[SQR] So much MLS coverage on TV...

[Goodsport]

... and not just the games themselves that'll be televised on ABC, espn2, FOX Soccer Channel, FOX Sports en Español, HDNet and various local/regional channels (most of which will be shown nationally via the MLS Direct Kick Package).

There are also:


FOX Soccer Channel

MLS Preview Show: (1 hour) Weekly show debuts on Friday, 4/1 at 5pm PT, repeats later that day and throughout the week. Includes previews, highlights and interviews.

MLS Wrap: (1/2 hour) Weekly show returns on Saturday, 4/2 at 9pm PT, repeats throughout the week. Features highlights of the week's MLS games.

FOX Football Friday: (1 hour) Weekly show first airs at 6pm PT, then repeats throughout the week. The show doesn't cover MLS specifically, but MLS news is oftentimes discussed.

FOX Soccer USA: (1/2 hour) Weekly show reportedly will cover the semi-pro, amatuer and college soccer scene in this country, though it may or may not mention MLS as well. Debuts sometime this month.

GolTV

American Soccer: (1/2 hour) Weekly show airs Mondays at 4:30pm PT and repeats later that day. While the show doesn't only cover MLS, the league (along with U.S. National Team news) generally provides the bulk of episode's content.

The Soccer Files: (1/2 hour) Weekly show airs Thursdays at 4:30pm PT and repeats later that day. Phil Schoen, Lindsey Dean and Ray Hudson discuss the week's soccer issues. Though not the show's sole content, MLS and U.S. National Team are heavily discussed.


Who could've foreseen this much U.S. soccer TV coverage ten years ago? Heck, who could've foreseen this much MLS TV coverage 4-5 years ago? :eek:

GO SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES!!! :cool:


-G

[SJtotalfootball]

The retards at FSC are ending the season for Fox Football Friday on May 12th

[Goodsport]

The retards at FSC are ending the season for Fox Football Friday on May 12th

Why are they doing that? Will the new season begin after the MLS season is over? :confused:

GO SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES!!! :cool:


-G

[SJtotalfootball]

Why are they doing that? Will the new season begin after the MLS season is over? :confused:

GO SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES!!! :cool:


-G
Nick and Steven did not say

[astro]

Nice list. Don't forget GolTv News. It's on twice a day (2nd show is updated). It's mostly international news, but does feature some MLS and National team news.

I also noticed that GolTV is a major sponser of the new soccer magazine Striker. Hope it succeeds, can't get enough of those centerfold spreads of Beckman! ; )

Oh wait that was Vanity Fair.

[Goodsport]

Nick and Steven did not say

:(

GO SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES!!! :cool:


-G

[Goodsport]

Nice list. Don't forget GolTv News. It's on twice a day (2nd show is updated). It's mostly international news, but does feature some MLS and National team news.

I also noticed that GolTV is a major sponser of the new soccer magazine Striker. Hope it succeeds, can't get enough of those centerfold spreads of Beckman! ; )

Oh wait that was Vanity Fair.

Oops, I forgot about GolTV News. Sorry about that. :o

I like the Striker magazine too, though for now it's just a quarterly. :(

GO SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES!!! :cool:


-G

[Noah Dahl]

I'd like to see an American-produced FSC News.

I get so fricking sick of major US National team news being buried under Sunderland's transfer details. Anyone FSC viewer who's that much of an Anglophile could still watch Sky Sports News, Fox Football Friday and FSC's oversaturation of EPL game coverage.

The imbalance undermines FSC's own programming.

How much could it cost to produce that news program anyway?

[SJtotalfootball]

I'd like to see an American-produced FSC News.

I get so fricking sick of major US National team news being buried under Sunderland's transfer details. Anyone FSC viewer who's that much of an Anglophile could still watch Sky Sports News, Fox Football Friday and FSC's oversaturation of EPL game coverage.

The imbalance undermines FSC's own programming.

How much could it cost to produce that news program anyway?
Judging by the lighting on that show, next to nothing. The only significant cost going to some person playing that horrible theme song every 5 minutes.

[KMJvet]

Nick and Steven did not say

Did they say it is coming back eventually, ie we know it's not a complete cancellation? They do really focus on EPL, so it wouldn't suprise me that much if their season length matches that of EPL.

[billf]

I'm guessing FFF will be back in August when the EPL kicks off again.

[Jabinho]

MLS Wrap: (1/2 hour) Weekly show returns on Saturday, 4/2 at 9pm PT, repeats throughout the week. Features highlights of the week's MLS games.
Read #4.. It returns but a totally new format with no studio guests.. etc.. and now only 30 mins..
http://www.socceramerica.com/article.asp?Art_ID=562135683

[Goodsport]

Read #4.. It returns but a totally new format with no studio guests.. etc.. and now only 30 mins..
http://www.socceramerica.com/article.asp?Art_ID=562135683

That's exactly what I wrote.

GO SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES!!! :(


-G

[Jabinho]

That's exactly what I wrote.

GO SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES!!! :(


-G
I know.. But there was more info there and other cool stuff too. :cool:

[SJtotalfootball]

Did they say it is coming back eventually, ie we know it's not a complete cancellation? They do really focus on EPL, so it wouldn't suprise me that much if their season length matches that of EPL.
I would assume it will be back in the summer because they are building a new studio and everything, probably around the Champions World tour or so.....

[i_heart_landon]

As for the games, does anyone know when FSC is going to announce their lineup? I emailed them a few days ago but haven't gotten a response. :(

[billward]

The retards at FSC are ending the season for Fox Football Friday on May 12th
Good riddance. That show sucked ass.

[SJtotalfootball]

Good riddance. That show sucked ass.
Yea!!! More infomercials for everyone!

If it's not in Spanish, I'll take what I can get from the American media.

[Goodsport]

Who will be MLS Wrap's new hosts in place of Sean Wheelock and John Harkes? :confused:

GO SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES!!! :(


-G

[Albany58]

Who will be MLS Wrap's new hosts in place of Sean Wheelock and John Harkes?

Really Goodsie? Those two are being replaced? Maybe Johnny Moore will take over Wheelock's place. Hmmmm. Just as long as it's not Maximilian Bretos or Christian Miles. Those two are all over Sox Foccer Channel as it is now.