What Fox's Premier League Play Means For MLS

By Jason Davis - WASHINGTON, DC (Jan 19, 2011) US Soccer Players -- Fox, the national broadcast network that counts iconic properties like The Simpsons and the National Football League among its assets, blazed a new trail by airing a live English Premier League soccer match on Sunday. Soccer getting the full televised sports treatment on a network that isn't an opt-in premium purchase, but a basic part of most Americans' television rotation, cannot be.

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