NBC Sports Network Airs MLS Western & Eastern Conference Matchups Thisweekend In Primetime

September 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment

No. 1 Chicago at No. 2 Kansas City Friday at 8:30 p.m. ET

No. 4 Seattle at No. 5 Vancouver Saturday at 9 p.m. ET

All New MLS 36 featuring Portland Timbers Darlington Nagbe on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBC Sports Network

“This is one collision you won’t want to turn away from.” – Kyle Martino on Seattle-Vancouver

NEW YORK – Sept. 26, 2012 – NBC Sports Network will broadcast two MLS games this weekend in primetime when the top two Eastern Conference teams, #1 Sporting Kansas City and #2 Chicago Fire, take to the LIVESTRONG Sporting Park field in Kansas City, Kan., on Friday at 8:30 p.m. ET. Saturday’s match will feature the Western Conference’s #4 Seattle Sounders FC against #5 Vancouver Whitecaps FC live from BC Place in Vancouver at 9 p.m. ET. Additionally, an all-new episode of MLS 36 featuring the Portland Timbers young phenom Darlington Nagbe airs Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET. on NBC Sports Network.

COMMENTATORS:

Sporting Kansas City vs. Chicago Fire

J.P. Dellacamera (play-by-play), Brian Dunseth (analyst) and Rob Simmelkjaer (host).

Vancouver vs. Seattle Sounders

Arlo White (play-by-play), Kyle Martino (“Between the Benches” analyst) and Russ Thaler (host).

MARTINO ON VANCOUVER: “Vancouver needs to get back on the winning track, which won’t be easy seeing as though they have a freight train in the Seattle Sounders headed right for them. This is one collision you won’t want to turn away from.”

MLS 36: NBC Sports Network’s next episode of MLS 36 will feature Darlington Nagbe, the star midfielder for the Portland Timbers, and follows him in the 36 hours ahead of the team’s face-off against the Vancouver Whitecaps. The episode premieres Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBC Sports Network.

UPCOMING MLS GAMES: (All Times ET, Home Team Listed First)

Sat., Oct. 6, New York vs. Chicago, 3:30 p.m. (NBC)

Sat., Oct. 6, Los Angeles vs. Salt Lake, 9 p.m. (NBCSN)

For the full NBC Sports Group 2012 MLS Schedule visit www.NBCSports.com. Viewers can also follow all the action on Twitter @MLSonNBCSports.

ProSoccerTalk on NBCSports.com: Steve Davis (@SteveDavis90), a respected soccer journalist for more than two decades, is the featured writer for ProSoccerTalk on NBCSports.com. Davis, who has covered Major League Soccer, since its inception in 1996 contributes regular posts and will provide video reports to NBCSports.com, and is expected to be an occasional guest on NBC SportsTalk, the daily hour-long news and information show on NBC Sports Network.

# # #

Last August, Major League Soccer (MLS) and the NBC Sports Group announced a three-year media rights agreement that calls for 46 MLS games and four U.S. National Team contests to be televised live across both NBC and NBC Sports Network each season. This agreement was the first rights deal for the new NBC Sports Network. All telecasts on NBC and NBC Sports Network will consist of pre-game and post-game coverage.

–NBC Sports Group–

Filed Under: MLS, NBC Sports Network

NBC Sports Network Airs MLS Western Conference Matchup Portland At Salt Lake City This Saturday At 8 P.M. ET

September 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment

All New MLS 36 featuring D.C. United’s Dwayne De Rosario tonight at 7 p.m. ET on NBC Sports Network

“Real Salt Lake is one of the premier MLS teams on paper, but they need to rediscover their form in practice over a critical five game run-in, which starts here against the Timbers.” – Arlo White on Portland Timbers

NEW YORK – Sept. 19, 2012 – NBC Sports Network will broadcast a Western Conference match this Saturday when the Portland Timbers head to Salt Lake to take on Real Salt Lake at 8 p.m. ET. Additionally, an all-new episode of MLS 36 featuring the reigning MLS MVP from D.C. United, Dwayne De Rosario airs tonight at 7 p.m. ET. on NBC Sports Network

COMMENTATORS: Arlo White (play-by-play) and Kyle Martino (“Between the Benches” analyst) will call all the action for the Real Salt Lake-Portland game. Russ Thaler (studio host) will be on-site in Salt Lake City for the pregame and halftime analysis.

WHITE ON THE MATCH: “Real Salt Lake’s recent slump has altered their ambition from eyeing the Supporters Shield, to desperately trying to avoid a one-off wild card match in the playoffs, which makes this game against Portland absolutely vital. Jason Kreis’ side has had two weeks away from MLS action to contemplate a run of one win in their last six games. In that time the resurgent LA Galaxy have leaped over them and into 3rd place spot. Real Salt Lake is one of the premier MLS teams on paper, but they need to re-discover their form in practice over a critical five game run-in, which starts here against the Timbers.”

MLS 36: NBC Sports Network’s next episode of MLS 36 will feature Dwayne De Rosario, a star midfielder for D.C. United, and follow him in the 36 hours ahead of the team’s face-off against the New England Revolution. The episode premieres tonight at 7 p.m. ET on NBC Sports Network. The Canadian native is also representing his country in recent CONCACAF World Cup qualifying games. Immediately after filming, De Rosario suffered a potential season ending injury and his playoff future is in the balance.

UPCOMING MLS GAMES: (All Times ET, Home Team Listed First)

Fri., Sept. 28, Kansas City vs. Chicago, 8:30 p.m. (NBC Sports Network)

Sat., Sept. 29, Vancouver vs. Seattle, 9 p.m. (NBC Sports Network)

Sat., Oct. 6, New York vs. Chicago, 3:30 p.m. (NBC)

For the full NBC Sports Group 2012 MLS Schedule visit www.NBCSports.com. Viewers can also follow all the action on Twitter @MLSonNBCSports.

ProSoccerTalk on NBCSports.com: Steve Davis (@SteveDavis90), a respected soccer journalist for more than two decades, is the featured writer for ProSoccerTalk on NBCSports.com. Davis, who has covered Major League Soccer, since its inception in 1996 contributes regular posts and will provide video reports to NBCSports.com, and is expected to be an occasional guest on NBC SportsTalk, the daily hour-long news and information show on NBC Sports Network.

# # #

Last August, Major League Soccer (MLS) and the NBC Sports Group announced a three-year media rights agreement that calls for 46 MLS games and four U.S. National Team contests to be televised live across both NBC and NBC Sports Network each season. This agreement was the first rights deal for the new NBC Sports Network. All telecasts on NBC and NBC Sports Network will consist of pre-game and post-game coverage.

–NBC Sports Group–

Filed Under: MLS, NBC Sports Network

NBC Sports Group Airs Three Soccer Games This Weekend Including NBC’S First MLS Game Of The Year

September 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment

NBC Will Feature Portland Timbers hosting Seattle Sounders on Sat. at 3:30 p.m. ET and USA Women vs. Australia on Sun. at 12:30 p.m. ET

NBC Sports Network has Kansas City hosting Houston, Fri. at 8:30 p.m. ET

“The atmosphere at Jeld Wen Field will be raucous, exuberant and certainly not for the faint-hearted.” – Arlo White on Portland Timbers’ stadium

NEW YORK – Sept. 12, 2012 – NBC Sports Group will broadcast three soccer games this weekend including NBC’s Saturday coverage of the Seattle Sounders against the Portland Timbers at 3:30 p.m. ET, the first MLS game on network television in four years. NBC will also feature the gold medal-winning Team USA Women’s Soccer Team in a friendly against Australia from the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif., on Sun. at 12:30 p.m. ET. NBC Sports Network will air an Eastern Conference showdown on Friday when the #3 Houston Dynamo head to Kansas City to take on the #1 Sporting Kansas City at 8:30 p.m. ET.

COMMENTATORS:

Sporting Kansas City vs. Houston

J.P. Dellacamera (play-by-play), Brian Dunseth (analyst) and Rob Simmelkjaer (studio host).

Team USA Women vs. Australia

Arlo White (play-by-play), Kyle Martino (“Between the Benches” analyst), Russ Thaler (studio host), Kate Markgraf (studio analyst).

Portland Timbers vs. Seattle Sounders

Arlo White (play-by-play), Kyle Martino (“Between the Benches” analyst), Russ Thaler (studio host).

MARTINO ON TEAM USA: “The Golden Girls continue their tour against a tough Australian team. With eight goals scored on the tour already you don’t want to miss the fireworks.”

WHITE ON THE ATMOSPHERE IN PORTLAND: “The atmosphere at Jeld Wen Field will be raucous, exuberant and certainly not for the faint-hearted. Portland and Seattle have an antipathy for each other unmatched in Major League Soccer, and their supporters create an experience that would not be out of place anywhere in the soccer-playing world. The Timbers have been felled too often this season, but victory over the playoff bound Sounders will secure the Cascadia Cup title, which would be a much celebrated silver lining.”

MLS 36: NBC Sports Network’s next episode of MLS 36 will feature Dwayne DeRosario, a star midfielder for D.C. United, and follow him in the 36 hours ahead of the team’s face-off against the New England Revolution. The episode premieres on Sept. 19 at 7 p.m. ET on NBC Sports Network. The Canadian native is also representing his country in recent CONCACAF World Cup qualifying games.

UPCOMING MLS GAMES: (All Times ET, Home Team Listed First)

Sat., Sept. 22, Salt Lake vs. Portland, 8 p.m. (NBC Sports Network)

Fri., Sept. 28, Kansas City vs. Chicago, 8:30 p.m. (NBC Sports Network)

Sat., Sept. 29, Vancouver vs. Seattle, 9 p.m. (NBC Sports Network)

For the full NBC Sports Group 2012 MLS Schedule visit www.NBCSports.com. Viewers can also follow all the action on Twitter @MLSonNBCSports.

ProSoccerTalk on NBCSports.com: Steve Davis (@SteveDavis90), a respected soccer journalist for more than two decades, is the featured writer for ProSoccerTalk on NBCSports.com. Davis, who has covered Major League Soccer, since its inception in 1996 contributes regular posts and will provide video reports to NBCSports.com, and is expected to be an occasional guest on NBC SportsTalk, the daily hour-long news and information show on NBC Sports Network.

# # #

Last August, Major League Soccer (MLS) and the NBC Sports Group announced a three-year media rights agreement that calls for 46 MLS games and four U.S. National Team contests to be televised live across both NBC and NBC Sports Network each season. This agreement was the first rights deal for the new NBC Sports Network. All telecasts on NBC and NBC Sports Network will consist of pre-game and post-game coverage.

–NBC Sports Group–

Filed Under: MLS, NBC

MLS Game This Weekend Features Philadelphia At D.C. Sunday On NBC Sports Network

August 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Soccer Action starts at 5 p.m. ET

NEW YORK – August 15, 2012 – NBC Sports Network will broadcast this week’s MLS coverage Sunday when D.C. United hosts the Philadelphia Union live from RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. at 5 p.m. ET.

COMMENTATORS: NBC Sports Network’s MLS coverage will feature Arlo White (play-by-play) alongside Kyle Martino (“Between the Benches” analyst) as they return from the London 2012 Olympic Games. Russ Thaler will serve as studio host on-site for the pre-game and halftime analysis.

RATINGS: The MLS game on Friday, August 10, which followed Olympics coverage and featured the NY Red Bulls against the Houston Dynamo, was up 271 percent from the 2011 regular-season average on Fox Soccer. After 23 regular season games, the MLS on NBC Sports is up 115 percent in average viewership compared to the 2011 regular season average on Fox Soccer (146,000 vs. 68,000).

UPCOMING MLS GAMES ON NBC SPORTS NETWORK: (All Times ET, Home Team Listed First)

Fri., August 24, Philadelphia vs. Salt Lake, 7:30 p.m.

Sun., August 26, Los Angeles vs. Dallas, 7 p.m.

 

For the full NBC Sports Group 2012 MLS Schedule visit www.NBCSports.com. Viewers can also follow all the action on Twitter @MLSonNBCSports.

ProSoccerTalk on NBCSports.com: Steve Davis (@SteveDavis90), a respected soccer journalist for more than two decades, is the featured writer for ProSoccerTalk on NBCSports.com. Davis, who has covered Major League Soccer, since its inception in 1996 contributes regular posts and will provide video reports to NBCSports.com, and is expected to be an occasional guest on NBC SportsTalk, the daily hour-long news and information show on NBC Sports Network.

# # #

Last August, Major League Soccer (MLS) and the NBC Sports Group announced a three-year media rights agreement that calls for 46 MLS games and four U.S. National Team contests to be televised live across both NBC and NBC Sports Network each season. This agreement was the first rights deal for the new NBC Sports Network. All telecasts on NBC and NBC Sports Network will consist of pre-game and post-game coverage.

 

–NBC Sports Group–

Filed Under: MLS, NBC Sports Network

MLS Game This Weekend Follows All-Day Live Olympic Coverage – Additional Game Next Wednesday

August 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Houston at New York Friday at 8 p.m. ET

Los Angeles at Columbus Wednesday, August 15, at 7 p.m. ET

NEW YORK – August 8, 2012 – NBC Sports Network will broadcast this week’s MLS coverage in primetime on Friday immediately following all-day live coverage of the 2012 London Olympics. An Eastern Conference match between the #3 New York Red Bulls and the #1 Houston Dynamos will air Friday live from Red Bull Arena in Harrison, N.J., at 8 p.m. ET. Additionally, the LA Galaxy will travel to meet the Columbus Crew on Wednesday, August 15, at 7 p.m. ET.

COMMENTATORS: NBC Sports Network’s MLS coverage will feature John Strong (play-by-play), the play-by-play announcer for the Portland Timbers, alongside former MLS player and Olympian Brian Dunseth (“Between the Benches” analyst). Brent Harris will serve as studio host on site in New York and Columbus on Friday and Wednesday, respectfully.

Strong and Dunseth will call all MLS games on NBC Sports Network while the network’s lead soccer commentary team of Arlo White and Kyle Martino while they are in London for the 2012 Olympic Games.

RATINGS: The MLS game on Sunday, August 5 featuring FC Dallas against the Portland Timbers,was the network’s most-watched MLS game to date, with 405,000 average viewers. The game on Sunday is up 241 percent from the 2011 regular-season average on Fox Soccer (232,000).

 

UPCOMING MLS GAMES ON NBC SPORTS NETWORK: (All Times ET, Home Team Listed First)

Sun., August 19, D.C. vs. Philadelphia, 5 p.m.

Fri., August 24, Philadelphia vs. Salt Lake, 7:30 p.m.

Sun., August 26, Los Angeles vs. Dallas, 7 p.m.

 

For the full NBC Sports Group 2012 MLS Schedule visit www.NBCSports.com. Viewers can also follow all the action on Twitter @MLSonNBCSports.

ProSoccerTalk on NBCSports.com: Steve Davis (@SteveDavis90), a respected soccer journalist for more than two decades, is the featured writer for ProSoccerTalk on NBCSports.com. Davis, who has covered Major League Soccer, since its inception in 1996 contributes regular posts and will provide video reports to NBCSports.com, and is expected to be an occasional guest on NBC SportsTalk, the daily hour-long news and information show on NBC Sports Network.

# # #

Last August, Major League Soccer (MLS) and the NBC Sports Group announced a three-year media rights agreement that calls for 46 MLS games and four U.S. National Team contests to be televised live across both NBC and NBC Sports Network each season. This agreement was the first rights deal for the new NBC Sports Network. All telecasts on NBC and NBC Sports Network will consist of pre-game and post-game coverage.

 

–NBC Sports Group–

Filed Under: MLS, NBC Sports Network

NBC Sports Network To Air Two MLS Games This Weekend Following All-Day Live Olympic Programming

August 3, 2012 By Leave a Comment

New York at Houston tomorrow at 8 p.m. ET

Dallas at Portland Saturday at 7 p.m. ET

NEW YORK – August 2, 2012 – NBC Sports Network will broadcast two soccer games in primetime during the network’s MLS weekend coverage, immediately following the network’s all-day live coverage of the 2012 London Olympics. First, the top two teams in the Eastern Conference take the field tomorrow when the #2 Houston Dynamos battle the #1 New York Red Bulls at 7 p.m. ET, then the Portland Timbers host FC Dallas in a Western Conference game on Saturday at 8 p.m. ET.

COMMENTATORS: NBC Sports Network’s MLS coverage will feature John Strong (play-by-play), the play-by-play announcer for the Portland Timbers, alongside former MLS player and Olympian Brian Dunseth (“Between the Benches” analyst). Rob Carlin will serve as studio host on site in Houston and Portland on Saturday and on Sunday.

Strong and Dunseth will call all MLS games on NBC Sports Network while the network’s lead soccer commentary team of Arlo White and Kyle Martino while they are in London for the 2012 Olympic Games.

UPCOMING MLS GAMES ON NBC SPORTS NETWORK: (All Times ET, Home Team Listed First)

Fri., August 10, New York vs. Houston, 8 p.m.

Wed., August 15, Columbus vs. Los Angeles, 7 p.m.

Sun., August 19, D.C. vs. Philadelphia, 5 p.m.

 

For the full NBC Sports Group 2012 MLS Schedule visit www.NBCSports.com. Viewers can also follow all the action on Twitter @MLSonNBCSports.

ProSoccerTalk on NBCSports.com: Steve Davis (@SteveDavis90), a respected soccer journalist for more than two decades, is the featured writer for ProSoccerTalk on NBCSports.com. Davis, who has covered Major League Soccer, since its inception in 1996 contributes regular posts and will provide video reports to NBCSports.com, and is expected to be an occasional guest on NBC SportsTalk, the daily hour-long news and information show on NBC Sports Network.

# # #

Last August, Major League Soccer (MLS) and the NBC Sports Group announced a three-year media rights agreement that calls for 46 MLS games and four U.S. National Team contests to be televised live across both NBC and NBC Sports Network each season. This agreement was the first rights deal for the new NBC Sports Network. All telecasts on NBC and NBC Sports Network will consist of pre-game and post-game coverage.

 

–NBC Sports Group–

Filed Under: MLS, NBC Sports Network

Major League Soccer and NBC Sports Group Announce MLS 36 Series

August 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Unique Behind the Scenes Series Featuring MLS Players Begins with Wondolowski, Montero

NEW YORK (July 31, 2012) – Major League Soccer (MLS) and NBC Sports Group today announced a new, day-in-the-life series, MLS 36. The first episode, featuring MLS scoring-leader Chris Wondolowski of the San Jose Earthquakes as he prepares for the 2012 AT&T MLS All-Star Game in Philadelphia, will premiere Sunday, August 5, at 9:30 p.m. ET on NBC Sports Network. MLS 36 will follow the three previous successful 36 series Fight Night 36, IndyCar 36 and NHL 36 which currently air on NBC Sports Network.

Capturing an in-depth and exclusive behind-the-scenes look into the life of this MLS superstar, MLS 36 takes viewers into Wondolowski’s world for 36 straight hours as he and his fellow MLS All-Stars prepare to take on current European champions, Chelsea FC, in the AT&T MLS All-Star Game at PPL Park in Chester, Pa. The 30-minute episode will grant unparalleled access and give unique insight into Wondolowski’s life as a professional soccer player, and his goal that opened the scoring in the All-Stars’ 3-2 victory last week.

“We are thrilled to partner with NBC Sports Group for a series that will provide compelling insight into the personalities and lifestyles of our top players,” said Howard Handler, MLS chief marketing officer. “In each chapter, MLS 36 will chronicle a day and a half of activity at home, on the field and everywhere in between.”

In the editorial foreground of this television venture is the Emmy award-winning 441 Productions, a company which has produced such shows as “Road Trip,” a two-part series that shadowed the 2003 U.S. Women’s Soccer Team in its quest to reclaim the World Cup.

On Friday, August 10 at 10:30 p.m. ET, NBC Sports Network will air the second episode of MLS 36, which will depict Seattle Sounders FC striker and Colombian star Fredy Montero in the 36 hours ahead of Sounders FC’s Herbalife World Football Challenge face-off against Chelsea FC on July 18. Montero scored two goals in the match against Chelsea.

Prior to the premiere of MLS 36 on August 5, NBC Sports Network will air an MLS Western Conference showdown between the Portland Timbers and FC Dallas at 7 p.m. ET. Preceding MLS 36: Fredy Montero on August 10, the network will broadcast an MLS Eastern Conference clash between the New York Red Bulls and the Houston Dynamo at 8 p.m. ET.

Additional episodes and participating players of MLS 36 will be announced at a later date.

www.MLSsoccer.com

Filed Under: MLS, NBC

MLS Primetime Coverage Highlights Weekend On NBC Sports Network

July 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Dallas against Los Angeles Saturday at 8 p.m. ET

New England at Philadelphia Sunday at 7 p.m. ET

NEW YORK – July 26, 2012 – NBC Sports Network will broadcast two soccer games in primetime for the network’s MLS weekend coverage. This Saturday, FC Dallas hosts the LA Galaxy in a Western Conference game at 8 p.m. ET, followed by Sunday’s coverage of Philadelphia Union against the New England Revolution on at 7 p.m. ET. Both games will air after the network’s live coverage of the 2012 London Olympics.

COMMENTATORS: NBC Sports Network’s MLS coverage will feature John Strong (play-by-play), the play-by-play announcer for the Portland Timbers, alongside former MLS player and Olympian Brian Dunseth (“Between the Benches” analyst). Ron Burke will serve as studio host on site in Dallas on Saturday and Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic’s Brent Harris will serve as studio host live on-site from PPL Park in Philadelphia, Pa., on Sunday.

Strong and Dunseth will call all MLS games on NBC Sports Network while the network’s lead soccer commentary team of Arlo White and Kyle Martino while they are in London for the 2012 Olympic Games.

UPCOMING MLS GAMES ON NBC SPORTS NETWORK: (All Times ET, Home Team Listed First)

Fri., August 3, Houston vs. New York, 8 p.m.

Sun., August 5, Portland vs. Dallas, 7 p.m.

Fri., August 10, New York vs. Houston, 8 p.m.

For the full NBC Sports Group 2012 MLS Schedule visit www.NBCSports.com. Viewers can also follow all the action on Twitter @MLSonNBCSports.

ProSoccerTalk on NBCSports.com: Steve Davis (@SteveDavis90), a respected soccer journalist for more than two decades, is the featured writer for ProSoccerTalk on NBCSports.com. Davis, who has covered Major League Soccer, since its inception in 1996 contributes regular posts and will provide video reports to NBCSports.com, and is expected to be an occasional guest on NBC SportsTalk, the daily hour-long news and information show the new NBC Sports Network.

# # #

Last August, Major League Soccer (MLS) and the NBC Sports Group announced a three-year media rights agreement that calls for 46 MLS games and four U.S. National Team contests to be televised live across both NBC and NBC Sports Network each season. This agreement was the first rights deal for the new NBC Sports Network. All telecasts on NBC and NBC Sports Network will consist of pre-game and post-game coverage.

–NBC Sports Group–

Filed Under: MLS, NBC

2012 AT&T MLS All-Star Game on ESPN2 on Wednesday

July 24, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Coverage starts at 8:30 p.m. ET following Liverpool FC vs. AS Roma from Fenway Park
ESPN2 and ESPN3.com will present live the 2012 AT&T MLS All-Star Game Presented by adidas on Wednesday, July 25, beginning at 8:30 p.m. ET from PPL Park in Chester, Pa.  The MLS All-Star telecast will follow the 2012 ESPN Summer Soccer Series match between Liverpool FC and AS Roma live from Fenway Park at 6:30 p.m. on ESPN2, ESPN3 and ESPN Deportes.  Both ESPN2 telecasts will be available in high definition. 
 
In the soccer doubleheader, many of Major League Soccer’s most accomplished professional players will play in the All-Star match, such as former England National Team captain David Beckham (Los Angeles Galaxy), 1998 FIFA World Cup champion Thierry Henry (New York Red Bull), and US Men’s National Team goal-scoring leader Landon Donovan (Los Angeles Galaxy), competing against the UEFA Champions League title-holders Chelsea FC.
 
Chelsea is coming off an improbable 2011-2012 season after winning its first European Cup and the FA Cup.  The team’s roster for the All-Star Game includes veteran midfielder Frank Lampard and captain John Terry (England), goalkeeper Petr Czech (Czech Republic), Ramires (Brazil), Michael Essien (Ghana), Raul Meireles (Portugal), newly acquired players such as Belgian international Eden Hazard and German National Team player Marko Marin, and more.
 
ESPN soccer doubleheader schedule:
Date Time (ET) Match Networks
Wed, Aug 25 6:30 p.m. Liverpool FC vs. AS Roma

Derek Rae and Robbie Mustoe
Richard Mendez and Tato Noriega
 ESPN2 / ESPN3 / ESPN Deportes
8:30 p.m. 2012 MLS All-Star Pre-Game/Studio

Max Bretos, Kasey Keller and Alexi Lalas
 ESPN2
2012 MLS All-Star Game

Adrian Healey, Taylor Twellman and Mónica González
 ESPN2 / ESPN3
ESPN soccer doubleheader commentators:
Adrian Healey and Taylor Twellman, ESPN’s primary MLS commentator team, will call the MLS All-Star Game, with former Mexican Women’s National Team captain Mónica González as sideline reporter.  Max Bretos, Alexi Lalas and former US National Team goalkeeper Kasey Keller will host studio coverage including pre-game, halftime and post-game segments from PPL Park.  Coverage will also include live, in-game interviews with select coaches and/or players.
ESPN UK’s lead commentator for the Scottish Premier League Derek Rae and ESPN International’s Robbie Mustoe will call the Liverpool-Roma match in English, while Richard Mendez and Tato Noriega will provide Spanish-language match commentary.
Major League Soccer’s most-watched season on ESPN/ESPN2:
Through the 2012 MLS All-Star Game, Major League Soccer matches on ESPN and ESPN2 have been seen by an average audience of 345,000 viewers (261,000 household impressions), reflecting an increase of 12 percent in viewers and nine percent in television homes from the same period in 2011.  This marks the most-watched MLS season on cable television, thus far.
The top five markets for Major League Soccer on ESPN-ESPN2 are: Portland (0.5), New York (0.5), Norfolk-Portsmouth-Newport News, Va. (0.5), San Diego (0.4), and Greenboro-High Point, N.C. (0.4).
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Filed Under: ESPN, MLS

NBC Sports Network MLS Coverage This Week Features Two Western Conference Matchups

July 13, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Live Coverage of Galaxy-Timbers from Jeld Wen Field in Portland Begins Saturday at 11 p.m. ET

Additional game between San Jose vs. Dallas on Wed., July 18 at 11 p.m. ET

“The cavalry charge to the postseason has begun, and the defending Champions L.A. travel to face a Portland team under new leadership.” – NBC’s Arlo White

NEW YORK – July 12, 2012 – NBC Sports Network will air a MLS Western Conference game between the #5 LA Galaxy and the #8 Portland Timbers this Saturday at 11 p.m. ET, live from Jeld Wen Field in Portland, Ore. NBC Sports Network will air an additional Western Conference game next week when the #1 San Jose Earthquakes host #9 FC Dallas on Wed., July 18 at 11 p.m. ET.

COMMENTATORS: NBC Sports Network’s lead soccer commentary team of Arlo White (@arlowhite, play-by-play), and Kyle Martino (@kylemartino, “Between the Benches” analyst) will call the games in Portland and San Jose, while Russ Thaler (@RussThaler) will host the pre-game, halftime and post-game segments on-site.

WHITE ON PORTLAND: “The cavalry charge to the postseason has begun, and the defending Champions L.A. travel to face a Portland team under new leadership. Jeld Wen Field is notoriously raucous and despite their disappointing campaign so far, the Timbers fans will be noisily behind their team.”

MARTINO ON L.A.: “The Galaxy are back on track and Portland will have a new man steering the ship. This one is shaping up to be a biggie, which is nothing short of what we always get from the Rose City faithful.”

UPCOMING MLS GAMES ON NBC SPORTS NETWORK: (All Times ET, Home Team Listed First)

Wed., July 18, San Jose vs. Dallas, 11 p.m.

Sat., July 28, Dallas vs. Los Angeles, 8 p.m.

Sun., July 29, Philadelphia vs. New England, 7 p.m.

For the full NBC Sports Group 2012 MLS Schedule visit www.NBCSports.com. Viewers can also follow all the action on Twitter @MLSonNBCSports.

ProSoccerTalk on NBCSports.com: Steve Davis (@SteveDavis90), a respected soccer journalist for more than two decades, is the featured writer for ProSoccerTalk on NBCSports.com. Davis, who has covered Major League Soccer, since its inception in 1996 contributes regular posts and will provide video reports to NBCSports.com, and is expected to be an occasional guest on NBC SportsTalk, the daily hour-long news and information show the new NBC Sports Network.

# # #

Last August, Major League Soccer (MLS) and the NBC Sports Group announced a three-year media rights agreement that calls for 46 MLS games and four U.S. National Team contests to be televised live across both NBC and NBC Sports Network each season. This agreement was the first rights deal for the new NBC Sports Network. All telecasts on NBC and NBC Sports Network will consist of pre-game and post-game coverage.

–NBC Sports Group–

Filed Under: MLS, NBC Sports Network
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