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/ 46 days agoJoe Scally interview: Life under Pochettino and at Gladbach
US Men's National Team and Borussia Monchengladbach defender Joe Scally is having the time of his life in Germany. Since joining the club in 2021, the New York born defender has played over 100 games for Gladbach, and is a regular starter in a well-drilled team. Before Saturday's game against Bayern Munich, Scally spoke with […]
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/ 47 days agoFubo scores after Disney merger: What it means for soccer fans
When Fubo first launched in 2015, it was a soccer streaming service. In ten short years since its debut, Fubo has quickly built itself into one of the biggest streaming services in the United States. With today’s news that Fubo has agreed to sell a 70% majority stake in its business to The Walt Disney […]
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/ 58 days agoLiga MX pulls strong viewership but falls behind Premier League
Liga MX’s Apertura playoff final between Club America and Monterrey saw Club America seal the first-ever consecutive treble in Apertura/Clausura history. The first leg played on Thursday, December 12, averaged 1.63 million viewers across Univision and TUDN. The second Liga MX leg did even better, averaging 2.02 million viewers on Sunday, December 15. While impressive, […]
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/ 64 days agoHow Netflix's Women's World Cup deal is groundbreaking
Netflix's deal to acquire the U.S. media rights to the 2027 and 2031 FIFA Women's World Cup is a groundbreaking deal for the sport of soccer in the United States. For women's soccer, it secures top billing on a streaming service with 66 million subscribers in the United States. In doing so, it'll help increase subscriptions […]
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/ 66 days agoWhy Rebecca Lowe could leave NBC Sports, per report
NBC Sports lead presenter Rebecca Lowe could be enticed by an opportunity to leave the US broadcaster after a new opportunity has opened up. That's according to a report by The Sun tabloid newspaper in the United Kingdom. The pending departure of host Gary Lineker from BBC's Match of the Day has caused a domino […]
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/ 67 days agoClimate change effects could cause havoc on Club World Cup
According to a climate change expert, FIFA's Club World Cup in cities across the United States next summer could see fans and players suffer from extreme temperatures due to the effects of climate change. Many of the kickoff times for games featuring some of the biggest clubs from Europe have been scheduled for early-to-mid-afternoon local […]
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/ 70 days agoApple TV's MLS gamble backfires: Record-low final viewership
Reporter John Ourand, a two-decade veteran of Sports Business Journal and the leading sports TV industry insider in the United States, suggests that Apple TV's MLS viewership for the 2024 final was as low as 65,000 viewers on MLS Season Pass. Ourand, who now writes for the sports industry newsletter Puck, added that the game […]
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/ 72 days agoOrlando wants to host soccer events in lead-up to LA28 Olympics
One of the memorable scenes during the 2024 Summer Olympics, which were hosted in Paris, France, was seeing the surfing competition happening 9,700 miles away in Tahiti. The footage was spectacular, and it made sense to have the surfers compete there in French Polynesia instead of trying to find a less-than-suitable location off the coast […]
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/ 76 days agoOrlando bullish on FIFA Club World Cup plans for city
Orlando, Florida, is a mecca for tourists, and soon, it will be a destination for soccer fans as they descend on the city for a major sporting event: FIFA Club World Cup 2025. At next summer's FIFA Club World Cup, Orlando will host six games, including four Group Stage matches, one Round of 16 game, […]
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/ 79 days agoAlan Shearer on Alexi Lalas, Gary Lineker and St James' Park
I had the privilege this week to catch up with Premier League all-time leading goalscorer Alan Shearer to discuss a range of topics. We discussed Gary Lineker's legacy on BBC's Match of the Day program, Alan's memories of being marked by Alexi Lalas in a US-England match, as well as his opinions about the future […]
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/ 80 days agoDAZN acquiring Club World Cup rights is a deal made for TV
DAZN has come to the rescue of FIFA by agreeing to a reported $1 billion deal to acquire the exclusive global broadcast rights to next summer's Club World Cup. The UK-based streaming service, which has made losses of several billion dollars, plans to broadcast all 63 games for free. The FIFA Club World Cup, which […]
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/ 85 days agoVideo of Messi's new Inter Miami stadium reveals major progress
Inter Miami is racing against time to have its new stadium named Miami Freedom Park ready before the end of 2025 when Messi's current contract ends with MLS. As of press time, Messi has made no indication that he plans to extend his contract. However, Inter Miami co-owner Jorge Mas remains optimistic that Messi will […]
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/ 85 days agoUS Soccer backs down from birth year change for youth soccer
Following last month's report that US Soccer was considering a plan to break up youth soccer teams based on birth year, a new report reveals that the US Soccer Federation has backed down and will leave it up to the individual leagues to decide. The proposed reversal would have changed the age groups for soccer. […]
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/ 87 days agoNWSL takes bite out of MLS’ Apple viewership with record number
Timing is everything. Just ask the NWSL and MLS. NWSL, which runs almost identically to MLS as a single-entity closed league, is benefitting from a rise of interest in women’s sports and better luck with the timing of its deals. Formed in 2012, the women’s league has evolved on a similar path to MLS as […]
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/ 88 days agoWhy watching Champions League is better in US than Germany
One of the best parts about traveling abroad is that you often discover new things you’ve never seen or experienced before. Vice-versa, you also learn to appreciate the better things in life that you find stateside (Europe, I'm looking at you, and the lack of free, public restrooms). On the subject of soccer, however, there […]