[SOCCER ON THE AIR] For all the hype about the popularity of the English Premier League on NBC and NBCSN, Mexico’s Liga MX still outdelivers the EPL — by a widemargin — on the Spanish-language Univision networks. Univision averages 991,000 viewers for the Torneo Apertura, 37 percent more than NBC, which averaged 725,000 viewers during […]
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Double fracture sidelines young Tico Oviedo
[WORLD CUP 2014 COUNTDOWN] Young Costa Rican left back Bryan Oviedo, who has had a breakout season for Everton, suffered adouble fracture of both his tibia and fibula in the Toffees’ 4-0 win over Stevenage Saturday in the English FA Cup. The injury will almost certainly mean he’ll miss the Ticos’ trip to the WorldCup. […]
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Man. United drops in Money League
[MAKING A LIST] Real Madrid and Barcelona remained 1-2 on the annual Deloitte Football Money League rankings, based on revenues for the 2012-13 season. BayernMunich, winner of the 2013 UEFA Champions League, moved ahead of Manchester United into third place. Paris St. Germain, unranked in the 2011-12 Top 20, climbed to fifth thanks to income […]
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Dempsey joins Messi and RVP in Pepsi lineup
[SOCCER BUSINESS] American Clint Dempsey is part of Pepsi’s global lineup of soccer stars that includes Leo Messi and Robin van Persie in the 2014 Pepsi Football campaign.
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Curitiba faces difficult birth
[WORLD CUP 2014 COUNTDOWN] How bad are things in Curitiba? Construction at Arena da Baixada is so slow FIFA may have to take the drastic step of dropping it forthe World Cup. FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke held out hope the stadium will be ready, but he gave organizers until Feb. 18 to show it […]
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Liverpool teams up with Dunkin' Donuts
[SOCCER BUSINESS] Liverpool, owned by Fenway Sports Group, has partnered with a iconic Massachusetts company, Dunkin’ Donuts, making it the official coffee,tea and bakery sponsor of the EPL club. Dunkin’ Donuts announced in the fall plans to return to Britain with 150 restaurants around in country. It has more than 10,500 restaurantsin 31 countries but […]
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USL PRO launches YouTube channel
[SOCCER ON THE AIR] USL PRO will stream live on YouTube every regular-season and playoff game starting in 2014 via team channels. Being a part of theYouTube Partner Program will allow USL PRO greater flexibility in content management while YouTube’s visibility and comprehensive structure will present USL PRO fans with a set of interactivefeatures like […]
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NASL will use Voit match ball
[SOCCER BUSINESS] The North American Soccer League has signed a partnership agreement with Voit to make it the official NASL-branded match ball. Voit, which has a presence in 15 countries, has been the official ball provider to the Mexican Liga MX since 1987. NASL: Fall Schedule
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Ouch! Goalkeeper makes painful save after blunder
[VIDEO PICK: Off the Post] An English lower division keeper goes to great pains to prevent a highly embarrassing goal. After punting the ball into theback of an opponent, Crewe Alexandra goalkeeper Alan Martin make a great effort to keep the ball out of the net. He succeeded and survived his clash with the post, […]
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Quakes president gives new meaning to 'insider look'
[SOCIAL MEDIA] San Jose Earthquakes president Dave Kaval will be giving fans an inside look — literally — at Thursday’sSuperDraft. He’ll be using Google Glass and providing behind-the-scenes footage. He’ll use his Twitter account @QuakesPrez to provide imagesand videos from the club’s draft table as well as behind the curtains after San Jose’s selections have […]