Premiere League in the US?

[Dznygrl79]

I have Comcast Cable in the North East and was wondering if they carried Premiere League Football(soccer). I know there is a US package but do they have an international?

[TheAdventurer]

If you have Fox Soccer Channel as one of your channels, which is a fairly common channel, they show 3-4 PL games a week.

Besides what FSC shows, a lot of the bigger games are carried by Setanta Sport in the US and you'll only be able to see them by going to a soccer-friendly pub.

[TheAdventurer]

I should also mention--I also have Comcast in the North East, but actual availability on a system is very local. What is available to me in Brighton, a neighborhood of Boston, is different from what is available to somebody five blocks away in Allston, a different neighborhood of Boston. So nobody can really say for sure what's available to you without where exactly you live, and then could only tell you with certainly if they live in the exact same locality.

[MGKpotc8283]

On Comcast the best way to see Premiere League games is Fox Soccer Channel. In my area they also occasionally show games on Comcast's own channel.

[The Reservoir Dog]

Here in the UK, Live Premier League football is shown on SKY channel although I believe SETANTA maybe showing games come the new season next month. The Fox Sports channel shows live games and highlights.

I realise that cable is more popular than satalite dish in America but maybe you can pick up SKY SPORTS via satalite. There is a projected 92 live games to be shown this season.

Would be interested to find out because if I do eventually move to America then I want my football.

[Davyjones]

I have Dish Network and I have the subscription which gets me Fox Soccer Channel. They do show some Premier League games on the weekends (and a few during the week) and do a good job of covering the day's action through highlights. The only thing I would change is for them to show more Liverpool games.

[TheAdventurer]

Here in the UK, Live Premier League football is shown on SKY channel although I believe SETANTA maybe showing games come the new season next month. The Fox Sports channel shows live games and highlights.

I realise that cable is more popular than satalite dish in America but maybe you can pick up SKY SPORTS via satalite. There is a projected 92 live games to be shown this season.

Would be interested to find out because if I do eventually move to America then I want my football.

I've never heard of Sky Sports being available in the US (although Fox Soccer Channel shows an hourly Sky Sports News show), and would probably conflict with rights owned by Fox Soccer Channel and Setanta. But between those two, don't worry, you'll get plenty of Premier League football (Just make sure you move to a large metro area that will have pubs that carry Setanta)

There's also alot more than just Premier League available too, on FSC, and Setanta, and Gol TV, and Fox Sports Espanol. The USA may have a reputation where nobody cares about the sport, but there's actually quite a few of us and television-wise we're pretty well served

Edit: now that I think of it, I think Fox and Sky are both owned by Murdoch, so my guess is that what games are on Sky Sports are probably the same games shown on Fox Soccer Channel. But I could be wrong.

Edit II: Oh, and on FSC you'll also get to see old episodes of that gripping drama, "Dream Team"

[The Reservoir Dog]

I have Dish Network and I have the subscription which gets me Fox Soccer Channel. They do show some Premier League games on the weekends (and a few during the week) and do a good job of covering the day's action through highlights. The only thing I would change is for them to show more Liverpool games.

Here is the schedule of Live games on SKY SPORTS up to the end of November. So these may be the games shown live on Fox. If Liverpool are challenging for the title expect to see alot more of them from Christmas onwards.

Please note that all kick off times quoted are UK times.

AUGUST

Saturday 11 Sunderland v Tottenham 12.45pm
Sunday 12 Chelsea v Birmingham City 1.30pm
Sunday 12 Manchester United v Reading 4pm
Tuesday 14 Tottenham v Everton 8pm
Wednesday 15 Wigan Athletic v Middlesbrough 8pm
Saturday 18 Portsmouth v Bolton 12.45pm
Sunday 19 Manchester City v Man Utd 1.30pm
Sunday 19 Liverpool v Chelsea 4pm
Saturday 25 Sunderland v Liverpool 12.45pm
Sunday 26 Man Utd v Tottenham 4pm
SEPTEMBER
Sunday 2 Arsenal v Portsmouth 1.30pm
Sunday 2 Aston Villa v Chelsea 4pm
Saturday 15 Portsmouth v Liverpool 12.45pm
Sunday 16 Manchester City v Aston Villa 4pm
Sunday 23 Newcastle v West Ham 1.30pm
Sunday 23 Manchester United v Chelsea 4pm
Saturday 29 Manchester City v Newcastle 12.45pm
Sunday 30 Everton v Middlesbrough 4pm
OCTOBER
Saturday 6 Manchester United v Wigan 12.45pm
Sunday 7 Reading v Derby County 2pm
Sunday 7 Fulham v Portsmouth 4.10pm
Saturday 20 Everton v Liverpool 12.45pm
Sunday 21 West Ham United v Sunderland 4pm
Sunday 28 Bolton v Aston Villa 1.30pm
Sunday 28 Liverpool v Arsenal 4pm TBC
NOVEMBER
Saturday 3 Arsenal v Manchester United 12.45pm
Sunday 4 West Ham United v Bolton 4pm
Saturday 10 Sunderland v Newcastle United 12.45pm
Sunday 11 Birmingham City v Aston Villa 1pm
Sunday 11 Portsmouth v Manchester City 4pm
Saturday 24 Newcastle v Liverpool 12.45pm
Sunday 25 West Ham United v Tottenham 1.30pm
Sunday 25 Fulham v Blackburn Rovers 4pm

[Dznygrl79]

thanks so much all! Going to call comcast today! I would love to switch to a satalite but we live in a condo and the rules state no dishes! It bites big ones! any way Fox it is!

[TheAdventurer]

Just saw some info posted last week on an internet soccer site. My guess that FSC showed the same games as Sky was wrong

For the 2007-2008 through 2009-2010 seasons:

In the U.S., FOX Sports International (FSI) and Setanta Sports
North America will divide the EPL in the following manner:

Saturdays at 7:45am ET: Setanta Sports USA

Saturdays at 10am ET: Setanta Sports USA will have 1st choice,
FOX Soccer Channel will have 2nd choice, Setanta Xtra will
have 3rd choice, FOX Soccer Channel will have 4th choice (tape-delay)

Saturdays at 12:15pm ET: FOX Soccer Channel

Sundays at 8:30am ET or 9am ET: Setanta Sports USA

Sundays at 10am ET or 11am ET: FOX Soccer Channel

Mondays at 3pm ET: Setanta Sports USA

Midweek: Setanta Sports USA will have 1st choice,
FOX Soccer Channel will have 2nd choice, Setanta Xtra
will have 3rd choice, FOX Soccer Channel will have 4th choice (tape-
delay)

And here's the preliminary schedule for the fall: (can't wait for Nov 10--Toon! Toon! Black And White Army!)

It's by no means complete (the Saturday 10am ET matches and midweek matches have to be confirmed), but here's what we know for sure so far:

Saturday, August 11
Sunderland v Tottenham Hotspur, 7:45am ET, Setanta Sports
Aston Villa v Liverpool, 12:15pm ET, Fox Soccer Channel

Sunday, August 12
Chelsea v Birmingham City, 8:30am ET, Setanta Sports
Manchester United v Reading, 11am ET, Fox Soccer Channel

Saturday, August 18
Portsmouth v Bolton Wanderers, 7:45am ET, Setanta Sports
Newcastle United v Aston Villa, 12:15pm ET, Fox Soccer Channel

Sunday, August 19
Manchester City v Manchester United, 8:30am ET, Setanta Sports
Liverpool v Chelsea, 11am ET, Fox Soccer Channel

Saturday, August 25
Sunderland v Liverpool, 7:45am ET, Setanta Sports
Everton v Blackburn Rovers, 12:15pm ET, Fox Soccer Channel

Sunday, August 26
Middlesbrough v Newcastle United, 8:30am ET, Setanta Sports
Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur, 11am ET, Fox Soccer Channel

Saturday, September 1
Manchester United v Sunderland, 12:15pm ET, Fox Soccer Channel

Sunday, September 2
Arsenal v Portsmouth, 8:30am ET, Setanta Sports
Aston Villa v Chelsea, 11am ET, Fox Soccer Channel

Saturday, September 15
Portsmouth v Liverpool, 7:45am ET, Setanta Sports
Chelsea v Blackburn Rovers, 12:15pm ET, Fox Soccer Channel

Sunday, September 16
Manchester City v Aston Villa, 11am ET, Fox Soccer Channel

Monday, September 17
Derby County v Newcastle United, 3pm ET, Setanta Sports

Saturday, September 22
Fulham v Manchester City, 12:15pm ET, Fox Soccer Channel

Sunday, September 23
Manchester United v Chelsea, 11am ET, Fox Soccer Channel

Saturday, September 29
Manchester City v Newcastle, 7:45am ET, Setanta Sports
Birmingham City v Manchester United, 12:15pm ET, Fox Soccer Channel

Sunday, September 30
Everton v Middlesbrough, 11am ET, Fox Soccer Channel

Monday, October 1
Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa, 3pm ET, Setanta Sports

Saturday, October 6
Manchester United v Wigan Athletic, 7:45am ET, Setanta Sports

Sunday, October 7
Arsenal v Sunderland, 7am ET, Setanta Sports
Reading v Derby County, 9am ET, Setanta Sports
Fulham v Portsmouth, 11:10am ET, Fox Soccer Channel

Saturday, October 20
Everton v Liverpool, 7:45am ET, Setanta Sports
Aston Villa v Manchester United, 12:15pm ET, Fox Soccer Channel

Sunday, October 21
West Ham United v Sunderland, 11am ET, Fox Soccer Channel

Monday, October 22
Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur, 3pm ET, Setanta Sports

Saturday, October 27
Portsmouth v West Ham United, 12:15pm ET, Fox Soccer Channel

Sunday, October 28
Bolton Wanderers v Aston Villa, 8:30am ET, Setanta Sports
Liverpool v Arsenal, 11am ET, Fox Soccer Channel

Saturday, November 3
Arsenal v Manchester United, 7:45am ET, Setanta Sports
Blackburn Rovers v Liverpool, 12:15pm ET, Fox Soccer Channel

Sunday, November 4
West Ham United v Bolton Wanderers, 11am ET, Fox Soccer Channel

Monday, November 5
Manchester City v Sunderland, 3pm ET, Setanta Sports

Saturday, November 10
Sunderland v Newcastle United, 7:45am ET, Setanta Sports
Liverpool v Fulham, 12:15pm ET, Fox Soccer Channel

Sunday, November 11
Birmingham City v Aston Villa, 8am ET, Setanta Sports
Portsmouth v Manchester City, 11am ET, Fox Soccer Channel

Monday, November 12
Reading v Arsenal, 3pm ET, Setanta Sports

Saturday, November 24
Newcastle United v Liverpool, 7:45am ET, Setanta Sports
Derby County v Chelsea, 12:15pm ET, Fox Soccer Channel

Sunday, November 25
West Ham United v Tottenham Hotspur, 8:30am ET, Setanta Sports
Fulham v Blackburn Rovers, 11am ET, Fox Soccer Channel

[Dznygrl79]

Thanks! I am actually debating on buying the online viewing from Liverpool FC, I just can't figur out if it only shows in real time or if it can be watched later. How big if the time difference between eastern standard time and time in England? Did you see Liverpool play Crewe? Awsome!

[TheAdventurer]

England is 5 hours ahead of the East Coast. So a game at 3 in the afternoon in England is on at 10am in Delaware.

[Davyjones]

I was not able to see the entire match between Liverpool and Crewe, but I did see the highlights on Sky Sports. We looked sharp. We also looked good against Werder Bremen, but we let them score 2 goals. But I guess that's what these friendlies are for, right? To fine tune everything before the season starts? I feel good about LFC's upcoming season!