For gameweek 24 of the 2017 season, it was a strong week for MLS attendance numbers. Seattle had more than 40,000 in attendance while Orlando had over 25,000 fans for their home game. Meanwhile, Colorado had the weakest showing of all, which is no great surprise.The Rapids have finished 10th in attendance or worse every […]

Here are the ten things we learned from Week 24 of the 2017 MLS season. 1. Toronto Takes Control The game of the weekend took place in Bridgeview, where those in the Chicago soccer community were calling the Fire’s clash with Toronto FC the biggest game at Toyota Park in five years. In front of […]

London (AFP) – Premier League newboys Brighton and Hove Albion on Sunday signed Colombia international winger Jose Izquierdo from Club Brugge in Belgium for an undisclosed fee on a four-year deal, the English club announced. Brighton had agreed terms with Brugge and Izquierdo more than a week ago, but had to apply for work permit […]

Turner Sports has revealed more details regarding their coverage plans for the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League for sports fans in the United States. And as we predicted in May, there are big changes. In order to try to parse through all of the questions, I've written the following FAQ to help. If […]

The Premier League returned in bombastic fashion last weekend and in the coming days three more major European competitions will get underway. In La Liga, Real Madrid resume as the dominant force in European football, with Barcelona reeling from the loss of Neymar. But there are matches elsewhere that stand out, with two potentially brilliant […]

In light of the announcement by Turner Sports where 80% of Champions League and Europa League games won't be available on television beginning with the 2018/19 season, Univision Deportes is poised to attract English-language soccer fans who will watch games in Spanish to avoid having to pay the subscription fee to access Turner's paid streaming […]

Turner Sports’ announcement on Thursday regarding how it'll distribute the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League for the next seasons will have one major impact — it's going to cost soccer fans more to watch the Beautiful Game than ever before. In 2018, Turner Sports will launch a new online sports platform where about […]

As the new Bundesliga kicks off this weekend, soccer fans in the United States will see a change regarding the Spanish-language coverage of the German top-flight league. While FOX Deportes will continue to show games as they have done in the past, GolTV will no longer be broadcasting Bundesliga games. Instead, Univision Deportes is in. […]

On the heels of NBC's Premier League Pass and ESPN announcing its own paid streaming service, Turner Sports will launch a new, online paid-subscription service beginning in the summer of 2018 to broadcast the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League rights that it owns. The net result to soccer fans is that more than […]

NBCSN and Telemundo combined their efforts Sunday to attract more than 1 million viewers for Manchester United's opening game of the 2017/18 season against West Ham United. The match from Old Trafford in England averaged 680,000 viewers on NBCSN for the game that was televised live from 11am-1pm ET on Sunday, August 13. The game […]

The United Bid Committee of the United States, Mexico and Canada has officially started its outreach for cities to declare their interest to serve as Official Host Cities for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The committee has sent requests for information (RFIs) to 44 cities across the three nations including 36 in the United States. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]