From the pre-game Friday night to the waning minutes of the late Saturday game, MLS provided a number of compelling story lines for the American soccer fan. Soccer Night in America received at least tepid praise from most commentators (see … Continue reading
Are you ready for some SOCCER? Tonight is the debut of Soccer Night in America, which this week means Friday. Portland and Philadelphia will kick off around 10:30 PM ET. That plus an 11 PM kickoff in the #LAvNY match … Continue reading
Looking to beef up their MLS coverage and stand out from ESPN, Fox Soccer Channel today unveiled their new theme for their weekly MLS game. Calling it “Soccer Night in America”, the new program includes enhanced graphics, a new set, … Continue reading
Fresh off the news that JP Dellacamera is making the move from ESPN to Fox Soccer, the network announced its pairings for the upcoming MLS season. Not surprisingly, Dellacamera is the Friday night play-by-play man, and in my opinion Fox … Continue reading
It’s official – Major League Soccer and Fox Soccer Channel are back together again, at least for one more year. The two sent out a press release today trumpeting the agreement which will see 31 regular season games and three … Continue reading
UEFA Champions League The tie of the round begins at the Emirates Stadium (Arsenal Stadium according to UEFA) as Arsenal and FC Barcelona meet in the knockout phase of the Champions League for the second consecutive year. When Arsenal failed … Continue reading
The nation’s 13th largest multiple system operator has just pleased soccer fans in a few major markets in Kentucky and Ohio. Insight Communications, offering cable, Internet and phone service, has recently added Fox Soccer Channel HD to its already broad selection of … Continue reading
With Real Madrid already qualified for the knockout phase of the UEFA Champions League, Barcelona and Valencia could also seal their berths into the knockout round with wins in their group match this midweek. Barcelona will travel to Athens to … Continue reading
Tonight the Eastern Conference final will kick off in Colorado at 9:30 Eastern on Fox Soccer Channel. In a playoff full of upsets, this matchup epitomizes the postseason so far: the visitors are the lowest playoff seed who were led … Continue reading
UEFA Champions League While Real Madrid and Barcelona can earn their spots into the knockout round with wins against AC Milan and FC København, respectively, and will likely qualify even without victories in Matchday 4, Valencia does not have that … Continue reading
I want to begin by stating that I am a fan of the current MLS playoffs and in general I enjoy the way Major League Soccer organizes them. Like all MLS fans, I have things I love and things I … Continue reading
UEFA Champions League If judging by current form at this very minute, Real Madrid might be playing the best football in Europe. After their opening few matches where they could not kick the ball into the Mediterranean Sea, their ten … Continue reading
UEFA Champions League Real Madrid’s offensive woes will not be aided when they travel to the Stade de l’Abbé Deschamps on Tuesday and face an Auxerre squad who gave up the fewest goals in Ligue 1 last season with a … Continue reading
La Liga clubs spent a week on vacation after the opening round of fixtures because of the international FIFA date, although for Real Madrid and Barcelona, many of their players were on international duty. In particular, ten players from Barcelona … Continue reading