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Telemundo unveils theme music for World Cup TV coverage

Telemundo has unveiled its theme music for the coverage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, which is composed and produced by the award-winning Yoav Goren. The theme song, “Sueño de Campeones” (see video below), was recorded from the iconic Abbey Road Studios in London. Meaning "Champions Dream" in English, the song is part of an […]

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How Belgium should line up at World Cup 2018

Belgium is the latest country to witness a golden generation of players. Their current contingency of stars have the right amount of maturity, experience and skill to finally shine at a major international competition. Prior to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, the Red Devils went through a barren spell in the international scene. Their […]

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FIFA empathy not enough to topple CAS in Guerrero doping case

Lausanne (AFP) – FIFA chief Gianni Infantino on Tuesday delivered a hammer blow to Peru captain Paolo Guerrero's hopes of overturning a doping ban to play at the World Cup by underlining the supremacy of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). Guerrero's attempt to clear his name following a ban for testing positive for […]

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FOX says calling World Cup games off monitors isn’t big deal

FOX Sports' list of excuses defending why they've chosen to have 66% of their commentators calling games from a studio in Los Angeles during this summer's World Cup continues to grow. In an interview with The Athletic, FOX Sports Executive Producer David Neal claims that calling soccer games off a TV monitor instead of being […]

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Telemundo sending reporters from U.S. to 2018 World Cup

Telemundo Station Group today announced it’s dispatching a team of local station journalists from stations in Los Angeles, Miami, Houston, Chicago, Dallas-Fort Worth, McAllen and its news bureaus in Washington, D.C. and Miami to the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia. The station group’s team consists of 12 sports and news anchors, photographers and producers. This […]

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Telemundo World Cup schedule

We've compiled the Telemundo World Cup schedule for the 2018 tournament so you have all of the kickoff times and TV details in one place. After beating Univision to win the rights, Telemundo will have the rights to this summer's World Cup tournament for the first time ever. They also have the US Spanish-language TV […]

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Liverpool new third shirt revealed for 2018/19 season [PHOTOS]

Leaked images of Liverpool's third shirt for the 2018/19 season reveal that the design from New Balance will feature a unique pattern. Released by the experts at FootyHeadlines, the leaked photos and designs show a one-of-a-kind design that will be very interesting to see what it looks like in person and on television. Liverpool's third […]

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BBC’s World Cup trailer is a creative masterpiece [VIDEO]

When it comes to trailers to promote a network's television coverage of a World Cup, few do it better than the BBC. In fact, this is the best trailer we've seen so far to get us excited for Russia 2018, which is much more superior than anything ITV and FOX has created. Featuring an opera […]

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/ 2973 days ago

Sling TV to stream World Cup in foreign languages

For soccer fans in the United States who speak Portuguese, French, Arabic or Polish, Sling TV will be streaming all 64 World Cup games in these languages via Sling International. With Sling International, the live World Cup games will feature the video feed from FOX's coverage of the World Cup. And then depending on which […]

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FOX's World Cup studio is a thing of beauty [VIDEO]

FOX Sports has unveiled their studio for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, and it's a work of art. The aesthetics of the studio (see video below) are incredible. It looks like a studio that will grab the attention of viewers who catch a glimpse of it as they click through on their remote or stumble […]

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BBC announces World Cup commentators and studio talent

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has revealed the list of commentators and studio talent that will be covering the 2018 FIFA World Cup for UK television. For this summer's tournament, BBC will split the World Cup games with ITV. BBC will broadcast 33 games, while ITV will broadcast 32. World Cup Coverage FAQs: FOX […]

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Marseille spurred on by memories of European glory

Lyon (AFP) – Marseille star Dimitri Payet is determined to go down in history by beating Atletico Madrid in Wednesday's Europa League final as the club celebrates a quarter of a century since their greatest moment. They became the first, and to date only, French club to win the Champions League by beating AC Milan […]

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Money no obstacle to Mancini's Italy ambitions

Florence (Italy) (AFP) – Roberto Mancini said Tuesday he had no problem severing his multi-million euro contract with Zenit Saint Petersburg to jump at the chance to coach the struggling Italian national team. The former Italy international had two years left on his lucrative three-year deal with the Russian club, bankrolled by energy giant Gazprom, […]

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Hughton agrees three-year deal to remain Brighton boss

London (AFP) – Brighton manager Chris Hughton has been rewarded for keeping the Seagulls in the Premier League with a new three-year contract. Hughton, 59, guided Brighton back to the top flight for the first time in 34 years last season, and a famous 1-0 win over Manchester United earlier this month secured survival as […]

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Simeone warns of Payet threat in Europa League final

Lyon (AFP) – Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone is wary of the threat posed by Marseille's Dimitri Payet but believes his team's extra experience will count for something in Wednesday's Europa League final. "Experience is an important factor although it won't completely influence the game," said Simeone at a press conference on Tuesday ahead of […]