Arlo White, broadcaster for the NBC Sports Network, talks about the USA National Team, Major League Soccer, and England's chances at Euro 2012. You can follow Arlo on twitter @ArloWhite.

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The Match According to Kelyn Rowe

Rookie Kelyn Rowe did not dress for Wednesday night's match against the Colorado Rapids, but that did not stop him from giving us his play by play throughout! See future broadcaster Kelyn Rowe's reactions.

The viewership numbers are in for a few of mid-week clashes from across the pond and the numbers are quite impressive. From the AP (via Cnnsi.com, "Both Champions League semifinals and the Manchester derby for first place in the Premier League averaged more 1 million television viewers in the U.

ITV aren't a brilliant broadcaster, are they? Firstly they subject us to Clive Tyldesley and Jim Beglin on a semi-regular basis, and now they have completed a fairly impressive hat trick, in cutting away three times during high profile football matches. In 2009, the channel missed Dan Gosling's extra-time winner for Everton against Liverpool in [.

ITV aren't a brilliant broadcaster, are they? Firstly they subject us to Clive Tyldesley and Jim Beglin on a semi-regular basis, and now they have completed a fairly impressive hat trick, in cutting away three times during high profile football matches. In 2009, the channel missed Dan Gosling's extra-time winner for Everton against Liverpool in [.

A refusal by Spanish television stations to bid at current rates for rights to broadcast next season's top league Spanish soccer matches creates an opportunity for Al Jazeera to push into Europe and become the world's premier global broadcaster, says writer James Dorsey.

After a week off, Pitch Pass is back with a fresh episode featuring Sporting Kansas City play by play man, Callum Williams. Cal gives us some insight on what it's like for an English broadcaster calling MLS matches, what to expect from Soony Saad, and the bright outlook for SKC.

Then, Houston Dynamo CB Geoff Cameron calls in to discuss Geoff's with a G, his transition to CB, and his hairstyles.

Good to see that the season is underway and that we're headed down to Mexico with a 2-1 lead going into the second leg. It was a great performance against a team that's in mid-season form. Don't forget the Santos Away Viewing Party, not to mention it will be the unveiling of the 2012 Sounder At Heart Scarf (can't wait to get mine though I'll be waiting for the mail man).

Many have complained about the low sales numbers for Wednesday night's match between Seattle Sounders FC and Santos Laguna. The first leg match in the knockout stages is already above 16,000 sold (a great number for most MLS sides), but most Sounders fans want to see more people. Here at Sounder at Heart we want to help that number grow as well.

One of the disadvantages of working a paying job whilst trying to build a readership on your own blog is that sometimes we get blindsided by events that need immediate reporting such as we saw today in London as England manager Fabio Capello resigned his position immediately following a meeting with FA Chairman David Bernstein.

Bob Bradley has always been a tremendous example for his players and leader as a soccer coach. Now, in the wake of a terrible tragedy, he is asked to do the same for a nation.
Bradley insisted Monday that he is "totally committed" to coaching Egypt's national soccer team despite the turmoil in the country following the riot at a game last week that left more than 70 dead.

Fabio Capello is furious at the English FA for firing his captain John Terry, and you have to begin to wonder whether Capello will still be in charge of England when this summer's Euro 2012 rolls around.

Capello was interviewed by national Italian broadcaster Rai 1 at Stamford Bridge on Sunday afternoon, where he attended Chelsea's 3-3 draw with Manchester United, and he stated openly how angry he was.

This certainly isn't going to go down that well with the FA.

England manager Fabio Capello laid out his thoughts on John Terry and the FA's decision to strip him of the England captaincy to Italian broadcaster Rai 1 today. To say he's not pleased with what has transpired would be a gross understatement.

Former New England Revolution star Clint Dempsey could be changing teams before England's January transfer window comes to a close at 6PM ET on Tuesday. The current Fulham FC midfielder has been lighting it up in the Barclays Premier League with 15 goals through all competitions and could see a dream move to one of the top clubs in the league before Tuesday's deadline.

Without a "Group of Death," and without 5 of the top 8 ranked African countries (Egypt, Algeria, Nigeria, Cameroon and South Africa all failed to qualify), the opening stages of the African Cup of Nations lacks a bit in the tasty fixtures department. For perspective, Tunisia, the participating country with the fourth-highest FIFA ranking is still behind tiny Cape Verde Islands (who also did not qualify).

"The BBC's governing principles, closely associated with its first Director-General, Sir John Reith, are to educate, inform and entertain the whole nation, free from political interference and commercial pressure. These ideals continue to underpin an enduring vision of the BBC as the "national" broadcaster.

Where's Waldo? The question should instead be, Where isn't he?

Former US international and current Fox Soccer broadcaster Eric Wynalda may be called many things, but one of them is definitely not "shrinking violet." Wynalda, at the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Convention in Kansas City, Mo.

39-year-old Rogério Ceni gets ready for another Paulista for São Paulo FC

The São Paulo state league gets underway on Saturday and here are the games we'll be covering up to round 7.
This year, we'll also be transmitting live midweek games but commentary will be provided by your local broadcaster.

39-year-old Rogério Ceni gets ready for another Paulista for São Paulo FC

The São Paulo state league gets underway on Saturday and here are the games we'll be covering up to round 7.
This year, we'll also be transmitting live midweek games but commentary will be provided by your local broadcaster.

Now THAT'S a SuperDraft!Wow that's a lot of punnage in one title. With reason though, as something is definitely going on behind the scenes which will help explain Toronto FC's two First Round draft picks at the MLS SuperDraft. (Don't you just hate those non-Super Drafts? So boring.) With their braintrust gathered in Kansas City, TFC did their best to confound those who do mock drafts.

No holds barred: Retiring Houston defender Eddie Robinson is one of a kind

Former Dynamo broadcaster Jonathan Yardley offers an excellent retrospective on the career of Eddie Robinson. Definitely worth your time.

Google and Apple may not exactly be the first names that spring to mind when looking for alternatives to challenge Sky's dominance of sports broadcasting in Britain, but it should be no surprise that two of the giants of the tech and online world are eyeing up sport as a way to lure consumers into their new offerings.

Goal: Man arrested as police investigate claims of racial abuse towards former Liverpool striker Stan Collymore on Twitter

A 21-year-old has been taken into custody by police following claims from the broadcaster and charity supporter that he was racially abused on the social networking website

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A news article on 2012-01-07 19:23:00 from: Goal

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Goal: Man arrested as police investigate claims of racial abuse towards former Liverpool striker Stan Collymore on Twitter

A 21-year-old has been taken into custody by police following claims from the broadcaster and charity supporter that he was racially abused on the social networking website

View the full story here: Goal

A news article on 2012-01-07 19:23:00 from: Goal

This news item has been reproduced from today's media.

Goal: Man arrested as police investigate claims of racial abuse towards former Liverpool striker Stan Collymore on Twitter

A 21-year-old has been taken into custody by police following claims from the broadcaster and charity supporter that he was racially abused on the social networking website

View the full story here: Goal

A news article on 2012-01-07 19:23:00 from: Goal

This news item has been reproduced from today's media.

Goal: Man arrested as police investigate claims of racial abuse towards former Liverpool striker Stan Collymore on Twitter

A 21-year-old has been taken into custody by police following claims from the broadcaster and charity supporter that he was racially abused on the social networking website

View the full story here: Goal

A news article on 2012-01-07 19:23:00 from: Goal

This news item has been reproduced from today's media.

Goal: Man arrested as police investigate claims of racial abuse towards former Liverpool striker Stan Collymore on Twitter

A 21-year-old has been taken into custody by police following claims from the broadcaster and charity supporter that he was racially abused on the social networking website

View the full story here: Goal

A news article on 2012-01-07 19:23:00 from: Goal

This news item has been reproduced from today's media.

This is our last installment in a series of post setting out the top business stories in American soccer from 2011. We have looked at Portland and Kansas City while also discussing NBC's entry as a soccer broadcaster and FOX's big play for World Cup television rights. We will set up a vote to select the top story early next week.

The derogatory chanting aimed at Manchester United and Manchester City following their Europa League 'qualification' not least by Ashley Cole could be taken as an insult by the broadcaster. Instead they wisely decided to treat it as free advertising. Presenters Jim Rosenthal and Stan Collymore enjoyed a singalong of the song over a [.

The derogatory chanting aimed at Manchester United and Manchester City following their Europa League 'qualification' not least by Ashley Cole could be taken as an insult by the broadcaster. Instead they wisely decided to treat it as free advertising. Presenters Jim Rosenthal and Stan Collymore enjoyed a singalong of the song over a [.

Finally, we've come to the end of my rather lengthy interview with former Seattle Sounders play-by-play voice Arlo White. In the first two parts, he dealt with some of the big picture stuff both about his time here and what led to his departure. In the final installment of the interview, many of the questions were generated by our readers.

MirrorFootball Podcast: Robbie Savage, Rebecca Lowe and Dion Dublin join Steve Anglesey

On this week's instalment of the MirrorFootball Podcast host Steve Anglesey chats to Robbie Savage, who explains why it's time for Blackburn manager Steve Kean to go. Rebecca Lowe, presenter and reporter for ESPN, broadcaster of the FA Cup, gives us her take on this weekend's second round games in the world's oldest domestic cup competition.

When news first broke that NBC was pursuing Arlo White to be their soccer play-by-play voice for the upcoming season, many of us were in denial. By the time it was formally announced on Wednesday, it made perfect sense: This was a chance of a lifetime.

But whether or not Seattle Sounders fans could understand the move, it doesn't mean it hurt any less.

Arlo White has taken a job with NBC Sports to become their national soccer announcer, according to a report from KING5, the Seattle Sounders broadcast partner. This would be a considerable loss for Sounders fans, who have grown to almost universally love the British broadcaster.

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KING 5 Sports@KING5Sports has learned that #Sounders broadcaster Arlo White is moving on.

Before we delve into the MLS off season, here are some business notes from MLS Cup and the entire soccer weekend. We'll start with the MLS Cup overnight rating, which was reported by SBJ on Twitter as a .8. To put that number in perspective, the .8 is double the 2010 rating but slightly less than the 2009 rating.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. During his 11-year playing career, Jay Heaps would do whatever it would take to win. Whether it was racing into the final third and firing a sudden shot on frame or getting in the face of an opponent, the Longmeadow, Mass. native never backed down from a challenge.

Recognizing the need to reinvigorate a squad that has stagnated in recent years, the Revolution front office hired the fiery Heaps as their newest head coach on Tuesday, even though the former defender had no MLS coaching experience on his resume.

Can't shake it.

Just can't shake it.

The US Men's team came under fire after Friday's loss to France for its inability to create attacking chances and it's failure to scintillate under new manager Jurgen Klinsmann. For a brief moment now, with a 3-2 victory on the road in Slovenia, the nervous fidgeting that was beginning to surround the team and it's new manager has quelled.

Arse-TE Football stadium TV studios are always a prime target for cheeky supporters, but it is usually the fans seated directly behind the studio who indulge in this behaviour. Not this Republic of Ireland fan though, who marched into the middle of the pitch to moon in the general direction of the RTE studio during [.

Viewers looking at the television schedules for last night may have noticed a gap in the football coverage. For the first time in more than two decades, there were no highlights from the FA Cup First Round on the television on the Saturday night after the matches were played, and viewers were forced to wait until this morning to catch up with what happened yesterday afternoon instead.

Like mentioned, I did not get to see the match that Cubs lost to the Indonesians due to work.
However, here's the Youtube clip of the match via a Vietnamese broadcaster.
General thoughts of the game gathered online lauded the performance of the Singapore side for keeping the scoreline respectable especially with their performance in the second half, after conceding two goals and a player sent off (Nigel Vanu)in the first half.