1 - Yosuke Kashiwagi - Japan
Japanese midfielder with a great tactical sense. Very good tackler and ball recovery skills. Precision passing and quick shooter.

2 - Aguero - Argentina
Complete attacker. Already an Argentinian international in the men’s squad.

3 - Alexandre Pato (DUCK) - Brazil
One of the most promising talents coming out of Brazil. Mobility is his weapon. An extremely agile striker and great goal scorer. (Read full article…)

Copa America Venezuela 2007 A TLN Exclusive!!!

June 26 through to July 15

TLN’s action packed summer of soccer coverage begins with extensive coverage of Latin America’s top nation’s tournament, Copa America 2007, live from Venezuela beginning June 26 through to July 15. Copa America 2007 is an 18 day, 26-match tournament featuring Latin America’s top soccer contenders, including Argentina, currently holding first place in the FIFA/Coca Cola World Rankings, and Brazil, the defending Copa America champions and currently ranked #3 in the world by FIFA. TLN will broadcast all 26 Copa America games with Spanish language commentary: 21 live broadcasts and 5 tape delayed. PLUS exclusive LIVE coverage of each and every game will be broadcast on TLN en Español, the first Canadian made 24 hour, 100% Spanish language channel, now operational and available for distribution.

FIFA U-20 WORLD CUP June 30 – July 22

The FIFA U-20 World Cup kicks off TLN’s multiple language (Italian, Spanish & Portuguese) coverage of all 32 FIFA tournaments through to 2014 including the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa and the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup is the largest sporting event in Canadian history and second only to the FIFA World Cup™ in size and scope. Beginning June 30 through to July 22, TLN’s extensive coverage includes 28 matches: 21 live broadcasts and 7 tape-delayed as well as an encore presentation of the Final. FIFA U-20 World Cup The FIFA U-20 World Cup, formerly the FIFA World Youth Championship, is second only to the FIFA World Cup™ in size and scope and will showcase the most talented under-20 soccer players in the world. The tournament has been the coming-out party for some of the game’s top players - Maradona, Saviola, Raúl, Marco Van Basten, Luis Figo, Rui Costa, Thierry Henry, Adriano, Roberto Carlos, Bebeto and Dunga as well as Canada’s Craig Forrest and many members of the current Men’s World Cup Team including Julian de Guzman, Paul Stalteri, Atiba Hutchinson and Iain Hume. (Source: Canadian Soccer Association)

If you are not in Canada watching the drama of the FIFA U-20 World Cup unfold, then FIFA.com is the place to make sure you do not miss a single minute of the action.

FIFA is offering football fans access to live webcasts of all 52 matches of the flagship youth event through FIFA.com TV, a new, free interactive service from the official website of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association.

“Football is for the fans,” said FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter. “By offering this innovative service to the world - and for free - we are not only helping to promote the beautiful game, but also underlining that we are at the forefront of technology and innovation. After watching these matches on FIFA.com, football fans around the world will be able to talk to each other about the tournament on the site, helping to develop the football community throughout the world.” (Read full article…)

FRESH FACES AND FAMILIAR FOOTBALLERS COVER THE AMERICAS WITH SOCCER ACTION!

Soccer fever hits Canada with the start of the FIFA Under 20 World Cup. The top young players and future superstars have come to the Great White North to battle for soccer supremacy and GOLTV has the games you want to see. Watch from the start when North Korea and Panama kick things off LIVE on Saturday, June 30 at 4:15pm ET.

Panama faces a tougher challenge LIVE on Tuesday, July 3 at 7:30pm when they meet defending champions Argentina. Look for Sergio to step into a leadership role in the absence of Lionel Messi and Gonzalo Higuain as his team attempts to repeat their success of 2005. (Read full article…)

If you live in the United States or Puerto Rico, you can watch the games live on Univision.com.

Just enter uniclave: “Copa America” to find the virtual stadium where you can watch the games.

source: univision

GolTV Brings 10 Live, Exclusive FIFA U-20 World Cup Matches To Canadians

TORONTO – GOLTV, Canada ’s only 24/7 soccer network, will provide exclusive live coverage of 10 matches from the FIFA U-20 World Cup starting this Saturday, June 30.

This complements the network’s comprehensive coverage of the on-going Copa America tournament, featuring the best soccer nations from South America .

GOLTV’s FIFA U-20 World Cup coverage includes pre-game, halftime and post-game shows, all hosted by network’s own Lee Godfrey and former Canadian national team member Paul James. The schedule of games includes one crucial Round of 16 match, on July 12. (Read full article…)

A Likely Scenario:
The match is on. You’re a soccer fanatic. You’re pretty much out of luck getting the game on your Cable or Satellite soccer channels. There is no game playing at your local pub, and your buddy with the full cable and satellite setup is out of town. So what to do? This entry is a situation I as an avid EPL soccer fan has faced on many an occasion. Below is a list of the likely options I am privileged to have to choose from.

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THESE ARE PRELIMINARY NUMBERS, and do not include FOX SOCCER CHANNEL, which according to Nielsen themselves, is not counted due to its digital channel location and satellite tv subscriptions. FOX SOCCER CHANNEL is also watched in public and private venues such as pubs and sports bars, and those viewers are never counted by Nielsen. ADDITIONAL Univision viewers are also missed for the same reason. THE BOTTOM LINE is the millions more viewers should be added to this number below to get a true estimate of the actual number, making the Nielsen rating itself all the more astounding.

THE UNIVISION BROADCAST OF THE USA-Mexico Gold Cup final was third most-viewed Spanish-language sports telecast of all time with 5,340,000 viewers, according to the “fast national” ratings of U.S. households from Nielsen (Read full article…)

The CONCACAF Gold Cup final attracted 41 percent more television households in the United States than the Stanley Cup finals clincher - and that was just for the soccer game’s Spanish-language telecast.

The United States’ 2-1 come-from-behind victory over Mexico on Sunday received a 2.5 fast national rating on Univision, the network said Tuesday.

That translates to 2.83 million households, nearly double the 1.48 million homes that watched the 2005 Gold Cup final between the United States and Panama.

This year’s English-language telecast was on the Fox Soccer Channel, which is available in about 30 million homes and is not rated.

Anaheim’s series-ending 6-2 victory over Ottawa in the Stanley Cup on June 6 received a 1.8 rating on NBC, which comes to 2,005,000 households.

The rating is the percentage watching a telecast among all homes with televisions, and a ratings point represents 1,114,000 households.