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Leagues: EPL

/ 533 days ago

Graeme Souness departs Sky Sports after 15 years as pundit

Sky Sports confirmed Graeme Souness did his final Premier League broadcast as Liverpool defeated Tottenham on Sunday. The former Liverpool midfielder and manager spent 15 years at Sky Sports following 20 years as a player and 20 years as a manager. Souness made a broadcasting name for himself with his 'no-nonsense' style of punditry. On […]

EFL names Sky Sports as preferred bidder for UK rights

The EFL picked Sky Sports out of potential suitors as its preferred bidder for the UK rights in the near future. The primary competition came from DAZN, which wanted to stream every EFL match on the service. Now, Sky Sports and the EFL will go into final contract details for the rights that start with […]

Leagues: EPL

/ 573 days ago

Sky Sports cancel popular UK TV show Soccer AM after 30 years

Soccer AM, a popular show on Sky Sports, is set to be canceled by the network. The show has been on the network for nearly 30 years. According to the Evening Standard, network officials informed the show's staff that there will only be 10 episodes left. The final show will air on May 27, one […]

DAZN

/ 580 days ago

Serie A looking into buying Sky Italia from owners Comcast

Serie A, the top flight of Italian soccer, is considering a move to buy media entity Sky Italia, the Italian branch of Sky Sports. Sky Sports falls under the umbrella of Comcast, which purchased Sky in 2018 for over $40 billion. According to Italian daily paper La Stempa, Serie A is looking to create its […]

Football League

/ 599 days ago

English Football League rights expected to double in value in UK

The English Football League looks set to soon cash in on a new media rights deal. Sportsmail is reporting that the league of professional soccer clubs in England and Wales will likely see a major boost in broadcasting rights. Sky Sports currently holds these rights in the United Kingdom from a contract worth about $142 […]

Leagues: EPL

/ 615 days ago

Peacock to stream Deadline Day behind-the-scenes docuseries

Peacock has announced that a new documentary series about soccer's European transfer market is coming soon. Set to debut on Feb. 15, Deadline Day follows selected players on their quests to join new clubs. Exclusive behind-the-scene footage and interviews will be shown throughout the six-part series. Peacock series not just solely about deadline day Footage […]

Leagues: EPL

/ 635 days ago

Premier League Transfer Deadline Day available to fans in USA

The Premier League transfer deadline day coverage is on the schedule for fans in the USA. The coverage is coming over from Sky Sports. This mirrors what NBC did for the summer transfer deadline back in August 2022. Coverage of the Premier League transfer deadline day is on Jan. 31 from noon to 7 p.m. […]

Amazon

/ 638 days ago

Apple aims to break up Sky Sports Premier League cabal in UK

After Apple's purchase of MLS streaming rights in the US, the tech giant is rumored to be interested in acquiring rights to the Premier League in the United Kingdom. While most pundits don’t expect Apple to be more than a partial player in any deal, don’t put anything past Apple to shake things up in […]

Club World Cup

/ 669 days ago

Premier League should boycott Club World Cup, says Carragher

FIFA president Gianni Infantino announced plans for an expansion of the Club World Cup. During a press conference on Friday, the FIFA boss explained how the competition will balloon to 32 teams in 2025. Also, it takes place every four years. "The first edition will take place in 2025 in the summer," stated Infantino. "During […]

Leagues: EPL

/ 3612 days ago

Premier League Could be Set to Introduce Friday Night Matches

With the battle for the new Barclays Premier League television rights set to begin at the start of the New Year, it is understood that the competing networks are keen on producing Friday night matches in the near future. BT Sport and Sky Sports are thought to be bidding up to an astounding £5 billion […]

Arsenal

/ 3827 days ago

The Madness of Last Minute Rescheduling of Premier League Games

The Premier League claims that fans are the lifeblood of the game and it would be nothing without them. However, some of their actions make you wonder if they really mean that. Mega TV deals mean the Premier League has prioritized the broadcasters at the expense of fans. Despite the influx of enormous amounts of […]

Gary Neville

/ 4033 days ago

Sky Sports Monday Night Football is the Benchmark for Television Sports Coverage

Most fans of English football in the United States have no clue what they are missing. Unless, that is, they are using alternative means to watch soccer matches broadcast on Sky Sports. Sky Sports coverage is universally applauded for shows such as: Soccer Saturday, The Footballers Football Show, Sunday Supplement, and Goals on Sunday (I […]

Brek Shea

/ 4754 days ago

Brek Shea Scouted by BPL Clubs

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhsgKRpWKPY Anyone who watches MLS knows Brek Shea is having a breakout season. And as much as the British media may want to dismiss MLS and its talent, it is now beginning to it pay attention. Sky Sports is reporting that Liverpool and Manchester City both were scouting the U.S. national team's 1-0 win over […]

General

/ 5271 days ago

Gianfranco Zola Serves Coffee to Sky Sports Reporters

Love or hate West Ham United's performances on the pitch this season, you have to admire Gianfranco Zola. He's always been the perfect gentleman both on the pitch — where he graced the Stamford Bridge pitch — and off the pitch, where he dealt with the pressure well at Upton Park And now Tuesday, when […]

General

/ 5277 days ago

Spurs Players Drench Harry Redknapp With Ice Bucket

It's party time for Tottenham supporters around the world and especially in North London after Spurs beat Manchester City in a thoroughly entertaining game. In the post match interview on Sky Sports, the Tottenham players crept up on Harry Redknapp and drenched him with the contents of an ice bucket while 'Arry was being interviewed. […]