SiriusXM FC - A 24/7 Soccer Channel - Set to Launch

At 6:00 a.m. central time on Monday October 15, 2012, SiriusXM will launch a new channel devoted to soccer 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The channel, called SiriusXM FC, will be on Sirius 94, XM 207, and online channel 960. Additionally, certain programs on the new channel will be available on SiriusXM's On Demand feature. In addition to daily broadcasts of The Football Show and Counter Attack, the channel will feature English Premier League matches, FA Cup matches, and MLS Cup playoff matches. SiriusXM's coverage of American soccer will ramp up more with this new channel since it will be airing MLS Extra Time in addition to the MLS playoff matches. Grantland based Men and Blazers will also be featured on the new channel. Additional programming from talkSport will be used on SiriusXM FC to help round out the 24 hour broadcast schedule.

SiriusXM is a subscriber-based satellite radio company. While SiriusXM is built into many new automobiles, it is possible to retrofit an older vehicle with the service, and it is possible to purchase an online subscription only. For more information about subscribing to SiriusXM, home to The Howard Stern Show, visit: SiriusXM's Subscriptions page.

Just in Time for the Euros: Nike's "My Time is Now"

Nike likes putting out big concept commercials connected to major soccer events, here's the latest:

[VIDEO] Great Moments in Footy - The 2010 Version

Just some of the more interesting and unique moments in football in the year that was:
























And the Money Shot:



Have a Great 2011 Everyone!

Halloween Weekend Videos

Since Sunday is Halloween and since I haven't done a soccer video post in a while, I figured I'd do my best to combine soccer & Halloween for a post, here's what I got for you:

Prior to playing Brian Clough in "The Damned United," British actor Michael Sheen appeared in this short film of Saki's classic story "The Open Window:"




Did you miss this past week's Halloween episode of Community on NBC? Jeff Winger (played by Joel McHale) dressed as David Beckham for the episode (not the insider bonus for those of you who recognize the costume for Winning Ugly Radio's Scott Bornstein), here's the sneak peak video that NBC released:



This has been around for awhile, thankfully the player doesn't die as some have suggested:



Stop Land Mines:

And They Call Soccer Fans Hooligans - The Friday Fights

Soccer fans aren't the only sports fans that cause trouble:

Zygo Soccer Report No. 15

Time to talk about the World Cup finals in South Africa. This episode features the music of Eminem.

Episode 15 of The Zygo Soccer Report

The Zygo Soccer Report

Episode 11 of The Zygo Soccer Report: Dynamo 3-0 Chivas USA

The Houston Dynamo got a solid victory over Chivas USA this past Saturday. On this pod, I give me thoughts on the match and include Coach Dominic Kinnear's entire press conference. I wanted to include our interview with Lovel Palmer from this past week's Orange Slice Show on 1560 The Game here in Houston, but the audio was not synching correctly, so I'll upload that separately later this week. This week's music includes Club Dogo, Danzig, and Black Kids.

Zygo Soccer Report Episode 11: Dynamo 3 - 0 Chivas USA

The Zygo Soccer Report

A.S. Roma Updates

Roma's Captain, Francesco Totti, is set to sign a new contract that will keep him in Rome until 2012, and will expire just shy of his 36th birthday. This extends a contract that would have expired in 2010.

http://goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=532546

Midfielder Simone Perrotta has indicated that he wants to stay at Roma for the rest of his career.

http://football.guardian.co.uk/breakingnews/feedstory/0,,-7191573,00.html

Soccer is the American Game

Seeing that I have a BA in History, my New Year's Resolution is to try to do several blogs about the History of Soccer/Football in America during 2008.

Back in 1620 when those fun lovin Puritans - The Pilgrims - landed at Plymouth Rock in what is now Massachusetts, they observed the local natives playing a game very similar to what is now soccer - it was called Pasuckquakkohwog, which means "they gather to play football."

http://www.homefurnish.com/patiolawngarden/lawngames/historyofsoccer.aspx

Let's all keep in mind that what we know call football/soccer, has been played in varying forms for thousands of years - a form of the game existed in China, possibly as early as 1 a.d., and a form of the game existed in Italy before the folks in Genoa saw the Brits playing the modern style.

What is to come . . . America is a country built on the backs of immigrants, many from Europe who brought their love of soccer with them, and I will do my best to chronicle this over the next twelve months and make the case that soccer is not a foriegn sport, it is the birthright of all Americans, whether you're a EuroTrash Mutt like myself or not.

In the early years of American soccer, the teams were supported by factories and ethnic clubs, many of which were part of the American Soccer League. And it was a blood sport, the plastic cleats did not exist, but nails did. Weekends were a time for immigrants to take out frustrations on each other, especially in the northeast, like New Jersey. Can you san Bethleham Steel F.C., Newark Stitch, New York United, Philadelphia Ukrainians, Kearny Scots, or Kearny Irish???? One of the greatest American players, Billy Gonsalves - the Babe Ruth of American Soccer, spent his last days tending bar in Kearny.

http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/gonsalves.html

Long Live Soccer, the American Game . . .

Please check out World Soccer Wrap (c) - the latest podcast is now available at iTunes and at:

http://web.mac.com/rayharatian/iWeb/Site/Podcast/B6A4716C-9D26-47D4-A2D4-A74F792A98D4.html