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/ 2611 days ago

Liverpool FC tickets selling fast for US summer tour

Liverpool FC are heading to the United States this summer to play in three matches, and ticket sales are going fast according to sources. Jurgen Klopp's team will be playing friendlies against Borussia Dortmund, Sporting Lisbon and Sevilla in a series of highly-anticipated games. Adding to the flavor of the events, all three matches will […]

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/ 2611 days ago

Where and why to watch the Major Arena Soccer League Final

1. What’s Happening? The Milwaukee Wave will host Mexico’s Monterrey Flash this Sunday at 6 PM Eastern in the Major Arena Soccer League final. But with MLS starting, the European season ending, and with new streaming services offering games from almost all 211 FIFA member nations, it’s easy to overlook the indoor game. Is it […]

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/ 2619 days ago

NBC's Manchester United Treble film is a masterpiece

It's only fitting that one of the main storytellers in the Manchester United documentary that will premiere on Sunday on NBCSN about the treble-winning season is the man who called the game that night, commentator Clive Tyldesley. His words and voice are so intertwined with that memorable day in 1999 when the Red Devils — against […]

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/ 2620 days ago

Palermo sold again; We look back at the club’s recent rocky history

Unione Sportiva Città di Palermo, known around the world as just Palermo, have one of the more interesting stories in modern club football. In most cases, fascinating teams in sports tend to have a winning history. This, however, is the case for the Sicilian-based club. Palermo have never finished atop of the Serie A standings, […]

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/ 2621 days ago

MLS is a TV ratings disaster in New York City

In the same city that Major League Soccer calls home, which is also the number one TV market in the United States, MLS's two teams in the New York region have been a TV ratings disaster. Despite the two MLS teams being accessible in more than 7.3 million homes in the New York area, TV […]

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/ 2622 days ago

Liverpool schedule to hit Boston, New York and South Bend

Liverpool will be heading to the United States this summer to play friendlies in three of the most historic sports stadiums in America. The Reds will play: • Borussia Dortmund on July 19 at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana • Sevilla on July 21 at Fenway Park, Boston • Sporting Lisbon on July 24 at Yankee […]

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/ 2627 days ago

Freddie Ljungberg is on the path to becoming a future Arsenal manager

Arsenal’s current managerial situation appears to be fairly calm at the moment. Following the departure of club legend Arsene Wenger last summer, things could have gotten a bit shaky for the north London outfit. However, Unai Emery was somewhat surprisingly appointed head coach of the Gunners and currently has the club going in the right […]

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/ 2636 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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/ 2636 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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/ 2636 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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/ 2637 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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/ 2640 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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/ 2640 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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/ 2644 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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/ 2647 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, […]