"Decision Day" - ESPN-ESPN 2-ESPN Deportes will combine to present unprecedented coverage of Major League Soccer’s regular-season finale on Sunday, October 23 when all the Ten league matches are played simultaneously at 4:00 pm ET. ESPN-ESPN Deportes will televise Seattle Sounders FC vs Real Salt Lake - a match where the two teams need a win to advance to the 2016 MLS Cup Playoffs. At the same time - ESPN2 will present MLS Decision Day Whip-A-Round - a two-hour special featuring LIVE look-ins to all the matches played concurrently across the league. Decision Day - Sunday, October 23 - Commentators/Analysts - ESPN - ESPN2 - ESPN Deportes. MLS Decision Day - 4:00 pm ET - ESPN-ESPN Deportes - Seattle Sounders FC vs Real Salt Lake. English Language Comnentary - ESPN - Adrian Healey (Play-By-Play)/Taylor Twellman (Analyst). Spanish Language Commentary - ESPN Deportes - Richard Mendez (Play-By-Play)/Robert Sierra (Analyst). MLS Decision Day Whip-A-Round - 4:00 pm ET - ESPN2 - Max Bretos (Host)/Alejandro Moreno/Brian Dunseth (Analysts). http://espnmediazone.com/us/weekly-updates/espn-thisweek-october-18-2016/
2016 Major League Soccer Playoffs -Conference Semifinals - Leg #2 - Sunday, November 6 - ESPN - ESPN Deportes. ESPN and ESPN Deportes’ coverage of the 2016 MLS Cup Playoffs continues Sunday, November 6 with two second leg matches of the Conference Semifinals - Western Conference Semifinal - Colorado Rapids vs Los Angeles Galaxy at 2:00 pm ET - Eastern Conference Semifinal - New York Red Bulls vs Montreal Impact at 4:00 pm ET. The two visiting teams - Los Angeles and Montreal - carry a 1-0 lead into the two-leg, aggregate goal series. Jon Champion (Play-By-Play) - Alejandro Moreno (Analyst) will call the Colorado Rapids-Los Angeles Galaxy match. Adrian Healey (Play-By-Play) - Taylor Twellman (Analyst) - Katie Witham (Pitch Side Reporter) will call the New York Red Bulls-Montreal Impact match. Richard Mendez (Play-By-Play) and Giovanni Savarese (Analyst) will provide Spanish-Language commentary for both matches on ESPN Deportes. http://espnmediazone.com/us/weekly-updates/espn-thisweek-october-18-2016-2/#m
During the MLS Playoffs, ESPN advertised the France vs. Sweden World Cup Qualifier on Friday. ESPN mistakenly listed the game under the heading "UEFA Champions League."
ESPN-ESPN Deportes-WatchESPN will combine to present LIVE coverage of the Audi 2016 MLS Cup Playoffs Conference Championships - Tuesday, November 22 at 8:00 pm ET - Montreal Impact vs Toronto FC - First Leg of the MLS Eastern Conference Championships - Olympic Stadium - Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Commentators - ESPN-Watch ESPN - Adrian Healey (Play-By-Play) - Taylor Twellman (Analyst) - Katie Witham (Pitch Reporter). ESPN Deportes - Jorge Pérez Navarro (Play-By-Play) - Elmer Polanco (Analyst). Sunday, November 27 - LIVE - 4:00 pm ET - Colorado Rapids vs Seattle Sounders - Second Leg of the MLS Western Conference Championships - Dick’s Sporting Goods Park - Commerce City, Colorado - ESPN - ESPN Deportes - WatchESPN. Commentators - ESPN-Watch ESPN - Adrian Healey (Play-By-Play) - Taylor Twellman (Analyst) - Katie Witham (Pitch Reporter). ESPN Deportes - Jorge Pérez Navarro (Play-By-Play) - Elmer Polanco (Analyst). On-Site Studio - Max Bretos (Host) - Alejandro Moreno (Analyst) - Kasey Keller (Analyst). http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-r...s-toronto-tuesday-colorado-vs-seattle-sunday/
Jonathan Tannenwald @thegoalkeeper - Inbox - @ESPN has brought @jpereznavarro aboard as @ESPNDeportes' play-by-play voice for its MLS conference final broadcasts. Congrats. Jonathan Tannenwald @thegoalkeeper - This actually happened last month and I totally missed it - Jorge Pérez-Navarro Joins ESPN Deportes - ESPN MediaZone - http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-r...rro-joins-espn-deportes/#.WDNzMU08DT8.twitter
New podcast: ESPN's @TaylorTwellman talks Klinsmann, MLS playoffs, concussions, how he moved into the media, more https://t.co/tqUKokqzHb— Subscribe to GrantWahl.com (@GrantWahl) November 22, 2016
Record 1 million viewers watched Impact v TFC on TSN and RDS, Canada’s most watched MLS game ever: https://t.co/JwFUwTBbP1— Luke Wileman (@LukeWileman) November 23, 2016 Last night’s MLS Eastern Conference Championship Series - Leg #1 - featuring Montreal Impact and Toronto FC had it all – including record-breaking ratings. Overnight data from Numeris confirms that an average audience of more than 1 million viewers watched the match on both TSN (595,000*) and RDS (429,000*) – making it Canada’s most-watched MLS match ever. *Average Minute Audience from Match Start Time to Match End Time - Source: Numeris. Jonathan Tannenwald @thegoalkeeper - RDS alone drew 392,000 viewers for #IMFC vs. #TFCLive last night, with a peak audience of 834,000. That’s enormous. En moyenne 392 000 personnes regardaient l'Impact hier à RDS avec une pointe à 834 000. Record pour un match de MLS https://t.co/Qxr7WdvikY— Antoine Deshaies (@antoinedeshaies) November 23, 2016
Viewership Numbers - United States - Major League Socccer - Eastern Conference Finals - Leg #1 - Tuesday, November 22. MONTREAL IMPACT/TORONTO FC - ESPN - ??:?? PM - ??:?? PM - 415.
A good match was seen too! And those ratings #'s are all the more impressive, given that the game was delayed for at least 30 mins due to them having to repaint the 18 yard box after the warm-up! Now that was TRUE drama.
ESPN adds Julie Stewart-Binks as soccer sideline reporter https://t.co/xzhG88BJFK pic.twitter.com/pC1y6Mp6Nm— ESPN PR (@ESPNPR) December 12, 2016 ESPN has added Julie Stewart-Binks as sideline reporter for Major League Soccer/United States Mens/Womens National Team matches. Stewart-Binks, a versatile reporter/host who is emerging as one of soccer’s best sideline reporters, will make her ESPN debut in March 2017 during ESPN’s MLS season-opening telecast. Stewart-Binks joins ESPN from FOX Sports where she served myriad roles including update anchor, studio host, sideline reporter for soccer and on-site reporter for other LIVE events. Julie Stewart-Binks - “I am very excited to join ESPN, covering soccer on a network that continues to show its dedication, passion, and excellence in covering a plethora of soccer news and stories across diverse platforms. Through its coverage of soccer, ESPN continues to excel at showcasing a commitment to sports journalism.” http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-r...julie-stewart-binks-soccer-sideline-reporter/ Julie Stewart-Binks @JSB_TV - I can't thank FS1 enough for taking a chance on me almost four years ago. I will miss all the incredible people I've had the chance to work with. Very excited to join ESPN's soccer coverage and their continuing passion to cover the sport. Note - I will still be reporting on Anaheim Ducks hockey games for FOX Sports West.
"MLS Soccer Sunday" On ESPN Returns Sunday, March 5. ESPN’s 22nd straight season of Major League Soccer will kick off Sunday, March 5, at 5:00 pm ET with Orlando City SC vs New York City FC - the 2017 MLS season- opener for both teams and the first match at Orlando City SC’s new downtown stadium. The match features some of the league’s top international stars, such as Brazil’s Kaká and Italy’s Antonio Nocerino (Orlando and Spain’s David Villa and Italy’s Andrea Pirlo (NYC FC). The telecast includes pre-match - halftime - post-match programs. Orlando City SC vs New York City FC is the first of 31 regular-season MLS matches on ESPN and ESPN2 in 2017. The matches will air in Spanish on ESPN Deportes, and streamed on WatchESPN and ESPN Deportes+ (Spanish). Orlando City SC vs New York City FC Commentators - English (ESPN) - Adrian Healey (Play-By-Play) - Taylor Twellman (Analyst) - Julie Stewart-Binks (Sideline Reporter) - Studio - Sebastian Salazar (Host) - Alejandro Moreno (Analyst) - Herculez Gomez (Analyst). Spanish (ESPN Deportes) - Richard Mendez (Play-By-Play) - Robert Sierra (Analyst). "MLS Soccer Sunday" On ESPN/ESPN2/ESPN Deportes Schedule - March/April 2017 - Sunday, March 5 - 5:00 pm ET - Orlando City SC vs New York City FC - ESPN - ESPN Deportes. Sunday, March 12 - 5 :00 pm ET - Minnesota United FC vs Atlanta United FC - ESPN2 - ESPN Deportes. Sunday, March 12 - 9:00 pm ET - Portland Timbers vs New England Revolution - ESPN2 - ESPN Deportes. Sunday, April 9 - 4:00 pm ET - Orlando City SC vs New York Red Bulls - ESPN - ESPN Deportes. Friday, April 14 - 7:00 pm ET - Philadelphia Union vs New York City FC - ESPN - ESPN Deportes. Sunday, April 23 - 4:00 pm ET - Los Angeles Galaxy vs Seattle Sounders FC -ESPN - ESPN Deportes. http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-releases/2017/03/mls-soccer-sunday-espn-returns/
New @OrlandoCitySC Stadium looks amazing. @TaylorTwellman is there live on SportsCenter and later for the first match: #ORLvNYC -5p ET. #MLS pic.twitter.com/sKbCy0zEVp— bill hofheimer (@bhofheimer_espn) March 5, 2017 Amazing work from @OrlandoCitySC, their community, and government officials working together to come up with this gem!!! #MLSisBack pic.twitter.com/w2dYtPs6P8— Taylor Twellman (@TaylorTwellman) March 3, 2017
I hate the new ESPN3 or WatcthESPN on Desktop PC. video now is slow or buffering a lot..not smoth as before
Heads up, women's soccer fans: ESPN3 will stream the #UEFA #WCL semis live on 04/22 & 04/29. Catch the #USWNT's @alexmorgan13 & @CarliLloyd— Tara Chozet (@TaraChozet) April 20, 2017 News: ESPN3 will carry both games of the Manchester City-Lyon UEFA Women's Champions League series. @UWCL @CarliLloyd @alexmorgan13— Jonathan Tannenwald (@thegoalkeeper) April 20, 2017 LB - Saturdays game in Manchester has a 9:00 am ET kick-off.
Bayern Munich-Borussia Dortmund DFB-Pokal semi-final to air on ESPN2 https://t.co/gmMN5vJNya— World Soccer Talk (@wsoccertalk) April 20, 2017 Bayern Munich’s DFB-Pokal (German Cup) semi-final match against Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday, April 26 will be televised LIVE on ESPN2 and ESPN3 with kick-off scheduled for 2:45 pm ET. The commentators for the match will be Mark Donaldson and Craig Burley. ESPN Deportes (and ESPN3?) will broadcast the Monchengladbach-Frankfurt DFB-Pokal (German Cup) semi-final match on Tuesday, April 25 with kick-off scheduled for 2:45 pm ET.
NEWS: ESPN3 to present the 2017 UEFA Women’s Champions League Semifinal live on Saturday: https://t.co/b2emAbGx7y— ESPN PR (@ESPNPR) April 21, 2017 United States Women’s National Team Stars Carli Lloyd & Alex Morgan To Face-Off The Next Two Saturdays In Europe’s Top Women’s Club Competition. The first leg of the UEFA Women’s Champions League Semifinal between United States Women’s National Team Members Carli Lloyd’s Manchester City and Alex Morgan’s Olympique Lyon will kick-off LIVE on ESPN3 this Saturday, April 22 at 9:00 am ET. ESPN3 will also LIVE stream the second leg of the Manchester City-Lyon semifinals one week later on Saturday, April 29 at 2:45 pm ET. Jonathan Yardley will call the action for both matches. The one-leg final will be played Wednesday, June 1 in Cardiff City, Wales. ESPN3 is available via WatchESPN and the ESPN app, accessible on computers, smartphones, tablets and streaming devices to fans who receive their video subscription from an affiliated provider. http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-r...r-city-women-vs-olympique-lyon-live-saturday/
I don't know if this is very late news, but I watched ESPNFC for the first time in a long while today and noticed that they showed highlights of the la liga matches. It was discussed here that for a long while (a couple of years) they didn't show highlights from the BeIN owned leagues (they'd show newspaper headlines instead of highlights), but I don't recall anyone mentioning that they started showing the highlights again.
Only one that I saw is Mike L. Goodman - was a soccer writer for ESPNFC and ESPN Insider. 857244867155591168 is not a valid tweet id
Me too, I did a double-take last night. It was so huge that I thought it was odd that the guys in the studio didn't seem to make note of it, just acted like the vids have always been there. But one thing I did notice is that the highlights they showed were very limited in nature. In the 2 games which featured 8 or more goals each, they showed like one or maybe 2 "highlights", one of which was a PK being awarded. Made me wonder if they've got very restricted permissions on what they can air?
Another "RED CARD" given out by ESPN... Doug McIntyre - @DougMacESPN - Reporter. #usmnt insider. Former staff writer @espn and ESPN The Magazine. @DougMacESPN - I grew up at ESPN. Learned from the best in the biz, then traveled the world covering #usmnt. "Dream job" doesn’t do it justice. So grateful. Thanks for all the kind words, and to everyone who’s read me over the years. I don’t plan on being sidelined long. Excited for what’s next. After 13 wonderful years at ESPN, I’m proud that this feature on @ATLUTD wound up being my final piece: https://t.co/JOpL8Jcvyq— Doug McIntyre (@ByDougMcIntyre) April 27, 2017
When will ESPN finally dyop using the silly SPI index? On tonight's graphic they showed four teams having <1% chance of winning the EPL title when in fact they have already been mathematically eliminated, i.e. 0%.
Their SPI index has to be the dumbest thing they focus upon on all their shows. Most people don't care.