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/ 4030 days ago

FOX adds Women's World Cup Final programming and USWNT marathon

This Sunday's broadcast of the 2015 Women's World Cup Final between USA and Japan will begin an hour earlier (at 5pm ET instead of 6pm). Kickoff time remains at 7pm ET on the over-the-air FOX network. In addition to an hour extra of pre-match coverage, FOX continues after the match with a half-hour postgame show, […]

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/ 4030 days ago

Otamendi will not be Sergio Ramos’ replacement at Real Madrid

Valencia defender Nicolas Otamendi will not be Sergio Ramos' replacement at Real Madrid next season, according to the player's agent. Otamendi has expressed his desire to leave Spain this summer with Manchester United being tipped to be the Argentine center-back's next destination. According to numerous reports, the 27-year-old has already agreed personal terms with United and will make around £6 […]

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/ 4030 days ago

USA vs. Guatemala preview: USMNT faces one last tune-up game before Gold Cup

The Gold Cup is just around the corner. By the end of July, a champion will be crowned who could (potentially) go on to take part in the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia but before any of that, the US has one final tune-up game against Guatemala. When selecting the 23 man roster for […]

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/ 4030 days ago

Arda Turan dismisses reports linking him with Barcelona move

Atletico Madrid midfielder Arda Turan has moved to quickly dismiss reports emanating from Spain linking him with a switch to Barcelona. Earlier today, the Catalan daily SPORT reported that the Turkey international had snubbed a reported move to England (specifically Chelsea) in order to link up with the reigning champions of Spain and Europe next season. […]

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/ 4030 days ago

Univision Deportes announce plans to stream Gold Cup tournament live

Univision Deportes has announced plans to include live streaming as part of the networks coverage of this summer's Gold Cup tournament. Each match in the tournament will be available to stream live on the network's app and website, and will include full coverage with commentary, stats and social media integration. Univision is also launching a separate […]

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/ 4030 days ago

Copa America quarter-finals reaches 3.8 million

beIN SPORTS reported that the network's coverage of the 2015 Copa America quarterfinals reached 3.8 million according to the most recent Nielsen Rating. Coverage of the Argentina v. Colombia on beIN SPORTS en Español was the highest rating sports broadcast in cable for that day (June 26). This news comes after beIN SPORTS released their viewing […]

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/ 4030 days ago

Southampton in Toby Alderweireld talks about permanent move

Southampton have opened talks with Atletico Madrid over a permanent move for central defender Toby Alderweireld. Amid speculation that Tottenham are ready to hijack their attempts to land the 26-year-old Belgium international, Press Association Sport understands Southampton are hoping to steal a march on other interested parties having already entered into negotiations with the Spanish […]

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/ 4030 days ago

Arda Turan snubs Chelsea move in favor of Barcelona switch

Atletico Madrid midfielder Arda Turan has snubbed a move to Chelsea in favor of joining Barcelona, according to a report from the Catalan daily SPORT. Just a few days ago, it was believed that Chelsea had secured the services of the Turkey international with the understanding that left-back Filipe Luis would eventually move the other […]

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/ 4031 days ago

Tottenham Hotspur don't need a summer overhaul; they need patience

Tottenham Hotspur is a team eternally on the precipice. They sit on the precarious razor’s edge between greatness and obsolescence, fame and obscurity, goals and misses, and success and failure. Tottenham is constantly striving forward, trying to play with the big boys while simultaneously being pushed backward. They are swimming upstream. They are running against […]

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/ 4031 days ago

NGSN acquires J-League streaming rights in US through 2017

US online streaming rights to Japan's top flight soccer league, the J-League, have been acquired by NGSN, the legal streaming service that has rights to leagues in the Netherlands (Eredivisie), Argentina, Chile, Portugal, Russia and other countries. NGSN has the rights to the J-League for 2015 through 2017. Commentaries will be offered in English-language, while Japanese-language commentaries […]

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/ 4031 days ago

Where could Morgan Schneiderlin fit in at Manchester United?

Speculation is high that Morgan Schneiderlin is set to sign for Manchester United this summer, with a possible transfer occurring as early as this week in a deal worth somewhere in the range of $37 million. Schneiderlin’s contract at Southampton expires in June 2017, and they don’t necessarily have to sell him yet, however, he […]

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/ 4031 days ago

England-Japan Women's World Cup semi final TV times and open thread

Despite being dwarfed by USA's 2-0 win against Germany semi-final Tuesday night, this match between England and Japan still comes to the same conclusion: one of these teams will be making history as they fight to reach the World Cup Final. England has never made such a run in a Women's World Cup. Having been […]

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/ 4031 days ago

8.4 million watch USA vs. Germany Women’s World Cup semi-final

FOX's live coverage of the 2015 Women's World Cup semi-final between the United States and Germany was viewed by 8.4 million million people watched the Tuesday night game. The match was shown live on the over-air FOX network from 7pm to 9pm ET, and is the most-watched broadcast on FOX since the April 1 edition of American Idol. […]

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/ 4031 days ago

USA women's coach Jill Ellis has proven us all wrong

During the past few weeks, US soccer fans and media have been highly critical of US Women's National Team Head Coach Jill Ellis and the tactics she has employed. This writer was no exception. My big beef with Ellis’ tactics throughout the Group stage and in the first Knockout round was the tendency to play Carli […]