[TELEVISION WATCH] Former England international Steve McManaman is back in the ESPN studios as an analyst for itsnetworks in the United States and United Kingdom. McManaman, who worked Thursday’s New York-San Jose MS playoff game in the Bristol, Conn., studio, will primarily serve as an analyst forthe network’s coverage of the English Premier League matches, […]
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UEFA Champions League viewing schedule
[TELEVISION GUIDE] The UEFA Champions League moves into Matchday 4 with a special kickoff time of 3:30 p.m. ET Tuesday and Wednesday. For the complete schedule… Tuesday, Nov. 2 Bursaspor vs. Manchester United FSN, live, 3:30 pm ET Fox SoccerChannel, delay, 8 pm ET Fox Soccer Plus, delay, Wednesday, 1 pm ET Tottenham vs. Inter […]
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MLS conference semifinal schedule
[DATEBOOK] The MLS quarterfinals begin on Thursday when the Columbus Crew travels to the Colorado Rapids in one of four quarterfinal games to be televised onESPN2. All eight games will be available on national television. Conference Semifinal #1 (at lower seed): Thursday, Oct. 28 Columbus Crew at Colorado Rapids, 9 p.m. ET, ESPN2/Deportes/ESPN3.com Saturday, […]
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UEFA Champions League viewing schedule
[TELEVISION GUIDE] Tuesday’s match between Real Madrid and AC Milan, who have won the European Cup or UEFA Champions League a combined 16 times, meet on FoxSoccer Channel in this week’s marquee matchup. For all the matchups … Tuesday, Oct. 19 Arsenal vs. ShakhtarDonetsk Fox Sports Net, 2:30 pm ET Fox Soccer Channel, delay, Wednesday, […]
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Euro 2012 qualifying schedule
[TELEVISION GUIDE] Euro 2012 qualifying continues on Tuesday with seven games available for viewing. They include Scotland-Spain and Netherlands-Sweden. Forcomplete viewing information … EURO 2012 QUALIFYING Tuesday ESPN Deportes Kazakhstan vs. Germany, 12:55 pm Netherlands vs. Sweden, delay, 5 pm Scotland vs. Spain, 2:55 pm Iceland vs. Portugal, delay, 7pm
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Euro 2012 qualifying schedule
[TELEVISION WATCH] Euro 2012 qualifying continues on Friday, the new viewing day for international soccer. Eight games — including the Germany-Turkey game inBerlin — will be available for viewing. For complete viewing information … EURO 2012 QUALIFYING Friday ESPN DEPORTES Spain vs. Lithuania (live) 3:55 pm. Germany vs. Turkey (delay) 6 pm. Moldova vs.Netherlands (delay) […]
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World Cup sabotage linked to Jordan
[TELEVISION WATCH] How powerful is the World Cup? Months after the 2010 World Cup ended in South Africa, diplomatic tensions between Jordan and Qatar arerising. The dispute? The popular Arab television network Al-Jazeera’s claim that widespread technical problems with its World Cup broadcasts were caused by a sophisticated jamming operation tracedback to Jordan. Al-Jazeera held […]
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Darke: the new 'voice' of American soccer
[TELEVISION WATCH] British commentator Ian Darke, the No. 2 play-by-play man on ESPN’s World Cup coverage, is joiningESPN as its “lead soccer voice,” meaning he’ll be the primary play-by-play man for not only English Premier League matches on ESPN2 but U.S. national team games and marquee MLS matches. He joins ESPN after commentating on Premier […]
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Fox Soccer Plus acquires Ligue 1 rights
[TELEVISION GUIDE] American fans will be able to regularly watch France’s Ligue 1, the only one of the major European leagues not readily available on U.S.television. Fox has reached an agreement with Canal Plus Events to show Ligue 1 matches on Fox Soccer Plus and Fox Soccer Channel. Fox Soccer Plus will air one […]
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Welcome to Big Friday
[TELEVISION WATCH] Soccer fans will have to get used to new viewing days as Friday’s opening day of play in Euro 2010 qualifying marks the new Tuesday-Fridaydays for international matches during double-fixture windows. The new Tuesday game days are intended to allow players to get home to their clubs a day earlier, and the Friday […]