ESPN+ dominates the soccer media landscape in the United States. And, frankly, it is not really up for discussion. Since launching as a paid-streaming service in April 2018, ESPN+ features more coverage, more competitions and more simplicity than its competitors. In a time when streaming is the most common way to access a number of […]

Fans of the game at large now have Frauen-Bundesliga coverage in the US. Thanks to ata football, a solid chunk of games from Germany's top women's flight. Starting on Friday, Nov. 5, ata football features 34 matches through the rest of the season. This is the first time the Frauen-Bundesliga airs in the United States. […]

Welcome to my new weekly column that will review broadcast media happenings around the soccer world. Every Monday, I’ll discuss the latest happenings in the US soccer broadcast media scene and throw some reporting tidbits and analysis in there. NWSL TV deal for 2020On Friday, Sports Illustrated’s Grant Wahl reported that NWSL will not remain […]

A striker is through on goal and hares into the penalty area with just the keeper to beat.   The last covering defender though has a chance to make a last ditch tackle and prevent the striker from getting a shot off; they take a chance and dive in. The tackle is mistimed and instead of […]

Every year, I push myself to make a fantasy soccer side. Usually based around the English Premier League, I pick my side that is going to see me top the world. And then I leave it. This year, I still have Olivier Giroud in the team, despite him being injured until the turn of the […]

Although Borussia Dortmund’s win over St Pauli in the DFB-Pokal eased some tensions, problems still remain, as Dortmund have made a terrible start to the Bundesliga season. Already 14 points behind league-leading Bayern Munich, Dortmund have only won two out of their opening nine games of the season. On the other hand, they are sitting […]

Listening to European soccer is to be made even easier this season with the renewal of radio services in the United States for Premier League and Bundesliga broadcasting rights. talkSPORT, the world’s largest sports radio station, has been given the rights to broadcast coverage of all 380 Premier League fixtures in the 2014/15 season, broadcasting […]

Ciro Immobile's rise to prominence has been very impressive especially since he's only 24-years-old. The Italian international now has a new challenge of replacing Robert Lewandowski, who left for Bayern Munich, and he looks to be up to surpassing what the Polish striker has accomplished for Borussia Dortmund. Immobile is from Torre Annunziata, which is […]