# American Soccer Coverage **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [April 19, 2012, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-soccer-coverage/619306 "2012-04-19T18:30:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2012, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-soccer-coverage/619306/1 "2012-04-19T18:30:10Z")
Living in America, it’s a terrible, terrible pain to find good football. It’s pretty easy to watch the World Cup, but anything short of that is impossible to find. Is there any channel or website available in America that airs the 2014 World Cup qualifiers? It doesn’t have to be live (In fact, I prefer it not be) and would be best on-demand. If this channel also airs friendlies or other minor international games, bonus! ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2012, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-soccer-coverage/619306/2 "2012-04-19T18:41:37Z")
Your cable options are Fox Soccer and GolTV. On many cable systems they are an extra, optional service, usually in some type of sports package, but some operators include these channels in their basic service. Check out [DirecTV](http://www.directv.com/DTVAPP/content/sports/soccer). ---
**Author:** ![shiftless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9c0ed/32.png) [@shiftless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shiftless)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2012, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-soccer-coverage/619306/3 "2012-04-19T19:13:21Z")
My wife has been a huge soccer fan for the last 10 years. At any given moment there are at least 3 soccer games available on our TV (Cox cable in the DC area, we have many “sports packages”) Women’s league, MLS, English premier league, German, Italian and Spanish leagues. Some times, if you watch long enough, one of the teams will even score a goal. The real pain is finding a Rugby game. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2012, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-soccer-coverage/619306/4 "2012-04-19T19:48:21Z")
Kicked from Cafe Society to the Game Room. ---
**Author:** ![biqu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7feea3/32.png) [@biqu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/biqu)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2012, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-soccer-coverage/619306/5 "2012-04-19T19:58:58Z")
> [@shiftless](#): > > The real pain is finding a Rugby game. I imagine it’s even harder to find an Ultimate Frisbee game, since the [first American professional league ever](http://www.slate.com/articles/sports/sports_nut/2012/04/audl_ultimate_frisbee_league_is_america_ready_to_watch_pro_athletes_toss_around_flying_discs_.html) just started its opening season this month. ---
**Author:** ![mkecane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9e8a1a/32.png) [@mkecane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mkecane)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2012, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-soccer-coverage/619306/6 "2012-04-19T20:08:41Z")
I have TWC, and I with the sports package, I get Fox Soccer Channel and Fox Soccer Plus, both in HD. I added the Spanish package a couple months ago, and I get ESPN Deportes and GolTV (standard def for both), plus Fox Sports Espanol, but that’s the same programming as FSC anyway. FSC: EPL, Serie A, Champions League, CONCACAF Champions League, misc. intl friendlies FS+: EPL, Serie A, Champions League, CONCACAF Champions League, misc. intl friendlies, and NPower Championship (2nd division in England), plus 1 Ligue 1 match and 1 Scottish Premier League match per week ESPN Deportes: La Liga, Bundesliga, some EPL (which is also on ESPN2 in English, 1 match per week, usually), and some Eredivisie (Netherlands), I think GolTV: La Liga (El Classico this weekend!), Bundesliga, Argentine league, Europa League (the NIT of European soccer) I can’t ask for much more, other than ESPN-D and GolTV to become available in HD. The sports package and Spanish package are both about $5 each. I get my money’s worth. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2012, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-soccer-coverage/619306/7 "2012-04-19T22:50:02Z")
If you’re interested in internet streaming, ESPN3 also carries a fair number of matches. ---
**Author:** ![Gordon\_Urquhart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/db5fbb/32.png) [@Gordon\_Urquhart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gordon_Urquhart)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2012, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-soccer-coverage/619306/8 "2012-04-19T23:19:00Z")
> [@shiftless](#): > > … > > The real pain is finding a Rugby game. I know you’ve got Cox (and I also know I’m hijacking a soccer thread), but I’ll toss this out there in case another rugby fan didn’t know: DirecTV has a [rugby channel](http://www.directv.com/DTVAPP/content/sports/rugby) of which I wasn’t aware until I stumbled across it while adjusting my favorites. I watched a match (early) the other morning; the commentators are refreshingly honest (“The fact is, the team just isn’t very good”), but I thought it was a ton of fun to watch anyway. ---
**Author:** ![fiddlesticks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddlesticks/32/18129_2.png) [@fiddlesticks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fiddlesticks)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2012, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-soccer-coverage/619306/9 "2012-04-19T23:22:42Z")
Fox Soccer Plus shows rugby on occasion. Plus also shows (taped) soccer in the morning when I’m getting ready for work, when the main Fox Soccer is running infomercials. ---
**Author:** ![SanVito](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sanvito/32/2805_2.png) [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2012, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-soccer-coverage/619306/10 "2012-04-20T08:25:22Z")
> [@biqu](#): > > I imagine it’s even harder to find an Ultimate Frisbee game, since the [first American professional league ever](http://www.slate.com/articles/sports/sports_nut/2012/04/audl_ultimate_frisbee_league_is_america_ready_to_watch_pro_athletes_toss_around_flying_discs_.html) just started its opening season this month. Hey, my nephew plays Ultimate Frisbee for Great Britain! Sorry for the hijack, but that is the only time in my life I have been able to say that.