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A CBS UEFA Champions League graphic.

TV and Streaming Viewing Picks for October 26, 2022: how to watch UEFA Champions League

Matchday 5 in the Group Stage of the UEFA Champions League concludes today on Univision's networks and on CBS Sports Network plus Paramount+ and ViX+

By Ken Fang OnOct 26, 2022 0
James Sharman (second from left) and Room 4-4-2 are headed to linear TV on Game+.

The Parleh’s James Sharman will host daily soccer series ‘Room 4-4-2’ on Anthem’s Game+ network

"There’s a huge appetite for soccer coverage in this country right now."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnOct 25, 2022 0

TV and Streaming Viewing Picks for October 25, 2022: how to watch UEFA Champions League

UniMás/TUDN has a UEFA Champions League doubleheader today while CBS Sports Network presents whiparound coverage. All games are being streamed on Paramount+ and ViX+

By Ken Fang OnOct 25, 2022 0
A Fox Sports 2022 FIFA World Cup coverage group photo.

Full Fox 2022 FIFA World Cup commentator roster revealed, with all commentary teams on site

John Strong and Stu Holden will again be Fox's lead match commentary team. Other pairings include JP Dellacamera and Cobi Jones, Derek Rae and Aly Wagner, Ian Darke and Landon Donovan, and Jacqui Oatley and Warren Barton.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnOct 4, 2022 1
Taylor Twellman on SportsCenter in March 2022.

Taylor Twellman talks concussion effects ahead of a match: “I shotgunned a beer to take the, literally, buzz out of what was going on.”

"The last game I played in 2008, dude, I took meds that I never was taking, and I shotgunned a beer to take the, literally, buzz out of what was going on."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnAug 28, 2022 0
A CBS UEFA Champions League graphic.

Paramount beats out Amazon to retain UEFA Champions League for six years, more than doubling previous contract

Paramount Global will pay around $250 million a year for the U.S. English-language rights, up from the $100 million a year they were paying.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnAug 19, 2022 0
A USA-Mexico match in March 2022.

Prime Video will air three-part Skydance/Meadowlark/Ocellated Media “Good Neighbors” docuseries on USA-Mexico men’s soccer

"Good Neighbors is the first in an exciting new slate of Original sports programming Prime Video Sports will be rolling out over the next several years."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnAug 11, 2022 0

Jacqui Oatley joins the Fox Sports play-by-play roster for the 2022 World Cup

A solid move all around here.

By Jay Rigdon OnJun 29, 2022 5
Jenny Chiu covering the Sept. 5 USA-Canada match at Nissan Stadium.

Jenny Chiu talks sideline reporting for CBS’ Mexico-USA broadcast: “This game is going to be insane.”

"I don't know anything else that sets my soul on fire the same way.  When I'm working matches, it's that same kind of passion I felt when I played. I couldn't get that excitement from anything else."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnMar 23, 2022 0
Alphonso Davies (L) on Twitch.

Canada’s Alphonso Davies was ruled out of a World Cup qualification match after COVID, so he discussed it on Twitch

Might we see more injured athletes or athletes held out for COVID discuss games they're missing live?

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJan 27, 2022 0
Euro 2020

Euro 2020 final drew 3.6 million average viewers for Canada’s CTV/TSN, 2.9 million for Univision’s Spanish-language coverage

Both U.S. Spanish-language coverage and Canadian English-language coverage of the Euro 2020 final pulled in big numbers.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJul 13, 2021 0
DAZN

DAZN rejects Sky offer for continued Serie A rights-sharing in Italy, plans to keep those rights exclusive

Sky offered DAZN $609 million U.S. for some continued Serie A rights-sharing in Italy, but DAZN has turned them down, opting to focus on keeping those rights streaming-only.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJun 10, 2021 0
ESPN's LaLiga deal.

ESPN signs eight-year deal with LaLiga for an estimated $1.4 billion, taking over from beIN Sports

LaLiga is just the latest soccer property added to ESPN+.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnMay 13, 2021 0
Ligue 1

French Ligue 1 deal with MediaPro collapses, leaving clubs wondering if they’ll be able to recoup their spending

“Clubs are desperately in need of cash; that’s why the league has accepted this very bad offer from MediaPro.”

By Andrew Bucholtz OnDec 15, 2020 1

Soccer star Tim Howard’s story being developed into movie for Amazon

Producers have wanted to make a movie from Howard's story for 15 years.

By Ian Casselberry OnJun 8, 2020 0
Luciano Passirani said Romelu Lukaku could only be stopped if you gave him bananas.

Italian pundit Luciano Passirani says “the only way to outmuscle [Lukaku] is to give him 10 bananas to eat,” gets banned from station

Saying Lukaku could only be stopped by giving him bananas to eat was a terrible remark, and one that led to Passirani being banned from Milan station Telelombardi.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnSep 15, 2019 1

Russian reporter doesn’t let a sprinkler keep him from his soccer update

A hell of a commitment to the craft here from Russian broadcaster Evgeniy Evnevich. 

By Jay Rigdon OnAug 26, 2019 0

Watch these Liverpool announcers capture the joy of sports during incredible comeback over Barcelona

There's nothing quite like the emotions on display here.

By Matt Yoder OnMay 9, 2019 0
The Athletic's soccer page on April 15.

The Athletic hires five further full-time soccer writers, takes backlash from some subscribers for axing some local MLS writers

The Athletic has brought on five new full-time soccer writers, but taken criticism for parting ways with some beat-specific freelancers.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnApr 15, 2019 0
The Athletic's MLS page on April 11, 2019.

Some The Athletic MLS writers were told they’re no longer needed; the site says “a big announcement” is on the way

"We have heard the concerns that subscribers have about changes to our coverage. We have a big announcement on the way, one that the whole company is very excited about. We'll be sharing that update very soon."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnApr 11, 2019 7
Jon Champion/Taylor Twellman

ESPN hires veteran soccer voice Jon Champion as its main MLS announcer

Champion takes over for long-time voice Adrian Healey. Healey will remain with ESPN

By Ken Fang OnDec 10, 2018 0

AT&T’s DirecTV and U-Verse are the latest pay-TV providers to drop beIN Sports

This development comes after Comcast also dropped the channel.

By Matt Yoder OnAug 29, 2018 32

fuboTV adds Turner Sports just in time for Champions League coverage

TNT, TBS, CNN, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, truTV, TCM and HLN have been added to fuboTV’s $45-a-month base package.

By Matt Yoder OnAug 23, 2018 0

Serie A and FA Cup deals prove ESPN is still a player in the soccer business

In ESPN+’s short existence, soccer has become a bedrock of programming for the streaming service

By Ken Fang OnAug 13, 2018 8

Can ESPN’s Serie A coverage compete with the Premier League on NBCSN?

Will Ronaldo's starpower be able to make Juventus and the rest of the Serie A household names?

By Matt Yoder OnAug 9, 2018 15

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