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Leagues: NWSL
/ 264 days agoNWSL announces start of landmark 2024 TV schedule
The National Women's Soccer League, or NWSL, will break new ground in its 2024 TV schedule. With a new broadcast deal across varying platforms, NWSL will make history in the coming season. That starts on Friday, March 15, with the league's first game on the Amazon Prime Video streaming platform, which is new to the […]
Leagues: EPL
/ 267 days agoPeacock to stream Sky Sports Transfer Deadline special
Soccer fans in the United States will have access to Sky Sports News Transfer Deadline Day special program live on Peacock. The January transfer deadline is Thursday, Feb. 1. All incoming transfers in the Premier League must finish by midnight in England on that Thursday, and that drama often stretches to the end. The Deadline […]
Chivas del Guadalajara
/ 267 days agoChivas on Telemundo shows growth amid general Liga MX decline
While viewership of Liga MX games declined in 2023 based on the latest TV ratings, Telemundo and its coverage of Chivas de Guadalajara has shown positive growth. In the United States, Liga MX fell behind the Premier League in its viewership, and much of that is a result of the fractured nature of the league. […]
Leagues: League Two
/ 268 days agoWrexham open to making its games free in USA in new EFL deal
In what would be the first of its kind for a major professional soccer team, the Welsh team owned by Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney is open to making live broadcasts of Wrexham games free in the USA. Speaking to World Soccer Talk, Wrexham's Director of Football Shaun Harvey explained the reasoning behind the unconventional […]
Barcelona
/ 270 days agoEl Clasico Supercopa achieves record number on ABC
The latest installment of El Clasico between Barcelona and Real Madrid reached impressive viewership here in the United States. The two massive Spanish sides faced off in the Supercopa de España Final on Sunday, January 15th. Although the match consisted of two LaLiga clubs, the epic matchup was played in Saudi Arabia. A similar move […]
Apple TV
/ 271 days agoMLS makes broadcast plans for Inter Miami's preseason games
Major League Soccer has officially revealed their broadcasting plans for Inter Miami's preseason schedule. The Floridian club previously announced an extensive fixture list for January and early February ahead of the 2024 season. They will play seven different exhibition matches within the next month. Although MLS teams typically tend to stay Stateside for their preseason […]
English Football
/ 273 days agoSunderland 'Til I Die returns for final chapter on Netflix
The popular Netflix docuseries Sunderland 'Til I Die is set to soon return for its final season. Initially released in 2018, the series highlighted Sunderland's 2017/18 season. It was the team's first campaign back in the Championship since 2006 after being relegated from the Premier League the prior season. The first season of the show […]
Apple TV
/ 273 days agoMLS Season Pass available on Apple Vision Pro headset
MLS Season Pass is one of many apps that'll be featured when the Apple Vision Pro headset launches on February 2, 2024. The headset is Apple's first 3D camera, capable of using augmented and virtual reality. While details about how the MLS Season Pass app will work within the headset are unavailable at press time, […]
Apple TV
/ 273 days agoCan MLS' version of Drive to Survive win over soccer fans?
Last week, MLS re-announced its partnership with Box to Box Productions, the company that made the hit Formula 1 series Drive to Survive. The partnership will produce a documentary series on Major League Soccer. For F1, Drive to Survive was a massive success in expanding the audience of the motorsport league. Apple wants the same […]
beIN SPORTS
/ 274 days agoDAZN leading the race for domestic TV rights to Ligue 1
The Ligue 1 domestic rights in France are up for renewal, and DAZN is emerging as the favorite to broadcast the league for the next five seasons. The streaming service is currently broadcasting Ligue 1 via Canal+, a sports channel in France. DAZN is also the home of the French top flight in Austria, Belgium, […]
Friendlies
/ 274 days agoHow to watch Messi in Inter Miami's first 2 friendlies of 2024
Inter Miami is preparing for its first full season in MLS with Lionel Messi by playing out a global tour of friendlies in the preseason. That starts with games against the El Salvador national team and FC Dallas. Now, fans will know where to watch those games when they air in late January. In total, […]
AFCON
/ 275 days agoScoop up Sling TV's brand-new Soccer Pass for super savings
Sling TV is launching its new Soccer Pass, an affordable way to watch an otherwise obscure channel of the world's game on one platform. Using this offering from Sling TV, fans will have access to beIN SPORTS and its expansive array of soccer competitions. Among those is the Africa Cup of Nations, which started on […]
beIN SPORTS
/ 275 days agoBidding opens for next Turkish Super Lig rights deals
The Turkish Super Lig launched a tender on the next batch of broadcasting rights for the league. Currently, Qatar-owned TV company beIN SPORTS owns the broadcast deal for the Turkish Super Lig. beIN has owned the rights for this season and the previous one. In that deal, beIN paid the Turkish Super Lig $127.88 million. […]
News
/ 275 days agoTop 100 most popular soccer teams on US TV
Soccer teams in the US are growing increasingly popular as the sport continues to expand. But who are the most popular soccer teams on US television? Now, there is a list of the top 100 teams that have the most fans based on their viewership on TV and streaming. The Mexican and English top flights […]
ESPN+
/ 276 days agoThe best streaming services for soccer fans
Soccer fans, more than other sports fans, use streaming services to watch games in the United States. As a result, TV and streaming rights deals for the many international soccer leagues are split across various services. Oftentimes, this means teams playing in different competitions within one country are available on two or three different services […]