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Where to Watch Women’s Soccer in the U.S. After the Olympics
With the end of the women’s soccer portion of the 2012 Olympics, so goes most of the world’s access to being able to see any women’s soccer on live television. As the WPS has been disbanded, there is no women’s major league to watch this year, but there are still some great national team and college games that should not be missed by fans. The college system is where most of the USWNT developed their skills and there is incredible strength in these teams, which start their season this month.
This is an incomplete list since there are so many different networks to follow. Please contact us with any TV scheduling not on here and check back for updates. We’ll also add a new post whenever there is updated info so you don’t miss any games.
A few ways to watch women’s soccer now:
- USWNT: The USWNT have two games both being shown on NBC next month as part of their Olympic victory tour. On September 1st the team takes on Costa Rica at 2:30 PM (ET) and on September 16th at 12:30 PM (ET) they play Australia.
- Fox Soccer: The network will show a match weekly of some of the best match-ups in men and women’s college soccer. Eight of the matches will feature women’s teams. A list of the televised matches is here.
- ACC Matches: It looks like over 10 matches will be shown nationwide on ESPN3 and a few on ESPNU. A list of televised matches is here.
- Big 10 Network: The network is showing at least 60 matches this season (combined men and women’s), with at least one live women’s match a week. A list of televised matches is here. For updates, follow their soccer Twitter account.
- Big 12 Matches: All that’s known so far is four matches will be shown on ESPNU, Fox Soccer and FSN. A list of televised matches is here.
- Big East Matches: A schedule of matches is available here, but no TV info could be found as of yet.
- Pac-12 Networks: Those with access to the channels will be able to watch 58 women’s Pac-12 matches this season. A list of the televised matches is here.
- SEC Matches: Those in SEC country will have access to games on CSS, CST and SportSouth. Four matches will be shown on ESPNU, which 73 million households have access to. A list of televised matches is here.
![Men’s Olympic Football: Matchday 2
What an upset today, with 10-man Senegal besting Uruguay stars Cavani and Suarez. Brazil also had problems getting around Belarus’ defense, but they persevered and came away with all three points. But most shockingly Spain went down 1-0 to Honduras in the first half and couldn’t come back, meaning they are mathematically eliminated from the tournament. With today’s results all four groups have teams still battling for the right to move on to the knockout stages, so don’t miss the final group games on August 1st in what should feature some amazing matches. [Photo Credit: Getty]
Matchday 2 Results:
Senegal 2-0 Uruguay
Great Britain 3-1 United Arab Emirates
Mexico 2-0 Gabon
South Korea 2-1 Switzerland
Egypt 1-1 New Zealand
Brazil 3-1 Belarus
Japan 1-0 Morocco
Spain 0-1 Honduras](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7xg6x42xC1rwlvdqo1_r1_1280.png)
Men’s Olympic Football: Matchday 2
What an upset today, with 10-man Senegal besting Uruguay stars Cavani and Suarez. Brazil also had problems getting around Belarus’ defense, but they persevered and came away with all three points. But most shockingly Spain went down 1-0 to Honduras in the first half and couldn’t come back, meaning they are mathematically eliminated from the tournament. With today’s results all four groups have teams still battling for the right to move on to the knockout stages, so don’t miss the final group games on August 1st in what should feature some amazing matches. [Photo Credit: Getty]
Matchday 2 Results:
- Senegal 2-0 Uruguay
- Great Britain 3-1 United Arab Emirates
- Mexico 2-0 Gabon
- South Korea 2-1 Switzerland
- Egypt 1-1 New Zealand
- Brazil 3-1 Belarus
- Japan 1-0 Morocco
- Spain 0-1 Honduras
![Women’s Olympic Football: Matchday 2
After today’s results, Brazil, Great Britain and the United States have all reached the quarterfinals based on their points total, in a day in which there were no games where both teams scored. The top two teams points-wise from each group will advance to the knockout stages, but the two best third-place teams also move on, ensuring that the final group matchday on July 31st should be great to watch. [Photo Credit: Getty]
Matchday 2 Results:
New Zealand 0-1 Brazil
Great Britain 3-0 Cameroon
Japan 0-0 Sweden
Canada 3-0 South Africa
United States 3-0 Colombia
France 5-0 North Korea](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7vq9puFob1rwlvdqo1_1280.png)
Women’s Olympic Football: Matchday 2
After today’s results, Brazil, Great Britain and the United States have all reached the quarterfinals based on their points total, in a day in which there were no games where both teams scored. The top two teams points-wise from each group will advance to the knockout stages, but the two best third-place teams also move on, ensuring that the final group matchday on July 31st should be great to watch. [Photo Credit: Getty]
Matchday 2 Results:
- New Zealand 0-1 Brazil
- Great Britain 3-0 Cameroon
- Japan 0-0 Sweden
- Canada 3-0 South Africa
- United States 3-0 Colombia
- France 5-0 North Korea
2012 Olympic Soccer TV Schedule
Check the link for U.S. programming schedules for both the men and women’s tournaments.
2012 Olympics - Women’s Football
I think many of us are mourning the loss of the Euro Championship, but never fear because 2012 Olympic football kicks off in London (and many other cities) in three weeks. The men’s game may be all about the Euros in Olympic years, but the women are sure likely to bring it and is what we’re looking forward to most.
The women’s matches will be played from July 25th to August 9th. Yes, it starts two days before the opening ceremony. There are three groups made up of four teams. Group E: Great Britain, New Zealand, Cameroon, Brazil. Group F: Japan, Canada, Sweden, South Africa. Group G: United States, France, Colombia, North Korea.
For a schedule of the group games, find it here. Highlights include Great Britain vs. Brazil on July 31st, Japan against Sweden on July 28th and the U.S. vs. France to open their group on July 25th. The U.S. have won the gold in three out of four Olympics, but they were beaten in the final of the World Cup last year by Japan. Both sides will surely be the favorites this year.
The Euro 2012 Match Reports and Stats Book
If you like football stats, match reports, fan photos, and team facts about the games you watch, then you’re in luck. We’ve made an all-inclusive PDF with reports on every game from Euro 2012 that includes all of the above. It should come in handy if you want Euro 2012 information complied in one packet, or if you just want to relive the competition. Special thanks to all of the photographers who allowed us to use their photos, and it’s a treat because there are some really great and rare pictures in there. Sample pages and an alternate link can be found under the cut. Please spread if you think other football fans will enjoy!
Download for free here.
In Defense of Mario Gomez, the Poacher
How do you solve a problem like Mario? And do you actually need to? A striker for Bayern and Germany who scored over 40 club goals this season in all competitions should be a messiah, but one can’t help but notice that Gomez receives a substantial amount of vitriol, and not just outside of Germany.
