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/ 3243 days ago

First impressions of NBC Sports Gold’s EPL Pass service

As a fan of one of "the other 14" clubs in the Premier League (the ones outside of The Big 6), NBC Sports Gold's Premier League Pass service is a must-have by necessity if you want to watch every game that your club plays during the 2017/18 season. In all, the estimate is that more […]

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/ 3243 days ago

MLS attendances through gameweek 23 of the 2017 season

MLS had a mixed bag of reported attendances last week. LA Galaxy and New York Red Bulls had good attendance numbers as well as the usual strong reports from Seattle Sounders and Toronto FC. But then there was FC Dallas, Houston Dynamo and Philadelphia Union. DC United’s poor attendance can be excused due to the […]

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10 things we learned from MLS gameweek 23 of the 2017 season

Here are the ten things we learned from Week 23 of the 2017 MLS season. 1. Sporting Kansas City’s Gamble When Sporting Kansas City shipped Dom Dwyer to Orlando two weeks ago, the thought was that SKC would use the boatload of money it was receiving to strengthen its attack before the end of the […]

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UEFA Champions League playoff games on US TV: Aug. 14, 2017

This week's UEFA Champions League playoff games are on US television and streaming, which include Hoffenheim versus Liverpool, Celtic against Astana, Napoli versus Nice and several other important matches. The first legs will be played on August 15 and 16, and the second legs will be played on August 22 and 23. The losing teams […]

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/ 3245 days ago

Newcastle vs. Spurs predicted lineups, TV news and preview

On the first weekend of the Premier League season there are certain matches that quicken the pulse. Not necessarily familiar clashes between two of the division’s longstanding juggernauts, but games that fall in line with the invigorating refreshment of a new term. Newcastle United vs. Tottenham Hotspur is one of those encounters. The hosts, back […]

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/ 3246 days ago

fuboTV extends $19.99 per month special offer for cord cutters

fuboTV's summer special offer of $19.99/month for its fubo streaming service has been extended until August 31. Normally priced at $34.99/month, the special offer represents a discount of 40% and allows you to get fubo for $19.99 for two months so you can save money and watch all of your favorite sports, news and entertainment […]

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Most-attended soccer friendlies in US during summer of 2017

Another round of the annual summer friendlies has come and gone. And as has been the case for the last several years, they have been a smashing success both in terms of attendance at the games and people watching on TV. This summer saw three of the biggest clubs in the world in the US […]

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The Big Six's greatest weaknesses heading into the 2017/18 Premier League season

When predicting who will win the upcoming Premier League title, a significant case can be made for each of the top six clubs in last season’s standings. While every team has their own specific strength that could propel themselves to the top of the table, lets instead look at where each team needs to improve […]

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Christian Eriksen transfer from Spurs to Barcelona makes sense

Tottenham Hotspur’s star playmaker, Christian Eriksen, has made it known that he would most likely not turn down a move to Spanish giants Barcelona. In an interview with FourFourTwo, the Tottenham midfielder even revealed that he was once on trial at Barca as a youngster. “I’ve already been there in the past (on trial) but […]

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/ 3248 days ago

FOX Sports’ Bundesliga TV schedule revealed: Aug. 2017

FOX Sports will launch its television coverage of the 2017/18 season on FS1 on Friday, August 18 with a live broadcast of Bayern Munich against Bayer Leverkusen. The new season will be FOX's third consecutive season of its five-year TV rights deal with Germany's top-flight league. Compared to the 2016/17 season on FOX Sports, the […]

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/ 3249 days ago

We support Miami FC and Kingston Stockade FC’s arbitration case

Last week, two US-based soccer clubs, Miami FC and the Kingston Stockade FC, filed a claim with the Court of Arbitration on Sport (CAS) to require the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) to to follow FIFA’s rules by adopting promotion and relegation within the US Soccer pyramid. We at World Soccer Talk endorse this move by […]

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/ 3250 days ago

Predictions for 2017/18 Premier League season

With the huge influx of money and the most ordinary players going for sums that a few years ago would have raised questions in the Houses of Parliament, this new shiny, glossy and bundles of cash Premier League season promises to be one of the most fascinating in recent history. Will Pep get it right […]

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/ 3250 days ago

The story of Manchester United’s highest-scoring American

James "Jimmy" Brown, the oldest boy of eight children, was born in Kilmarnock, Scotland on December 31, 1908 and raised in Troon. Growing up back then, next to Royal Troon Golf Club, it offered boys the choice of either playing golf or soccer. James never played organized soccer but was part of a group of kids […]

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/ 3251 days ago

DAZN acquires Championship rights in Canada

Legal streaming provider DAZN has acquired the EFL Championship and EFL Cup rights in Canada, as well as adding a ton of other soccer matches in the last week. DAZN, pronounced "Da zone" and part of the Perform empire, has secured deals to bring coverage of the EFL (English Football League) and Carabao Cup (EFL […]

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What Premier League Pass includes for $50 per season

Subscriptions to NBC Sports' Premier League Pass are now available at $50 per season. For soccer fans in the United States who are used to being able to stream all of the games during a Premier League season via the NBC Sports App, NBC Sports has decided to make 3-4 games per week only accessible […]