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Post by epjr on Aug 23, 2011 13:56:32 GMT -6
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Post by epjr on Aug 24, 2011 20:36:55 GMT -6
Soccer Almanac: The explosion of soccer on TV
![](http://www.mlssoccer.com/sites/league/files/imagecache/620x350/image_nodes/2011/08/soccer-almanac-tv-watching.jpg) Once it was "Game of the Week" – now soccer's all over the tubeNEW YORK — This may be an apocryphal comment made by European visitors and remembered by American soccer fans always looking for the silver lining, but there’s a significant symbolism to it: You can watch more live soccer on TV here than in Europe. It’s probably true. Today, US audiences have their choice of three soccer-specific channels, a regular presence on the ESPN networks and four Spanish-language channels that regularly show live matches. Then there are the various satellite channels, such as RAI (Italy), TV5Monde (France), TV Globo Internacional (Brazil) and that glorious section of DirectTV dedicated to the beautiful game Plus, starting in 2012, NBC and the new NBC Sports Network will join the party when they begin broadcasting MLS and US national team games. In a typical week these days, a US-based soccer fan gets to choose from upwards of 50 live matches on cable TV alone (i.e., not on satellite). www.mlssoccer.com/soccer-almanac/news/article/2011/08/24/soccer-almanac-explosion-soccer-tv![](http://www.mlssoccer.com/sites/league/files/infographic_endresults_revised_v5.gif)
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Post by epjr on Aug 25, 2011 20:27:34 GMT -6
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Post by epjr on Aug 26, 2011 20:33:23 GMT -6
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Post by epjr on Sept 1, 2011 15:22:22 GMT -6
Soccer Almanac: The ups and downs and ups of Canadian soccer
![](http://www.mlssoccer.com/sites/league/files/imagecache/620x350/image_nodes/2011/08/alamanc-canada.jpg) From the heady days of the NASL to the mid-'90s doldrums to MLSVANCOUVER, B.C. — The story of Canadian soccer is one of peaks and valleys, of sizzling temperatures at Mexico ’86, to days as cold and hopeless as a northern winter. The professional game in this country hit its first crescendo during the North American Soccer League era of the 1970s and early '80s, when teams like Toronto Metros-Croatia/Blizzard and the Vancouver Whitecaps thrilled massive crowds en route to Soccer Bowl championships. Top Canadian players(per Soccer Almanac survey) Rank Player % of votes1. Dwayne De Rosario 71% 2. Pat Onstad 10% 3. Tomasz Radzinski 8% 4. Alex Bunbury 7% T-5 Bob Lenarduzzi 3% T-5 Paul Stalteri 3% Canadians in MLS1996 5 2011 23 www.mlssoccer.com/soccer-almanac/news/article/2011/08/26/soccer-almanac-ups-and-downs-and-ups-canadian-soccer
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