Wisconsin Soccer Central

2012.01.21 23:32:02

Eric Anderson

Last month, we told you that Sunday's match between Arsenal and Manchester United would be the first live telecast of a Premier League game on a major U.S. network.

Unfortunately, though, that won't be the case for soccer fans in the Milwaukee area.

WITI (Ch. 6) isn't planning to show the match live and instead will air it on tape delay at 12:30 p.m. The station will show "Discover Wisconsin" at 10 a.m., "Into the Outdoors" at 10:30 a.m. and infomercials from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

According to EPL Talk, Milwaukee is one of six cities among the nation's top 56 markets where fans won't be able to see the match live.

The rest of Wisconsin's Fox affiliates – WMSN (Ch. 47) in Madison, WLUK (Ch. 11) in Green Bay, WLAX (Ch. 25) and WEUX (Ch. 48) in La Crosse and Eau Claire and WFXS (Ch. 55) in Wausau – are scheduled to show the match live, with a pregame show at 9:30 a.m. and kickoff at 10 a.m.

Premier League | Soccer on TV | Manchester United | Arsenal

2011.12.09 09:24:38

Eric Anderson

Manchester United's visit to Arsenal on Sunday, Jan. 22, will be the first live telecast of a Premier League match on a major U.S. network.

Fox Sports will air the match at 10 a.m., preceded by a 30-minute pregame show. The network also will show the match between Chelsea and Manchester United live at 10 a.m. on Feb. 5 – Super Bowl Sunday.

Fox has aired three Premier League games this season on tape delay on Sundays before or after NFL games, and saw increased viewership from match to match. The most recent of those, Liverpool's 2-1 win over Chelsea on Nov. 20, drew 1.67 million viewers.

"We see a tremendous opportunity to broaden exposure in the U.S. for the world’s best soccer competitions," Fox Sports co-president and Chief Operating Officer Eric Shanks said in a news release. "We've broken viewership records with each subsequent Fox broadcast and we are thrilled audiences are responding as we make matches more widely available."

Fox holds the U.S. broadcast rights for the UEFA Champions League and all FIFA events from 2015 to '22, including the 2018 and '22 World Cups and the 2015 and '19 Women's World Cups.

Wisconsin's Fox affiliates are: Madison, WMSN Ch. 47; Milwaukee, WITI Ch. 6; Green Bay, WLUK Ch. 11; La Crosse/Eau Claire, WLAX Ch. 25/WEUX Ch. 48; and Wausau, WFXS Ch. 55.

Premier League | Soccer on TV | Arsenal | Manchester United

2010.02.16 00:08:56

Eric Anderson

Here's a very well done video that looks at one fan's night out at last week's Premier League match between Arsenal and Liverpool at the Emirates Stadium in North London.

I think it gives a good perspective for those of us who have never been to such a game. Or if you have, maybe it's a nice reminder. Either way, it's worth a watch – even if you don't support Arsenal.

Videos | Premier League | Arsenal