The next Spanish-language FIFA World Cup rightsholders can learn a thing or two from Telemundo about how to get and keep an audience. We now know that the rightsholder is Netflix. The folks at Telemundo, which had the rights from the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup through this summer 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup, tell […]
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Soccer broadcasting, American-style?
American soccer fans have never had more options to watch the game on television. From networks to streaming services to web sites, if you want to see the game you can find it. Some for a fee, others for free. With so much of it available to us, I’ve been thinking about the “American style” […]
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Stuart Holden on broadcasting the biggest World Cup ever, his John Strong partnership, and future ambitions
The 2026 World Cup marked Stuart Holden’s third World Cup as an announcer for Fox Sports. He and John Strong became the first American broadcast duo to call three World Cup finals.
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The powerful lure of watching soccer on Spanish-language television
It might be the most under-appreciated, under-discussed, under-valued part of American media, especially sports media. It’s the power of Spanish-language media. You might have seen the audience numbers for the World Cup final: Fox had about 39 million viewers and Telemundo about 24 million. It was the most-watched soccer match in American television history. Fox […]
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JP Dellacamera on a career driven by the love of the game
When JP Dellacamera put down his headset at the end of the 1986 Men’s World Cup, he had no idea if he would ever work another World Cup. After 40 years and 17 more World Cups, Dellacamera put that headset down for the final time. He continues to call soccer on television, just no more […]
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Jared Fox on Sirius XM’s World Cup approach: Entertain and inform
A World Cup that feels like it’s 24/7 needs media that are the same. Sirius XM might not be totally live around the clock for five straight weeks, but it is dedicating its Sirius XM FC Channel (157) to the tournament: broadcasting all the games and sprinkling in soccer talk on some of the music […]
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Televised soccer turbocharged by World Cup 2026
With this summer’s World Cup comes an unprecedented amount of soccer on American television — in English and Spanish. The majority of the games will be available on broadcast channels: 70 on FOX and 92 on Telemundo. Below is a breakdown of the coverage by various outlets including streaming options, and a link to the […]
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What They’re Saying: Alan Rothenberg
Alan Rothenberg, on the Soccer Media Podcast, described how MLS launched in the wake of the USA-hosted 1994 FIFA World Cup he chaired and the advantages of its single-entity approach. 🎥 Watch (☝️): Marcelo Balboa’s near-miss in the USA’s 2-1 win over Colombia at the 1994 World Cup. “[Single-entity] prevented runaway competition for players and […]
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American Outlaws still in the dark. Co-founder Korey Donahoo is very concerned but determined to support the USMNT at World Cup 2026.
The heart of U.S. national team in-stadium support, the American Outlaws have organized U.S. fans sections at World Cups since South Africa 2010.
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Clyde Best recalls the Clive Charles family upon return to Portland as his documentary hits U.S. big screens
Five decades after playing on American soccer fields, Clyde Best is coming to U.S. theaters.