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/ 2591 days agoNBC makes big changes to NBC Sports Gold Premier League
Beginning with the 2019/20 season, NBC Sports are making changes to its Premier League streaming service with the launch of a new tier as well as a combination of enhancements, new programming and a price increase to its flagship NBC Sports Gold product. Fans of Premier League clubs will need to pay attention to the […]
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/ 2591 days agoPremier League 2019/20: Manchester City chasing three-in-a-row
The 2019/20 Premier League season kicks-off in August with Manchester City aiming to win the title for a third successive year. City claimed last season’s title by a point from Liverpool, with Chelsea a further 25 points adrift in third place. Tottenham Hotspur claimed the final Champions League qualification spot, while Arsenal and Manchester United […]
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/ 2591 days agoCrucial period ahead as Manchester United build for the future
Manchester United will head into the 2019/20 Premier League season eager to prove they remain a force to be reckoned with in England. United finished sixth last season, 32 points behind champions Manchester City after a hugely disappointing campaign. Manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has already set about reshaping his squad, but he still has plenty […]

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/ 2591 days agoBrazil-Peru Copa America Final scores 3.1 million viewers
Sunday's Copa America Final between Brazil and Peru averaged 3.1 million viewers, ranking as the most-watched Copa America final since 2007 – tripling the 2015 final (Chile vs. Argentina, 1 million total viewers). For the 2019 tournament, Telemundo had the exclusive television rights in the United States after ESPN decided to broadcast the games exclusively […]

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/ 2592 days agoGregg Berhalter is in over his head after Gold Cup loss
Sunday was going to be a full day of celebration for soccer fans in the US. The USWNT was playing in the Women’s World Cup Final against the Netherlands and was expected to defend their title. Once the evening rolled around, the USMNT would play Mexico in an attempt to defend their Gold Cup crown. […]

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/ 2593 days agoUSWNT-England hits 8.4 million viewers to break several records
In the July 2nd victory for the United States over England in the 2019 Women's World Cup semi-final, the viewing audience in the United States was 8,406,000. The semi-final delivered 7,386,000 viewers across FOX and streaming sources as well as 1.02 million viewers across Telemundo, NBCSN, TelemundoDeportes.com, the Telemundo Deportes app, and the NBC Sports […]

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/ 2597 days agoAdding Zaha would give Arsenal dynamic attack
George Washington once said “make them believe that offensive operations, often times, is the surest, if not the only (in some cases) means of defense.” Arsenal have been championing this sentiment for years now. Despite the club’s clear issues in defense, the Gunners have submitted a £40 million bid for Crystal Palace forward Wilfried Zaha. […]

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/ 2600 days agoUSA vs. Curacao preview: USMNT dreaming of a semifinal against Panama or Jamaica
It wasn’t always pretty, but the USMNT got the job done on Wednesday against Panama to secure the top spot in Group D. Games against Panama at the Gold Cup tend to be ugly rock fights and this last game was no different as the US got out with a 1-0 and advances to the […]
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/ 2601 days agoEgypt reaches the knockout stage in ACFON 2019
The African Cup of Nations, the continent’s biggest football showpiece, is underway in Egypt. It kicked off on June 21 after a spectacular opening ceremony. The hosts, Egypt, went on to beat Zimbabwe by a lone goal in the first game of the tournament. Matches continue to play across the six groups and now Nigeria […]

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/ 2602 days agobeIN SPORTS returns to PlayStation Vue streaming service
Sports networks beIN SPORTS and beIN SPORTS en Español have now returned to the PlayStation Vue streaming service in a boost for the US-based broadcaster. In June 2017, PlayStation Vue stopped streaming beIN SPORTS after a dispute over the fair market value of the network that carries a lot of soccer programming including LaLiga, Ligue […]

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/ 2602 days agoThe type of player Arsenal could (eventually) get with William Saliba
Arsenal are reportedly closing in on a move for Saint-Etienne center back William Saliba. The 18-year-old defender has been linked with the Gunners for weeks now and has even supposedly agreed personal terms with the north London club. Complications of the potential deal, however, involve his current club’s insistence in receiving the player back on […]

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/ 2604 days agoUSA-Panama preview: US faces prospect of Curacao or Jamaica
Despite getting the first half of this summer camp of to a dismal start with back to back shutout losses to Jamaica and Venezuela, the USMNT has bounced back well. They got their Gold Cup campaign under way with a 4-0 over Guyana and followed that up with a 6-0 thumping against Trinidad & Tobago. […]

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/ 2608 days agoUSA vs. Trinidad and Tobago preview: USMNT faces first tough Gold Cup test
The USMNT got their Gold Cup title defense off to a decent enough start, as they eased past Guyana by a final score of 4-0. However, the sentiment among the majority of the fans (and surprisingly a majority of the media) is that it could have and should have been a much bigger margin of […]

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/ 2608 days agoAfrica Cup of Nations bracket: Free PDF download
World Soccer Talk has created a bracket for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations that's a free, printable download. Title holders Cameroon are focused on trying to win the 2019 Africa Cup Of Nations after winning the tournament in 2017. In this summer’s tournament, which was originally scheduled to be hosted in Cameroon, the competition […]

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/ 2610 days agoUSA vs. Sweden preview: USWNT and Swedes battle to avoid France in potential quarterfinal
When the draw for this tournament was made back in December, most US fans took a look at the teams in Group F and knew that the final group game would be the toughest one. That’s not to disrespect teams like Thailand or Chile, but those two teams had a combined one Women’s World Cup […]