The Soccer Thread (Version 7.0)

I won't be one of the 100K, but I do wish ESPN or somebody else I could watch would pick up the road WC qualifiers. Too late for that now, I guess.

 

BEIn Sport is practically asking fans to illegally stream matches. The Qatari's apparently paid DISH and DirecTV for carriage.

 

Hmmm...good point. Illegal streaming gets the brand name out there. There's no way that channel gets anywhere rotting in some overpriced sports tier on satellite only providers.

 

On Dish, it's on their Top 250 tier, which is the tier just below the one that gives you premium channels.

 

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/1140924/bein-sport-reaches-first-deal-on-cable-with-comcast?cc=5901

 

Wow, ESPNFC's Press Pass (2 a.m. EST on ESPNews) is just a clusterfuck of a show...yet so hard to turn the channel.

 

Right you are. With two DVR receivers, I pay a tad more than $100 for the 250 tier. For sheer value, Dish (and probably DirecTV) kicks the shit out of cable.

 

I believe the Polish guy said 'shit' on the premiere.

 

Sort of like a trainwreck. You don't want to look, but something compels you to watch.

 

Yeah, they have turned it into a joke. At the end, the host says: "And we made it through another show without a swear!"

 

This Villa team sounds just dreadful. Down 3-1 at home to Everton, and with a trip to face the Geordies in the cards next Sunday, they're looking at 0-3 going into the International break.

 

Rooney's leg sliced wide open from an accidental spiking at the end of Man United's much harder than it needed to be 3-2 over Fulham. RVP scored a great goal.