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/ 2569 days ago

Man City launches 'Man City For TV' streaming service

Perhaps no club in world soccer has expanded their global brand over the past decade as much as Manchester City. On the heels of their second consecutive Premier League title, the English club have announced the launch of Man City For TV, a comprehensive OTT streaming service featuring live preseason friendlies, broadcasts of academy and […]

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/ 2570 days ago

Maurizio Sarri faces stern test to keep Juventus atop Serie A

Maurizio Sarri’s move from the Premier League back to Serie A after just one year comes with much intrigue. Juventus is preparing to undergo a dramatic shift in playing style with the departure of former manager, Massimiliano Allegri. Juventus have won Serie A an amazing 8 years running under Massimiliano Allegri (2014-2019) and Antonio Conte […]

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/ 2570 days ago

NBC remove EPL replays from app to coerce fans into Gold

If you're used to watching Premier League matches on-demand via the NBC Sports App, that option will no longer be available beginning with the 2019/20 season according to a NBC Sports spokesperson. World Soccer Talk has learned that full match replays will only be available online to NBC Sports Gold subscribers, thus forcing NBCSN subscribers […]

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/ 2573 days ago

USWNT TV ratings for 2015-19 averaged 929K on English-lang. TV

With the final TV numbers from the US Women's National Team’s victory over the Netherlands at the Women’s World Cup now available, it’s time to take a look at the TV ratings for the full World Cup cycle for the USWNT, as we did several months ago for the USA men's team. On a year […]

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/ 2575 days ago

Laurent Koscielny is hurting his Arsenal legacy

Arsenal departed London on Thursday as they are set to begin their preseason tour of the U.S. next week. There was, however, one notable player that was not on that plane to the States: Laurent Koscielny. The 33-year-old captain of the Gunners apparently refused to travel with his teammates. The club confirmed this in a […]

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/ 2577 days ago

2019 USA-Mexico Gold Cup Final scores 8.7 million viewers

CONCACAF's 2019 edition of the Gold Cup Final between Mexico and the United States averaged 8.78 million viewers across Univision and FS1 on Sunday night. The final averaged 5.9 million on Univision, making it the most-watched men’s soccer match of 2019 on any network. It outperformed last year’s men’s France-Croatia World Cup final (7/15/18) on […]

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/ 2577 days ago

NBC makes big changes to NBC Sports Gold Premier League

Beginning with the 2019/20 season, NBC Sports are making changes to its Premier League streaming service with the launch of a new tier as well as a combination of enhancements, new programming and a price increase to its flagship NBC Sports Gold product. Fans of Premier League clubs will need to pay attention to the […]

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/ 2578 days ago

Premier League 2019/20: Manchester City chasing three-in-a-row

The 2019/20 Premier League season kicks-off in August with Manchester City aiming to win the title for a third successive year. City claimed last season’s title by a point from Liverpool, with Chelsea a further 25 points adrift in third place. Tottenham Hotspur claimed the final Champions League qualification spot, while Arsenal and Manchester United […]

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/ 2578 days ago

Crucial period ahead as Manchester United build for the future

Manchester United will head into the 2019/20 Premier League season eager to prove they remain a force to be reckoned with in England. United finished sixth last season, 32 points behind champions Manchester City after a hugely disappointing campaign. Manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has already set about reshaping his squad, but he still has plenty […]

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/ 2578 days ago

Brazil-Peru Copa America Final scores 3.1 million viewers

Sunday's Copa America Final between Brazil and Peru averaged 3.1 million viewers, ranking as the most-watched Copa America final since 2007 – tripling the 2015 final (Chile vs. Argentina, 1 million total viewers). For the 2019 tournament, Telemundo had the exclusive television rights in the United States after ESPN decided to broadcast the games exclusively […]

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/ 2578 days ago

Gregg Berhalter is in over his head after Gold Cup loss

Sunday was going to be a full day of celebration for soccer fans in the US. The USWNT was playing in the Women’s World Cup Final against the Netherlands and was expected to defend their title. Once the evening rolled around, the USMNT would play Mexico in an attempt to defend their Gold Cup crown. […]

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/ 2579 days ago

USWNT-England hits 8.4 million viewers to break several records

In the July 2nd victory for the United States over England in the 2019 Women's World Cup semi-final, the viewing audience in the United States was 8,406,000. The semi-final delivered 7,386,000 viewers across FOX and streaming sources as well as 1.02 million viewers across Telemundo, NBCSN, TelemundoDeportes.com, the Telemundo Deportes app, and the NBC Sports […]

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/ 2583 days ago

Adding Zaha would give Arsenal dynamic attack

George Washington once said “make them believe that offensive operations, often times, is the surest, if not the only (in some cases) means of defense.” Arsenal have been championing this sentiment for years now. Despite the club’s clear issues in defense, the Gunners have submitted a £40 million bid for Crystal Palace forward Wilfried Zaha. […]

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/ 2587 days ago

USA vs. Curacao preview: USMNT dreaming of a semifinal against Panama or Jamaica

It wasn’t always pretty, but the USMNT got the job done on Wednesday against Panama to secure the top spot in Group D. Games against Panama at the Gold Cup tend to be ugly rock fights and this last game was no different as the US got out with a 1-0 and advances to the […]

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/ 2588 days ago

Egypt reaches the knockout stage in ACFON 2019

The African Cup of Nations, the continent’s biggest football showpiece, is underway in Egypt. It kicked off on June 21 after a spectacular opening ceremony. The hosts, Egypt, went on to beat Zimbabwe by a lone goal in the first game of the tournament. Matches continue to play across the six groups and now Nigeria […]