Fox's Soccer Channels gets MLS/International Games

[IanC]

Not a great news Story, but worth sharing anywhoo....


US broadcaster Fox Soccer Channel agreed a five-year TV rights deal with Soccer United Marketing (SUM) for Major League Soccer.

It acquired the live and exclusive English-language rights to a selection of Major League Soccer matches, men and women's international matches and international friendlies in a deal that runs until 2010. The Fox Soccer Channel's will broadcast one Saturday night MLS Game of the Week. As part of the agreement, MLS matches will also be broadcast by Fox Soccer Channel's sister networks Fox Sports en Español, Fox Sports Latin America, Fox Sports Middle East and Fox Sports Africa.

Source Sport Business (http://www.sportbusiness.com)

[sirmax858]

thats prety clutch..more MLS coverage can only be a possitive for this country.

[May261999]

Now, let's hope more cable systems make FSC as easily-available as ESPN (who used to have that contract).

[brain26]

I have FSC :)

[titeo]

sounds good :) i hope FSC will soon buy more broadcasting rights. FSC, formerly Fox Sports World, used to have La Liga games.

[indomitable_lion]

This is very good news. Unfortunately, GolTV has the monopoly on Spanish football.

[chauchey]

i've got fsc as well. not a bad channel, but i'd like to see GolTV available...silly Shaw Cable... :rolleyes:

[phenomenom]

sounds good :) i hope FSC will soon buy more broadcasting rights. FSC, formerly Fox Sports World, used to have La Liga games.

oh really? i never knew they had La Liga games before. i doubt they will buy the rights to carry La Liga games as long as GolTV carries it. living with my two other housemates who are not very into La Liga action makes it difficult to get Dishnetwork :mad:

[sirmax858]

oh really? i never knew they had La Liga games before. i doubt they will buy the rights to carry La Liga games as long as GolTV carries it. living with my two other housemates who are not very into La Liga action makes it difficult to get Dishnetwork :mad:


dish is a waste of space.

Get Direct Tv it has:
FSC (4 0f 6 EPL shares, FA cup, Bundesliga, Serie A)
Gol Tv (La Liga, Serie A, aswell as other smaller leagues
Setenta (remaning shares of EPL, coca cola championship, carling cup)
ESPN deportes (4 champions league games per matchday & Dutch footy)
Fox Sports in Espanol (Argentina, brasil, Mexican, COpa libertadores)

just to name a few of the channels major features. all channels also carry other games from other leagues aswell

as far as im concerned, in the states Direct TV is the way to go.

[aabbabb]

dish is a waste of space.

Get Direct Tv it has:
FSC (4 0f 6 EPL shares, FA cup, Bundesliga, Serie A)
Gol Tv (La Liga, Serie A, aswell as other smaller leagues
Setenta (remaning shares of EPL, coca cola championship, carling cup)
ESPN deportes (4 champions league games per matchday & Dutch footy)
Fox Sports in Espanol (Argentina, brasil, Mexican, COpa libertadores)

just to name a few of the channels major features. all channels also carry other games from other leagues aswell

as far as im concerned, in the states Direct TV is the way to go.
is it possible to get this in Canada? if not does anyone know of a way to get some footie on me tele?

[brain26]

dish is a waste of space.

Get Direct Tv it has:
FSC (4 0f 6 EPL shares, FA cup, Bundesliga, Serie A)
Gol Tv (La Liga, Serie A, aswell as other smaller leagues
Setenta (remaning shares of EPL, coca cola championship, carling cup)
ESPN deportes (4 champions league games per matchday & Dutch footy)
Fox Sports in Espanol (Argentina, brasil, Mexican, COpa libertadores)

just to name a few of the channels major features. all channels also carry other games from other leagues aswell

as far as im concerned, in the states Direct TV is the way to go.

I can get that AND Azteca America, Univision, and Galavison with my cable company. Just can't the Setenta because it's only on Directv here. Plus my bill is way cheaper :)

good post though ;)

[sirmax858]

I can get that AND Azteca America, Univision, and Galavison with my cable company. Just can't the Setenta because it's only on Directv here. Plus my bill is way cheaper :)

good post though ;)


Im pretty sure setenta is only for direct tv, and i dont get ESPN D anymore or goal tv because my cable company sucks....

here i do get Azteca america, telamundo, galavision, univision too

[titeo]

I can get that AND Azteca America, Univision, and Galavison with my cable company. Just can't the Setenta because it's only on Directv here. Plus my bill is way cheaper :)

good post though ;)
so brain, hows the new FTA satellite? :) is it any good?

[Shogun6996]

If my apartment was facing the south I'd have directtv but....it is not :(

[sirmax858]

If my apartment was facing the south I'd have directtv but....it is not :(


that blows try stealing some1 elses feed:)

[english_barry]

The first match they showed was the Kansas City vs DC United (I think) on Saturday right? I watched that match to see local boys Scott Sealy and Avery John play but unfortunately Scott didn't get to start. Twas my first full MLS match. It's great that one of the US football channels have decided to show their own league...although it's just one per week it's still a step in the right direction.

[Vip]

dish is a waste of space.

Get Direct Tv it has:
FSC (4 0f 6 EPL shares, FA cup, Bundesliga, Serie A)
Gol Tv (La Liga, Serie A, aswell as other smaller leagues
Setenta (remaning shares of EPL, coca cola championship, carling cup)
ESPN deportes (4 champions league games per matchday & Dutch footy)
Fox Sports in Espanol (Argentina, brasil, Mexican, COpa libertadores)

just to name a few of the channels major features. all channels also carry other games from other leagues aswell

as far as im concerned, in the states Direct TV is the way to go.

Since when does Directv have ESPN Deportes? Up until b4 the WC it was an exclusive of Dishnetwork.

Are you sure? My PC internet connection is super slow atm ... if not I would double check myself.

Also ... add to Directv the T&C Sports channel from Argentina ... there they show almost every game of the league except for the "clasico del Domingo" that is shown of Fox Sports Espanol and FSC.

If ESPN Deportes is also available in Directv, I'll dump my cable co. and get it this weekend. :D


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