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/ 3037 days ago

Goalkeeper Mattia Perin should be on Arsenal’s summer radar

As Petr Cech is beginning to show is age, Arsenal are said to be in the market for a new goalkeeper this summer. The 35-year-old Cech has made numerous blunders during the current campaign, and is not the world-class keeper he once was. The Gunners brought in the former Czech Republic international from rivals Chelsea […]

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/ 3038 days ago

Telemundo announces first-ever woman for men’s World Cup game

Telemundo Deportes today revealed that Viviana Vila will join its coverage this summer as the first-ever female analyst to call the FIFA men's World Cup for US television. Vila, who's from Argentina, will serve as an analyst for select matches during the tournament, joining Telemundo Deportes' team of play-by-play commentators and analysts. The Argentine sports […]

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/ 3038 days ago

TelemundoDeportes.com ready for 2018 World Cup

With 100 days to go until the 2018 FIFA World Cup kicks off in Russia, TelemundoDeportes.com is ready for the biggest soccer event on the planet. Telemundo Deportes, which will be the Spanish-language home of the FIFA World Cup in the United States this summer, will be your destination for exclusive Spanish-language content starting today […]

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/ 3039 days ago

2018 MLS opening weekend attendances up 2%

Welcome to a new season of MLS attendance reports. In 2017, Orlando had a decrease due to the fact of the reduced capacity of their new stadium, 20.1% lower than their 2016 average. Four more teams lost more than 6%. NYCFC was down 17.9%, Los Angeles was down 11.5%, Columbus was down 9.4% and Houston […]

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/ 3040 days ago

Schedule of Champions League and Europa League: Mar., 2018

With a full slate of second leg UEFA Champions League matches and the first leg of the UEFA Europa League games scheduled this week, we’ve got the complete and accurate US TV schedule for you (as well as the links to the legal streaming options). As normal, the rights holders FOX Sports and ESPN have […]

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/ 3042 days ago

Kante shows he can mix it in elite company as he shackles Messi

When N’Golo Kante first turned up in England, it wasn’t at an elite club, it was not at giants like Manchester United, Arsenal or Liverpool, nor was it at well-monied Manchester City or Abramovich backed Chelsea but at Leicester City. The club had worked hard to scout the French market and continue to do so, […]

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/ 3042 days ago

Atlanta United expectations at a fever pitch for second MLS season

As a huge fan of European soccer, I usually stray away from watching the MLS because the difference in quality is so noticeably vast. However, this year I’ll be making an exception by trying to tune in to watch as many Atlanta United games as I possibly can. Last year, Atlanta United became the third-ever […]

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/ 3043 days ago

2018 MLS Western Conference preview

On March 3, MLS will kick off its 23rd season featuring a new team in Los Angeles, a new stadium in DC, and new investments in first-teams and academies across the league that have raised the bar again. 1. Portland Timbers What’s To Like: Despite losing two franchise cornerstones in Caleb Porter and Darlington […]

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/ 3043 days ago

2018 MLS Eastern Conference preview

On March 3, MLS will kick off its 23rd season featuring a new team in Los Angeles, a new stadium in DC, and new investments in first-teams and academies across the league that have raised the bar again. 1. Toronto FC What’s To Like: Pretty much everything. Toronto more or less returns the best […]

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/ 3044 days ago

The formation that could solve Arsenal's defensive issues

It is safe to say that Arsenal are enduring a fairly tough season. The Gunners are currently sixth in the Premier League, they were knocked out of the FA Cup by a team in the bottom half of the Championship table, and most recently were thumped 3-0 by Manchester City in the League Cup final. […]

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/ 3044 days ago

FIFA World Cup dropped from FOX Soccer Match Pass

In a massive U-turn, FOX Sports has decided not to stream the 2018 FIFA World Cup on the FOX Soccer Match Pass streaming service after all. The news comes just one week after FOX Sports announced in a press release that its live coverage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup schedule would be streamed across […]

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/ 3044 days ago

el Clásico date and kickoff time confirmed: 2018

The date and kickoff time for the first el Clásico of 2018 between Barcelona and Real Madrid has been finalized. The two giant Spanish clubs will face each other on Sunday, May 6 with a 2:45pm ET kickoff. For soccer fans in the United States, the only place to watch it on television will be […]

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/ 3045 days ago

FOX gears up for World Cup with films and ad campaign

FOX Sports is beginning to gear up for its coverage of 2018 FIFA World Cup with a series of films as well as a soon-to-be-released advertising campaign that will emphasize the most marketable stars in the United States featuring Messi, Neymar, Ronaldo and Chicharito. The advertising campaign, entitled The World Becomes The World Cup, is […]

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/ 3046 days ago

How US Soccer can keep its fans and gain some new ones

With the US missing out on the World Cup, discontent with US Soccer among the fans has reached an all-time high. The recent US Soccer presidential election did little to change that. In fact, it really only served to fan the flames of the legions of angry fans. With the MNT not having another competitive […]

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/ 3046 days ago

Copa Libertadores and Sudamericana picked up by Fanatiz

The streaming rights to the 2018 seasons of Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana tournaments have been acquired from FOX Sports by MP & Silva and sub-licensed to Fanatiz, a relatively new streaming provider in the Americas. Under the deal, Fanatiz will bring all 262 games from the tournaments to viewers in Canada. Meanwhile, in the […]