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/ 3077 days ago

World Cup TV coverage FAQ

For soccer fans in the United States, we've compiled all of the details about the World Cup TV schedule and World Cup TV coverage in one place. Plus we've answered several questions from you, the readers, so you have all of the information you need at your fingertips. World Cup Coverage FAQs: FOX | […]

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/ 3078 days ago

Telemundo Deportes reveals more World Cup TV coverage details

Ahead of Friday's FIFA World Cup Draw that will be televised live on Telemundo and Universo beginning at 9:30am ET, Telemundo Deportes has announced more details regarding its coverage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. With the network having the exclusive Spanish-language TV rights in the United States, Telemundo Deportes will televise 56 of the […]

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/ 3081 days ago

TV ratings for US Women’s National Team in 2017

For the US Women's National Team, TV ratings have been better the last few years than they have been at any point in history. However, similar to the men's national team, the viewership figures for the women's national team are trending downward, though for vastly different reasons. And like the men's team, the downward trend […]

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/ 3081 days ago

TV ratings for US Men's National Team down 15% in 2017

In addition to sponsorships and attendance, one of the major ways to gauge the popularity of any sporting event or league in this country is the TV ratings. Soccer is no different. For the US Men's National Team, TV ratings have been good for the most part for the last several years. However, the trend […]

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/ 3084 days ago

NBC network scores large Premier League viewing figure

NBC Sports netted its greatest viewing number since September for a Premier League broadcast on the over-the-air NBC network. The November 18 broadcast of the Manchester United versus Newcastle United match averaged 837,000 viewers on the NBC network. Plus, 45,000 tuned in to watch the game on the Spanish-language Universo broadcast to generate a combined […]

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/ 3086 days ago

Watch Taylor Twellman's short-sighted defense of MLS TV ratings [VIDEO]

In a recent speech at The Future of Soccer symposium, ESPN analyst and co-commentator Taylor Twellman went on a rant by using select metrics to defend his case that MLS TV viewing numbers aren't as bad as everyone makes them out to be. If you take Twellman's words in isolation (see video below), you would […]

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/ 3086 days ago

Arsenal Twitter account did nothing wrong with Ozil GIF

Following Arsenal’s convincing 2-0 victory against bitter rivals Tottenham Hotspur over the weekend, the club’s Twitter account came under fire for a tweet directed at a Daily Mail journalist. The playful tweet was of Mesut Özil, the Man of the Match on Saturday, sipping a cup of tea à la Kermit the Frog. While the […]

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/ 3087 days ago

HBO special on Tom Byer’s plan to rescue American men’s soccer

HBO's special begins with footage of the United States Men's National Team being defeated by Trinidad and Tobago in the final World Cup qualifier from the CONCACAF Hex. Seconds later, USSF presidential candidate Kyle Martino utters the words, "US Soccer thinks they have all the answers. And they're not, in its current iteration, willing to […]

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/ 3088 days ago

Home attendances for USWNT games up 13% compared to 2016

The US Women’s National Team have completed their final game of the 2017 calendar year. The performances leave plenty for fans to be worried about (the women's national team finished last at the She Believes Cup and only managed second at the Tournament of Nations). However, after the worrying trend last year of declining attendance, […]

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/ 3088 days ago

US suffers average attendance sub 30k for first time in decade

For the average US Men's National Team home attendance during 2017, it was a case of good news and bad news. The good news is that it only fell 1% when compared to the average attendance in 2016. The bad news is that it's the first time in more than 10 years that the national […]

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/ 3093 days ago

NBC Sports to broadcast Premier League Live from Manhattan

NBC Sports will be televising a special Premier League Live on Saturday, November 25 live from Manhattan as part of a soccer fan festival for supporters in the United States. The live telecast will feature Rebecca Lowe, Robbie Mustoe and Robbie Earle broadcasting live from a “Premier League Mornings Fan Festival” in the South Street […]

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/ 3093 days ago

What are the kickoff times for World Cup 2018?

For soccer fans wanting to plan ahead for the summer tournament, what are the kickoff times for World Cup 2018? The 2018 FIFA World Cup will be played in Russia from June 14 to July 15 with 32 of the top countries from around the world competing to be crowned the best soccer nation on […]

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/ 3094 days ago

Italy didn’t deserve to qualify for World Cup 2018

Welcome to the apocalypse. For the first time since 1958, Italy has failed to qualify for the World Cup. It’s a shock to the system. No team apart from Germany had qualified more World Cups consecutively, and only one, Brazil, has won the tournament more times. Italy is a giant of world soccer in a […]

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/ 3094 days ago

Portugal-USA preview: US aims to restore faith

The US is not going to the 2018 World Cup. It’s been over a month since that dismal night in Trinidad but it’s still a sore spot and it’s still shocking to hear and say. It’s also quite depressing. But it’s time to turn the page on that dark chapter in US Soccer history and […]

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/ 3095 days ago

Lyon playmaker Nabil Fekir would fit in perfectly at Arsenal

With two of their superstars currently in the last year of their contracts, Arsenal are heading into an intensely important period. Mesut Özil and Alexis Sanchez have both been smash hits since their arrivals to north London in 2013 and 2014 respectively. Nevertheless, the dynamic duo are most likely in the midst of their final […]