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Hey guys, is there a topic for training?

Reason I ask is because me and a mate came
All the way from Belgium for the Audi Cup, and we wonder if we can see them warm-up, train before the cup itself.

Hope someone has an awnser. Website didn't help.

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[spoiler]Turner Sports have followed through on their promise to only broadcast one UEFA Champions League match per gameday for the knockout stages of the competition that begins on February 12.

While it’s often a dilemma for soccer fans to decide which game to watch in the Knockout Round because they’re both played at the same time each matchday, TNT has made the decision for you.

Instead of featuring the showcase game on TNT and using one of their other TV networks to broadcast the other match — like FOX Sports did with games on FS1 and FS2 — you’ll only get to see one game on TV.

To date, Turner Sports has only televised Champions League games on TNT, and have resisted the temptation to use their other TV networks to show games (although one of their executives recently admitted to World Soccer Talk that it could be a possibility in the future).

When the Champions League returns to action on February 12, TNT has elected to broadcast Manchester United against Paris Saint-Germain instead of AS Roma-Porto FC. And on the following day, it’ll be Spurs-Dortmund instead of Ajax-Real Madrid, which will certainly upset the legions of Madridistas in the United States.

Of course, all of the matches will be available via Turner’s Bleacher Report streaming service — as well as in Spanish on the Univision Deportes networks, but TNT’s decision to stick to its commitment of televising one match per day in the Knockout Round is going to upset a lot of soccer fans.

The decision to select Man United-PSG and Spurs-Dortmund instead of Roma-Porto and Ajax-Real Madrid won’t generate tidal waves of angst, but the challenge for TNT will be on other matchdays in the Round of 16.

For example, should TNT choose to televise:

• Liverpool-Bayern Munich or Lyon-Barcelona on February 19?
• Atletico Madrid-Juventus or Schalke-Manchester City on February 20?

So far, it appears that TNT is electing to broadcast the matches featuring the Premier League teams on matchdays while the more Spanish-centric teams such as Real Madrid and Barcelona are favored on the Univision channels.

The big question for Turner Sports and Bleacher Report is this, however. Is B/R Live ready to handle the surge of traffic in the Round of 16 from fans wanting to stream games? B/R Live has encountered huge problems with NBA Pass and the Tiger Woods-Phil Mickelson golf event.

As of press time, here’s the preliminary TV schedule for the next round of the UEFA Champions League (all kickoff times listed are in the Eastern United States timezone):



Tuesday, February 12

Manchester United vs. PSG (UEFA Champions League Round of 16), 3pm, TNT, Univision Deportes Network, fuboTV, PlayStation Vue and Sling TV and B/R Live

Roma vs. Porto (UEFA Champions League Round of 16), 3pm, streamed via B/R Live and Univision Deportes app (use your fuboTV credentials to watch games via Univision Deportes stream)



Wednesday, February 13

Spurs vs. Dortmund (UEFA Champions League Round of 16), 3pm, TNT, fuboTV, PlayStation Vue and Sling TV and B/R Live

Ajax vs. Real Madrid (UEFA Champions League Round of 16), 3pm, Univision Deportes Network, B/R Live and fuboTV (free trial)

LOL, ESPN used to buy rights for Football (Soccer) back in the day but one day started looking the other way and filling the network with extreme sports and even Fishing shows in the mornings on weekends (afternoon in Europe when most league matches are played.

Definitely good news. ESPN has an array of channels and most are in every basic cable package plus a "free" streaming service (free meaning that is paid through your internet provider or cell phone company and not an extra stand alone subscription).
As right now FOX had the rights with most games on FS1 and FS2 which have a smaller footprint in the market.

MUTU wrote:Would you consider this good or bad news for the US?

The ESPN streaming services are much cheaper than Fox Sports streaming services so theoretically its good for BuLi in the US.

Jorge wrote:Definitely good news. ESPN has an array of channels and most are in every basic cable package plus a "free" streaming service (free meaning that is paid through your internet provider or cell phone company and not an extra stand alone subscription).
As right now FOX had the rights with most games on FS1 and FS2 which have a smaller footprint in the market.

no , bundesliga is planned for espn plus which is stand alone subscription based unlike other espn channels which are available trough cable package unless the show few games on espn1 or 2 as promotion we would need to buy a separate subscription to watch bundesliga . hulu isliekly to announce a bundle with espnplus and Disney plus on nov12th.

the total deal is estimated to be 180 million for 6 years fox deal was approximately 170 for 5 years .

Firefox1234 wrote:

MUTU wrote:Would you consider this good or bad news for the US?

The ESPN streaming services are much cheaper than Fox Sports streaming services so theoretically its good for BuLi in the US.

You are actually right. I am so behind on all these changes, ESPN retired WatchESPN on July 1st 2019 (which did what I explained above: it was included at no additional cost through many internet providers) Now, ESPN+ offers paid streaming content, the difference still is that if you are a subscriber to any cable or TV stream service you validate the ESPN channels that you already have and you do not pay extra, but more limited content only available via streaming will require a paid subscription.
I anticipate Bayern's games to be on one of the many channels: ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN Classic, ESPND or even ABC since like ESPN it is owned by Walt Disney.
Definitely this makes the BL more accessible in the US. When there is limited TV's at airports, certain restaurants and bars with sports on, you seldom see FS1 or FS2 on it, and it is very common to see one of the ESPN channels on.

Jorge wrote:

Firefox1234 wrote:

MUTU wrote:Would you consider this good or bad news for the US?

The ESPN streaming services are much cheaper than Fox Sports streaming services so theoretically its good for BuLi in the US.

You are actually right. I am so behind on all these changes, ESPN retired WatchESPN on July 1st 2019 (which did what I explained above: it was included at no additional cost through many internet providers) Now, ESPN+ offers paid streaming content, the difference still is that if you are a subscriber to any cable or TV stream service you validate the ESPN channels that you already have and you do not pay extra, but more limited content only available via streaming will require a paid subscription.
I anticipate Bayern's games to be on one of the many channels: ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN Classic, ESPND or even ABC since like ESPN it is owned by Walt Disney.
Definitely this makes the BL more accessible in the US. When there is limited TV's at airports, certain restaurants and bars with sports on, you seldom see FS1 or FS2 on it, and it is very common to see one of the ESPN channels on.

LOL THERE aint goint be many Bundesliga gams on espn 1 or 2 .READ WHAT U HAD POSTED. BUNDESLIGA IS GOING TO BE ON ESPN + . ESPN PLUS HAD SERIE A WITH ROLANDO AND DIDNT DO Muc TO PROMOTE BTW .