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/ 2634 days agoBook review: 'The National Team: The Inside Story of the Women Who Changed Soccer'
The 2015 World Cup validated the idea that the Women's World Cup was a must-see event in the United States. The U.S. team became stars, TV ratings were through the roof, and not since 1999 had women's soccer been a cultural phenomenon. Since then, women's soccer has maintained a presence if at times uneven, and […]

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/ 2635 days agoUnivision to rebrand as TUDN in strategic alliance with Televisa
Univision Deportes Network will be renamed TUDN as a result of a strategic alliance between the sports divisions of Univision and Grupo Televisa, two of the biggest Spanish-language sports broadcasters in the world. Derived from the combination of the "T" in Televisa, the largest media company in the Spanish-speaking world, and the "UDN" in the […]

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/ 2638 days agoLiverpool FC tickets selling fast for US summer tour
Liverpool FC are heading to the United States this summer to play in three matches, and ticket sales are going fast according to sources. Jurgen Klopp's team will be playing friendlies against Borussia Dortmund, Sporting Lisbon and Sevilla in a series of highly-anticipated games. Adding to the flavor of the events, all three matches will […]

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/ 2638 days agoWhere and why to watch the Major Arena Soccer League Final
1. What’s Happening? The Milwaukee Wave will host Mexico’s Monterrey Flash this Sunday at 6 PM Eastern in the Major Arena Soccer League final. But with MLS starting, the European season ending, and with new streaming services offering games from almost all 211 FIFA member nations, it’s easy to overlook the indoor game. Is it […]

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/ 2646 days agoNBC's Manchester United Treble film is a masterpiece
It's only fitting that one of the main storytellers in the Manchester United documentary that will premiere on Sunday on NBCSN about the treble-winning season is the man who called the game that night, commentator Clive Tyldesley. His words and voice are so intertwined with that memorable day in 1999 when the Red Devils — against […]

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/ 2647 days agoPalermo sold again; We look back at the club’s recent rocky history
Unione Sportiva Città di Palermo, known around the world as just Palermo, have one of the more interesting stories in modern club football. In most cases, fascinating teams in sports tend to have a winning history. This, however, is the case for the Sicilian-based club. Palermo have never finished atop of the Serie A standings, […]

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/ 2647 days agoMLS is a TV ratings disaster in New York City
In the same city that Major League Soccer calls home, which is also the number one TV market in the United States, MLS's two teams in the New York region have been a TV ratings disaster. Despite the two MLS teams being accessible in more than 7.3 million homes in the New York area, TV […]

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/ 2649 days agoLiverpool schedule to hit Boston, New York and South Bend
Liverpool will be heading to the United States this summer to play friendlies in three of the most historic sports stadiums in America. The Reds will play: • Borussia Dortmund on July 19 at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana • Sevilla on July 21 at Fenway Park, Boston • Sporting Lisbon on July 24 at Yankee […]

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/ 2653 days agoFreddie Ljungberg is on the path to becoming a future Arsenal manager
Arsenal’s current managerial situation appears to be fairly calm at the moment. Following the departure of club legend Arsene Wenger last summer, things could have gotten a bit shaky for the north London outfit. However, Unai Emery was somewhat surprisingly appointed head coach of the Gunners and currently has the club going in the right […]
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/ 2663 days agoPromotion battles in England going down to the wire
The race to climb the football ladder in England is always fiercely competitive and this season’s battles are delivering excitement aplenty once again. With a handful of games still to play none of the promotion issues in the Championship, League 1 or League 2 have been decided, although some teams are on the verge of […]

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/ 2663 days agoEuropean big guns close in on title glory
With just a few weeks of the season remaining some of Europe’s biggest clubs are closing in claiming their domestic league titles. The likely winners of Serie A and La Liga appear nailed on, with Juventus and Barcelona long odds-on favourites to secure their respective championships. However, the title battles in the Premier League and […]
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/ 2663 days ago‘Big Six’ still battling as Premier League season rolls on
The Premier League’s ‘Big Six’ sides still have plenty to play for as the season reaches its crucial final few weeks. Just two points separate Liverpool and Manchester City in the title race, although Pep Guardiola’s side have what could be a vital game in hand on the Reds. City remain favourites with the bookmakers […]

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/ 2664 days agoWhich league's TV ratings declined the most after the World Cup?
The name of the game for soccer leagues shown on US television is to figure out a way to take advantage of the hype and interest in a men's World Cup tournament, and to attract those viewers to their respective leagues after the FIFA tournament is over. According to research by World Soccer Talk, some […]

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/ 2667 days agoBernd Leno has settled in nicely at Arsenal
Bernd Leno’s Arsenal career did not necessarily get off to a great start. After all, he began his time in north London behind Premier League legend Petr Cech as the club’s first-choice goalkeeper. While allowing time to adapt to a new league may not have been shocking to some, the German was finally given the […]

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/ 2667 days agoESPN+ acquires rights to US Open Cup through 2022
ESPN+ has acquired the streaming rights to the US Open Cup through 2022 in another deal that positions ESPN+ as the leading soccer streaming service in the United States. The U.S. Open Cup is the longest-running domestic cup competition in the United States. All U.S. Open Cup matches from the First Round through the Final […]