access Turner's paid streaming […]