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/ 2888 days ago

Comcast Xfinity removes beIN SPORTS ahead of new seasons

Subscribers to beIN SPORTS and beIN SPORTS en Español will no longer be able to access those channels on Comcast Xfinity due to a dispute between both parties. According to a statement by beIN SPORTS, "This announcement comes four months after beIN SPORTS was forced to file a carriage complaint against Comcast due to violating […]

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/ 2889 days ago

NBC heading to England to bring Premier League on location

NBC Sports has announced more coverage details for their opening weekend of the 2018/19 Premier League season, which will include their talent being on-site in England to bring you closer to the action. From Thursday, August 9 to Sunday, August 12, the entire NBC Sports crew will be together on-location in England. The coverage will […]

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/ 2895 days ago

6 players the US Men's National Team missed out on

The United States Men’s National Team has a long-standing tradition of being a team comprised of multinational players. From the inaugural World Cup, the USMNT has called on multinational players to don the red, white, and blue kit. Here's a list of notable players the USMNT missed out on. Giuseppe Rossi – Italy Rossi’s career […]

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/ 2901 days ago

5 players Arsenal should offload this summer

Arsenal are mostly done with their additions to the squad this summer. This, however, could change if the north London outfit were to shed some players from their ever-increasing first-team list. Listed below are five players that manager Unai Emery and company could sell to both fund another transfer target and shift player wages around. […]

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/ 2902 days ago

FS1's first Liga MX game in English will be Xolos vs. Chivas

FOX Sports will broadcast their very first Liga MX game in English this Saturday night when Club Tijuana meets Chivas de Guadalajara in a game that will be shown live across FS1. As first reported by World Soccer Talk in May, FOX Sports acquired the English-language and Spanish-language rights to the Club Tijuana home games […]

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/ 2902 days ago

World Cup 2018 team of the tournament

The 2018 World Cup is in the books, which means it's time to pick our World Cup Team of the Tournament. I'll provide 2 players at each position (first team and second team), along with a brief explanation of my selections. Feel free to disagree in the comments below! Goalkeeper: 1st Team: Jordan Pickford, England […]

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/ 2902 days ago

Liverpool star Oxlade-Chamberlain 'likely to miss whole season'

London (AFP) – Liverpool midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is likely to miss the whole of the forthcoming season, with the Premier League club saying Wednesday that they were already aware of the grim scenario. The 24-year-old suffered multiple knee ligament damage during the first leg of the Champions League semi-final against Roma in April and underwent […]

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/ 2903 days ago

World Cup Final nets 17million viewers across FOX and Telemundo

The 2018 FIFA World Cup Final between France and Croatia averaged 17.2 million viewers across the FOX network and Telemundo combined including online viewership. Not reflected in the viewing number is the out-of-home viewership, which included huge numbers that watched the game in bars, restaurants and public watch parties across the United States. TV numbers […]

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/ 2903 days ago

Book Review: Men in Blazers present Encyclopedia Blazertannica

Maybe the only thing that drives more debate in the soccer world than the dreaded “p/r” words is Men in Blazers. Roger Bennett and Michael Davies have a passionate fanbase that has followed them through multiple networks and iterations. They also have a number of detractors who view their schtick as tired analysis and infantile. […]

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/ 2903 days ago

Telemundo's World Cup coverage reached 36 million TV viewers

After broadcasting 64 World Cup games live across Telemundo, Universo and NBCSN, Telemundo Deportes delivered an average of 2.026 million viewers per game and achieved several other noteworthy milestones. In total, Telemundo Deportes’ complete presentation of all 2018 World Cup matches reached 36.6 million TV viewers, exceeding the Spanish-language reach for the 2010 tournament by […]

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/ 2903 days ago

Gareth Bale set to step up in absence of Ronaldo

He has been at Real Madrid for five seasons, played 189 times, scored 88 goals and won 11 trophies, four of those are Champions League titles. Now after Cristiano Ronaldo’s move to Juventus, Gareth Bale’s star will finally shine on the turf of the Santiago Bernabeu. Real Madrid bought Bale in the summer of 2013 […]

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/ 2904 days ago

Croatia's success underlines parity at World Cup 2018

Entering the tournament, a common question posed revolved around dark horses. "Who is a dark horse in this tournament?" A difficult question. What defines a dark horse? A team that isn't expected to win it all, but has the capability? That would qualify Belgium, or Colombia, or Uruguay as a dark horse. How about a […]

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/ 2904 days ago

NBC brings back NBC Sports Gold for new Premier League season

For the 2018/19 season, NBC Sports will feature 150 games behind the NBC Sports Gold paywall, which means that there'll be 230 games available on television. Last season, NBC Sports advertised they would feature 130 games via the NBC Sports Gold Premier League Pass paid subscription service, but due to the way the matches were […]

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/ 2907 days ago

Ronaldo's capture strengthens Serie A and adds to CR7's legacy

Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo has joined Juventus for a reported $140m. The Portuguese star, who had threatened to leave Madrid for the past few seasons, has finally moved on. Ronaldo was Madrid’s number one star player and certainly their best since Zinedine Zidane. His departure comes across as a surprise but, make no mistake, […]

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/ 2907 days ago

Croatia's remarkable World Cup run fueled by soccer dreams

Two days before Croatia's semifinal against England, Croatian manager Zlatko Dalić sat with his fingers intertwined, sipping on a coffee and staring almost rebelliously into the cameras. Ruffling his hair, he ruminated aloud while the press look back at him bemused ... "Everyone has problems. Everyone has not slept. Some have not slept enough. We […]