[TELEVISION WATCH] Former Jamaican international Robbie Earle, fired from his job as a color analyst for Britishbroadcaster ITV during the 2010 World Cup for the unauthorized distribution of tickets, has been hired as the analyst on the local television broadcasts of MLS expansion team Portland. Earle acquired 40 tickets for the Netherlands-Denmark game, and they […]
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Dellacamera and Martino to team up at FSC
[TELEVISION WATCH] Longtime soccer announcer JP Dellacamera and former MLS midfielder Kyle Martino will team up Fox Soccer Channel’s broadcast of MLS games in 2011, while former U.S. internationals Eric Wynalda and Christopher Sullivan will host the pre-game, halftime and post-game show. Additional play-by-playanalysts for FOX Soccer’s Saturday MLS coverage include Mark Rogandino, Allen Hopkins, […]
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Healey takes over as voice of MLS
[TELEVISION WATCH] Adrian Healey has replaced JP Dellacamera as ESPN’s primary voice for Major LeagueSoccer telecasts beginning this season. The Englishman will work with former U.S. national team midfielder John Harkes as the analyst. Healey formerly worked as aDJ on a alternative rock station in Boston before breaking into soccer broadcasting. He did New England […]
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Profits top $631 million over last four years
[FIFA] FIFA President Sepp Blatter described himself as “the happiest man today” in announcing his organization’sfinancials for the 2007-10 cycle: a profit of $631 million on income of $4.19 billion. “The World Cup in South Africa was a huge, huge financial success, for Africa, for South Africa andfor FIFA,” Blatter said. FIFA’s profit in 2010 alone […]
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MLS and Fox Soccer extend deal one year
[TELEVISION WATCH] Major League Soccer and FOX Soccer have extended the network’s national broadcast rights agreement for one year. The previous four-yearagreement expired at the end of last year and the two sides were reportedly far apart on the rights fees for a new long-term agreement. The soccer-only channel will broadcast up to 31regular-season games, […]
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Decisive U.S. game to be broadcast Tuesday
[CONCACAF UNDER-17 CHAMPIONSHIP] The USA clinched a place in Tuesday’s Concacaf U-17 Championship quarterfinals without playing a game. It still has a gameagainst Panama Friday at Jarrett Park Stadium in Montego Bay, Jamaica, to determine first and second place in Group B, but the key game comes Tuesday with a berth in the 2011 Under-17 […]
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TeleFutura garners high ratings for Mexico game
[TELEVISION] If you weren’t a soccer fan, you’d have probably never heard of Spanish-language network TeleFutura, but it hit the jackpot — on a February sweepsnight no less — with its broadcast of the Mexico vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina friendly last Wednesday night. TeleFutura, part of the Univision family of networks, ranked as the No. 2 network,behind […]
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Soccer streaming site moves quickly
[ONLINE WATCH] The U.S. government has seized 10 web sites popular for streaming live sporting events for free on the Internet. Among them was atdhe.net,popular for the streaming of soccer games from around the world, but the site was quickly back up at a new address … The U.S. government seized the sites on charges […]
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MLS lands Canadian broadcaster
[TELEVISION WATCH] MLS’s decision on one or more national American broadcasters to join ESPN remains up in the air, but it has reportedly landed a nationalCanadian broadcaster, capitalizing on its growing presence north of the border. Multiple sources told the Province that MLS and TSN have agreed to a multi-year deal.
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Wormser returns to Fox to head up its soccer production
[TELEVISION WATCH] Fox Soccer has hired Jason Wormser as its new vice president of production responsible for allproductions on Fox Soccer Channel and Fox Soccer Plus, including live match telecasts and studio productions. Wormser returns to Fox, where he spent eight years (1996-2003) as producer.He earned six Sports Emmy Awards, including recognition of his work […]