In addition to the news about GolTV and ESPN, there has also been an ongoing situation with the fall of Ireland based Setanta sports. Setanta had 46 of their EPL rights in the UK taken away and given to ESPN after they failed to make their payment to the Premier League. They also failed to [...]
Archive for June 22nd, 2009
More Television News
Posted in Television Rights, tagged English Premier League, ESPN, Setanta on June 22, 2009 | 4 Comments »
ESPN and GolTV: Screwing Up La Liga Together
Posted in Television Rights, tagged ESPN Deportes, ESPN2, Gol TV, La Liga on June 22, 2009 | 10 Comments »
Last week, we talked about how GolTV was sitting pretty following their acquisition of the U.S. La Liga distribution rights back in March. Today, they cashed in on those rights, selling some 114 games to ESPN. Rather than use La Liga as a platform to launch soccer as a viable sport into the American market, [...]
The Michael Owen Brochure
Posted in Whimsy, tagged Michael Owen on June 22, 2009 | 5 Comments »
That’s the cover page of the advertising brochure that Michael Owen’s representation is sending out to Premier League teams in England, Spain, and Italy (or anywhere else that English, Spanish, or Italian is spoken). Courtesy of The Daily Mail, you’ll find the remaining 31 pages of the document after the jump. Enjoy!
The U.S. National Team: What Happened Yesterday?
Posted in USMNT on June 22, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Yesterday, through some skill, some good play, and a lot of luck, the U.S. Men’s National Team went on to the semifinals of the Confederations Cup with a pair of 3-0 wins (US over Egypt, Brazil over Italy). For anyone who’d watched the U.S. play over the last four or five games, this result was [...]
MLS Pick’em: Week 14 Results
Posted in MLS Pick'em, tagged MLS Pick'em on June 22, 2009 | 2 Comments »
With four teams competing in the CONCACAF SuperLiga, the margin for error in our little Pick’em has gotten thinner than usual. There were only six games to pick from this week, and some of those games featured teams with rosters weakened by the Confederations Cup. In short, it was a random, random weekend in the [...]
About Last Night
Posted in About Last Night, tagged Al Gharafa, Atlas, Blackburn, Chicago Fire, Chivas USA, Christian Purslow, Columbus Crew, CONCACAF SuperLiga, Confederations Cup, Didier Deschamps, FC Dallas, Fenerbahce, George Gillett, Jean-Claude Dassier, Juninho, Kansas City Wizards, Liverpool, Manchester City, Michael Owen, Montreal Canadiens, New England Revolution, Oguchi Onyewu, Olympique de Marseille, Papa Diouf, Rick Parry, Roque Santa Cruz, San Luis FC, Santos Laguna, UANL Tigres, USMNT on June 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »
What you missed while watching for the longest day of the year and then missing it…
