Uefa Champions League 2013-2014

Discussion in 'TV, Satellite & Radio' started by robii, Aug 10, 2013.

  1. robii

    robii Member

    Aug 27, 2005
    usa
    Club:
    AC Milan
    Nat'l Team:
    Albania
    Just wondering if the Champions league coverage will be the same as last year, FoxSports 1 and 2 I assume, and than the rest of the games on Directv ?

    Directv deal is still on ? !

    ALso, for Europa League, will the playoffs be shown ? Not sure if last year they started from the playoff or the group stage.

    Thanks to all.
     
  2. Totoro

    Totoro Member+

    Dec 3, 2009
    Colorado
    Did anyone see the ad on FSC for August 20 Champions League games? They're spread across a lot of channels (all times Eastern):

    11:00AM Fox Soccer Plus: Shakhter Karagandy-Celtic Fcz
    2:30PM FoxSports1: PSV-AC Milan
    2:30PM FoxSports2: Lyon-Real Sociedad
    2:30PM "Fox Sports Networks": Plzen-Maribor
    2:30PM "DirectTV/Fox Soccer Plus": "Pacos de Ferreira-Zenit"

    Not sure what "Fox Sports Networks" are--are these regional sports networks?
     
  3. Redbullsnation2012

    May 26, 2010
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
  4. socceraction

    socceraction Member+

    Oct 20, 2000
    All times CET/US Eastern -


    Tuesday, August 20th:

    17:00/11:00am Shakhter Karagandy (KAZ) v Celtic (SCO)
    …..LIVE: FoxSoccer-Plus
    …..DELAYED: FoxSports-2/7:00pm

    20:45/ 2:45pm Olympique Lyon (FRA) v Real Sociedad (ESP)
    …..LIVE: FoxSports-2
    …..DELAYED: FoxSoccer-Plus/8:00pm

    20:45/ 2:45pm Paços de Ferreira (POR) v Zenit St Petersburg (RUS)
    …..LIVE: FoxSoccer + FoxSoccer-Plus
    …..DELAYED: FoxSoccer-Plus/Wed.-6:00am + FoxSports-2/Wed.-10:00am

    20:45/ 2:45pm PSV Eindhoven (NED) v AC Milan (ITA)
    …..LIVE: FoxSports-1
    …..DELAYED: FoxSoccer-Plus/5:00pm + FoxSports-2/9:00pm

    20:45/ 2:45pm Viktoria Plzeň (CZE) v NK Maribor (SVN)
    …..LIVE: Fox Regional Networks
    …..DELAYED: FoxSoccer-Plus/Wed.-12:00am + FoxSports-2/Wed.-12:00pm



    Wednesday, August 21st:

    20:45/2:45pm Dinamo Zagreb (CRO) v Austria Wien (AUT)
    …..LIVE: Fox Regional Networks
    …..DELAYED: FoxSoccer-Plus/9:30pm + FoxSports-2/Thu.-8:00am

    20:45/2:45pm Ludogorets Razgrad (BUL) v FC Basel (SUI)
    …..LIVE: tba
    …..DELAYED: FoxSoccer-Plus/7:30pm + FoxSports-2/Thu.-10:00am

    20:45/2:45pm Fenerbahçe (TUR) v Arsenal (ENG)
    …..LIVE: FoxSports-1
    …..DELAYED: FoxSoccer-Plus/5:00pm + FoxSports-2/10:00pm

    20:45/2:45pm Schalke 04 (GER) v PAOK (GRE)
    …..LIVE: FoxSoccer + FoxSoccer-Plus
    …..DELAYED: FoxSports-2/8:00pm

    20:45/2:45pm Steaua Bucureşti (ROU) v Legia Warszawa (POL)
    …..LIVE: tba
    …..DELAYED: FoxSoccer-Plus/11:30pm + FoxSports-2/Thu.-6:00am


    * - Last season, DirecTV channels DID show matches and I expect them to do so again next week.

    ** - There is no indication of any Europa league matches on any of the Fox networks on Thursday. However, a look at my calendar from last season shows that beINSport as well as ESPN showed matches in the playoff round. This tells me that unlike the CL, the EL TV contract does NOT start with the playoff round.

    SA
    www.soccertvblog.com
     
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  5. robii

    robii Member

    Aug 27, 2005
    usa
    Club:
    AC Milan
    Nat'l Team:
    Albania
    yep, you are correct now that I try to remember that's what happened in Europa League, so you probably right, will start in September.
    It seems that this year champions League games will be available live to more people than before through the fox channels.
    Thanks to all .
     
  6. BocaFan

    BocaFan Member+

    Aug 18, 2003
    Queens, NY
    Note that FOX deportes is also showing several games. So for those who don't get FS+, you can still watch Karagandy v Celtic live.

    LIVE games on FOXD:

    Tues:
    Karagandy v Celtic
    Sociedad v Lyon

    Wed:
    Fenerbahçe v Arsenal

    Plus a bunch of tape-delayed matches as well (which actually sucks since the taped matches conflict with Copa Sudamericana :mad: )
     
  7. Totoro

    Totoro Member+

    Dec 3, 2009
    Colorado
    I see these replays on my Comcast guide on what must be Fox Sports 1 (the channel is still labeled Speed) on Thursday; times are Eastern:

    Thursday August 22
    12:00pm Schalke 04 (GER) v PAOK (GRE)
    2:00pm Olympique Lyon (FRA) v Real Sociedad (ESP)
    9:00pm Fenerbahçe (TUR) v Arsenal (ENG)
     
  8. danielmak

    danielmak Member

    Sep 26, 2004
    off the purple line
    A few interesting things here. It looks like FSC will be hanging on for a bit? How long before FSC is shutdown and completely replaced with FS1 and FS2? Or did I miss something in the FS1 thread and FSC will continue to run?

    Also, every FS+ game appears on FSC or FS2 on delay and in HD, which affirms that there is no real reason to waste money on FS+. I hope that trend continues. I know that this will be different for others who really want to watch their favorite team(s) live. That's never been a concern of mine so as long as I can avoid scores and get HD then I am happy.
     
  9. bigtw64

    bigtw64 Member+

    Aug 16, 2003
    florida
    Club:
    Birmingham City FC
    Nat'l Team:
    England
    FSC will supposedly disappear in early December
     
  10. socceraction

    socceraction Member+

    Oct 20, 2000
    Actually, I believe the date is September 2nd. That is when FSC becomes FXX.

    SA
     
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  11. danielmak

    danielmak Member

    Sep 26, 2004
    off the purple line
    It looks like the only DTV game will be Steaua-Legia. This game repeats, as SA notes above, on FS2. One advantage of DTV games is a clean screen (no graphics at all). One major disadvantage is that they almost always mess up something on the first broadcast (playoffs and MD) so you might set your DVR for rebroadcast either way. Usually the problems are with sound (esp. stadium sound only for the first 10 minutes).

    Also, if you are recording any of the games on the Fox Regional Networks, I will remind you that many of these networks are quick to interrupt broadcasts to run press conferences by local MLB, NBA, NHL, etc. teams. One year Comcast Chicago interrupted to run a DePaul press conference to announce the hiring of a new basketball coach. Comcast Chicago doesn't air DePaul basketball games, that coach has done nothing but lose since he arrived at DePaul, and never got out of the first round of the NCAA tournament with previous teams. Because of this, I almost always record MSG+ HD. I figure that anything that deserves a press conference will air on MSG HD, so I am safe with MSG+. If you have DTV sports pack, you have options to multiple RSNs.
     
  12. bigwilly087

    bigwilly087 Member

    Jul 22, 2005
    Pittsburgh, PA
    Club:
    Swansea City AFC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Any news on the Swansea City Europa League match on Thursday? It is on ITV in the UK and I'm hoping it will be picked up by somebody here.
     
  13. socceraction

    socceraction Member+

    Oct 20, 2000
    The only matches the DirecTV overflow channels are picking up are the 2 matches on Wednesday that are not live on either FS-1, FS-2, FSC+ or Fox Regionals. So no matches on DTV's 480 channels on Tuesday, but on Wednesday:

    2:45pm Ludogorets Razgrad (BUL) v FC Basel (SUI) DirecTV/481
    2:45pm Steaua Bucureşti (ROU) v Legia Warszawa (POL) DirecTV/482

    SA
    www.soccertvblog.com
     
  14. danielmak

    danielmak Member

    Sep 26, 2004
    off the purple line
    Just when I thought I was going to be able to retire that long cardboard box top I use to block the ticker, FS2 requires blocking another ticker. I assume the same idiocy is happening on FS1 right now as well.
     
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  15. socceraction

    socceraction Member+

    Oct 20, 2000
    Yup....

    SA
     
  16. BocaFan

    BocaFan Member+

    Aug 18, 2003
    Queens, NY
    Watching all four CL games on four different screens Right now. Good Times. :)
     
  17. socceraction

    socceraction Member+

    Oct 20, 2000
  18. anarchism_now2013

    Jun 6, 2013

    Yeah, I can't believe they have learned nothing from other network. Simply amazing.
     
  19. corolla

    corolla Member

    Jan 8, 2008
    Club:
    Olympique de Marseille
    Nat'l Team:
    France
    One word: FOX
     
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  20. MetroChile

    MetroChile Member+

    Jan 13, 2001
    NJ; Valpo.
    Club:
    Santiago Wanderers
    Nat'l Team:
    Chile
    Are the channel numbers still the same on Dish for all these Fox channels?
     
  21. southboound24

    southboound24 Member

    Aug 20, 2009
    Club:
    Juventus FC
    Paok better get big coverage, The germans going into Toumba tied 1-1, with paok ahead on away goals- that place is gonna be ROCKIN. Want to get americans into soccer show them PAOK ultras
     
  22. southboound24

    southboound24 Member

    Aug 20, 2009
    Club:
    Juventus FC
    Thanks to SA
    http://soccertvblog.com/ai1ec_event/champ-league-38/?instance_id=5075
    Times CET/US Eastern -

    Playoff Round - 2nd leg

    20:45/2:45pm Arsenal (ENG) v Fenerbahçe (TUR) (3-0)
    …..LIVE: FoxSports-1 + Fox Deportes
    …..DELAYED: FoxSoccer-Plus/5:00pm + FoxSports-2/Wed.-8:00am

    20:45/2:45pm Austria Wien (AUT) v Dinamo Zagreb (CRO) (2-0)
    …..LIVE: Fox Regional Networks
    …..DELAYED: FoxSoccer-Plus/Wed.-12:00am + FoxSports-2/Wed.-8:00am

    20:45/2:45pm FC Basel (SUI) v Ludogorets Razgrad (BUL) (4-2)
    …..LIVE: FoxSoccer + FoxSoccer-Plus
    …..DELAYED: FoxSports-2/8:00pm

    20:45/2:45pm Legia Warszawa (POL) v Steaua Bucureşti (ROU) (1-1)
    …..LIVE: DirecTV
    …..DELAYED: FoxSoccer-Plus/Wed.-2:00am + FoxSports-2/Wed.-6:00am

    20:45/2:45pm PAOK (GRE) v Schalke 04 (GER) (1-1)
    …..LIVE: FoxSports-2
    …..DELAYED: FoxSoccer-Plus/8:00pm
     
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  23. Ziaka

    Ziaka Member

    Mar 2, 2005
    Chicago
    Club:
    PAOK Saloniki
    Nat'l Team:
    Greece
    Toumba (The Tomb) would be rocking for this game, but unfortunately PAOK is serving the second of a UEFA 3-game fan ban as a result of crowd trouble in last season's Europa League game against Austria Vienna.
     
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  24. southboound24

    southboound24 Member

    Aug 20, 2009
    Club:
    Juventus FC
    Oh crap- thanks for the info- wow is that disappointing - so even if they make it through to group stage- it will still be no crowd, wow what a loss for fox- Toumba is probably the reason i love soccer so much today
     
  25. Ziaka

    Ziaka Member

    Mar 2, 2005
    Chicago
    Club:
    PAOK Saloniki
    Nat'l Team:
    Greece
    Yes, it's a big loss, and I hope it won't cost the team a historic qualification to the group stage of Champions League. BTW, I made a mistake in my first post. The crowd trouble that resulted in the fan ban were in a game against Rapid Vienna and not Austria.
     

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