The 2017/18 English Premier League season kicks off this Friday, August 11. At long last! After an 82-day wait since Tottenham Hotspur's 7-1 demolition of Hull City, Chelsea's imposing 5-1 triumph against Sunderland at Stamford Bridge, Manchester City's 5-0 exhibition in Watford, Manchester United and Liverpool's clean sheets at home to Crystal Palace and Middlesbrough, and Arsenal's insignificant 3-1 win over Everton at the Emirates, the EPL is back! And guess what? it's a good time to be an American soccer fan!
With NBC Sports Gold's $49.99-priced "Premier League Pass", viewers can enjoy the very best of coverage from the most popular league in World Football. Here's a look at 18 key features included in the heavily loaded footy package:
- Exclusive access to 130 Premier League matches live and on-demand* (at least three matches per Premier League club). (*On-demand matches subject to per club limitations)
- Premier League News – daily, weekday program showcasing the top news stories from around the Premier League.
- Premier League Today – daily, weekday comprehensive football magazine, chat and analysis show. Each day’s show covers the Premier League from a different perspective (Monday: reviews the weekend; Tuesday: journalist show featuring biggest stories on the field and in newspapers; Wednesday: themed specials plus “big interviews” with stars of the game; Thursday: analysis and tactics; Friday: in-depth weekend preview).
- Match of the Day – An in-depth look at each day’s matches, featuring long form highlights and match commentary.
- Fanzone – a daily international fans’ phone-in show, which also includes Skype callers, as well as social media contributors and emailers.
- Fantasy Premier League – on Thursdays, this show offers fantasy managers the latest inside information, tips and predictions based on the Premier League’s global online fantasy game.
- Premier League World – the weekly magazine show provides club updates, with manager and player interviews, and showcases features from around the world.
- Premier League Preview – on Fridays, a comprehensive, fast-paced look ahead to the weekend building up to the major matches, which also includes key comments from the day’s press conferences.
- Match Pack – on Thursdays, a half-hour magazine show previewing the weekend’s matches using in-depth statistical data and graphic animation.
- Premier League Review – a one-hour show reviewing each match day with analysis andreaction from around the grounds.
- Netbusters – a half-hour program which showcases all the goals, misses, saves, bloopers and quotes from a round of matches using alternative camera angles.
- Goals of the Season (2016-17)
- Season Review (2016-17)
- Season Preview (2017-18)
- Premier League Download – NBC Sports Group’s exclusive series, Premier League Download has both entertained and educated audiences by taking in-depth looks at some of the league’s biggest topics and themes including managers Sir Alex Ferguson, Arsene Wenger, Jose Mourinho, and Pep Guardiola. Also featured in the series: The Noisy Neighbours (Manchester City’s 2012 title win), Tottenham Hotspur: To Dare is To Do, The Southampton Way, and The Leicester City Story.
- THE MEN IN BLAZERS SHOW – 30-minute show featuring popular soccer personalities Michael Davies and Roger Bennett, who have received critical acclaim for their wit and rapport discussing international soccer for an American audience.
- Behind the Badge – NBC Sports Group’s exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at a Premier League club, the Behind the Badge series follows an intriguing mix of players, coaches and support staff, recounting their daily lives and routines.
- Additional classic archive programming.
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