Seattle and Minnesota had strong weekday turnouts last week, while DC United and Colorado had soft showings. The rest of the week had good reported attendances with sellout crowds in Houston, New Jersey, Chicago, San Jose and Portland. Seattle and Atlanta continue to lead the way with 42,000+. We can expect San Jose’s YTD deficit […]

In the last several months, there have been numerous developments by rights holders such as La Liga and the Premier League in their fight to shut down sites and prosecute pirates who are profiting off illegal streams of soccer games. One of the companies who are deploying anti-piracy technology is TMG, who have been appointed […]

Coming just a year after an underwhelming spectacle in the Copa America, the worst was expected from some critics regarding FOX’s coverage of the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup. But surprisingly for some, FOX Sports has come through with solid coverage. As we have now finished the group stage of the competition and enter the knockout […]

Here are the ten things we learned from Week 17 of the 2017 MLS season. 1. Dempsey Saves Seattle in Portland The continent’s best soccer rivalry didn’t disappoint – and on a scorching night in Portland, it was that rivalry’s greatest recent figure who stole all the headlines. Clint Dempsey didn’t start for Seattle on […]

According to various reports, the Premier League now has a rule in which club wage bills cannot be £7 million higher than they were during the 2016/17 season. If a particular team happens to exceed the additional £7 million limit, then they would have to make up the difference through external revenue (i.e., player sales). […]

In the more than 20 years since MLS soccer debuted on TV in 1996, the league has seen its share of highs and lows in viewing audiences. While recent years have been marked by a distinct upward trend in viewership, glance at this season’s numbers and you might notice a slight dip compared to 2016. […]

The Champions League was especially exciting this year, with a great final that saw Cristiano Ronaldo's selfish goal-fest and over the top celebrations eclipsed by an absolute wondergoal from Mario Mandzukic. The only drawback with the tournament is the shocking performance by English sides, with brave little Leicester flying the flag into the quarter-finals. Manchester […]

Olivier Giroud is undoubtedly one of, if not the, most polarizing striker in the top five European leagues at the moment. Many fans and pundits alike believe the France international front man is subpar and wasteful, while others think he is a very capable player when deployed in the right situation. Looking into the numbers, […]

fuboTV recently upgraded their Cloud DVR functionality for subscribers. In the latest upgrade of fuboTV, the legal streaming service now offers 10 DVR slots. Plus recordings can be stored for 10 days. Even if you forget to set a DVR to record a program on fubo, you can use the Look Back feature to replay […]

Here at World Soccer Talk, we will continue to take the lead by identifying the new generation of candidates for soccer television commentary positions on major national television networks in the United States, with particular emphasis on English-language broadcasts. In March 2013, we identified John Strong as the best home-grown English-language soccer play-by-play commentator and […]

With no weekday matches in MLS last week, the reported attendances were decent considering the games were played across the weekend. Colorado was the only outlier with a reasonable soft 15,400+. The year-to-year decrease in Orlando is due to the move from the Citrus Bowl to their new stadium. I suspect ownership is wishing they […]

Here are the ten things we learned from Week 16 of the 2017 MLS season. 1. Is Columbus’ Season Falling Apart? It was a bad week for the Columbus Crew, who lost to Cincinnati in the US Open Cup and then were handily beaten by Atlanta on Saturday night. This loss to Cincinnati was particularly […]

FOX Sports has rebranded their paid streaming service FOX Soccer 2GO to FOX Soccer Match Pass. The more unique name for the streaming service will help avoid confusion with the free (but authentication required) streaming service named FOX Sports GO. FOX Soccer Match Pass is currently in beta, and more details regarding the service should […]

When the United States began the final round of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying against Mexico in Columbus last November, then-U.S. manager Jurgen Klinsmann gambled – sending the Americans out in a never-before-used 3-5-2 formation. The result was a disaster. The 3-5-2 was abandoned after a half hour, with Mexico ahead 1-0. They would win the […]

It’s probably safe to say that, despite being just 18 years old, Christian Pulisic is the real deal. He’s got just 15 caps to his name but already has seven goals, basically averaging a goal every other game. None of those seven goals were more important than the two he scored on Thursday night in […]