As of press time, no TV provider is broadcasting Fox Soccer Plus in HD. Fox Soccer Plus is on DirecTV, DISH Network and Verizon FiOS, but each of the three channels are only showing the channel in SD.

But what would Fox Soccer Plus look like in HD if you could see it?

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Which US soccer TV network represents the best value for money? Vote in the poll above and share your opinions in the comments section below. Yes, ESPN2 is not a US soccer network, but it does show a lot of soccer throughout the season. But tell us who you think is the best value.

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On Friday night, Fox released a press release stating that Fox Soccer Plus would be available on Time Warner Cable beginning March 1. EPL Talk broke the news on Twitter. Time Warner Cable customers got excited.

Except that Time Warner Cable won't be launching Fox Soccer Plus on Monday.

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DISH Network announced today that it will launch Fox Soccer Plus on Monday, March 1.

As of Monday, Fox Soccer Plus will be available on DirecTV, Verizon FiOS and now DISH Network. The announcement was made by a crawl at the bottom of the Setanta channel on DISH on Friday, mentioning that the channel would be available as Fox Soccer + on Monday.

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Now that DISH Network was the first satellite or cable provider to broadcast Fox Soccer Channel in HD on February 10, 2010, the race is on for other TV providers to get the channel as part of its programming.

For those of you who have DISH Network and you're able to get FSCHD, use this thread to tell us what the quality of the HD picture is, to post questions and to discuss the techie topics you want to discuss.

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Bendtner, Mido, Gudjohnsen, Arteta, Zhirkov, Salgado... all the big names are on the pitch tonight. Consider this your midweek matchday open thread.

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No matter what time of year, no matter what continent one is on, on any given weekend one can catch an entertaining soccer game. The key is to know where to look. Well, look no further -- here's a weekly feature that will preview (and eventually recap) my favorite match of the weekend.

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Big guns edition with Chelsea and Arsenal in league action and the Manchester Derby Part Deux in the Carling Cup. As always, consider this your matchday open thread.

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No matter what time of year, no matter what continent one is on, on any given weekend one can catch an entertaining soccer game. The key is to know where to look. Well, look no further -- here's a weekly feature that will preview (and eventually recap) my favorite match of the weekend.

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No matter what time of year, no matter what continent you're on, on any given weekend one can catch an entertaining soccer game. The key is to know where to look. Well, look no further soccer fans -- I'm starting a weekly feature that will preview (and eventually recap) the weekend's best match.

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January 1, 2010 was supposed to mark day one of Fox Soccer Channel not being available on Time Warner Cable due to a squabble over how much Time Warner would pay News Corp., which owns Fox Soccer Channel (as well as other Fox networks), for the right to carry its cable and broadcast channels.

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Consider this an open thread for the "midweek" round of fixtures. Â Right now Spurs have almost seen off West Ham. Â No Bassong today, which is a disappointment. Â Also I'm looking at Diamanti for the Barn Door. Team news is coming out for the other matches. Â Reid is MIA for Sunderland while Saha is missing for the Toffees. Click to continue reading...

There will be a couple of notable returns to old stomping grounds in the Champions League round of 16. With Jose Mourinho going back to Stamford Bridge to take on Chelsea and David Beckham facing off against Manchester United, some old passions will be renewed and a couple of old grudges brought to the surface.

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Lost in the flurry of news coming out of FIFA's Executive Committee meeting in South Africa this week was an announcement that the FIFA Women's World Cup will expand from 16 to 24 teams from 2015 onwards (there will be no change for the 2011 World Cup in Germany).

As I mentioned on Twitter, receiving a varied and interesting reaction, I'm unsure if this change is positive for the profile of the women's game.

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Quick World Cup qualifier coverage update: If you're watching Ireland vs. France, we have options for partisans on either side, depending on whether you like your coverage with a Gallic accent or a Gaelic one. Our Ireland blog will be doing a liveblog right here (France fans welcome), and our France blog will be hosting an open thread, where you leave your thoughts in the comments.

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Charlie Davies, one of the most promising US soccer players, was badly injured in a car accident on Tuesday morning and is now listed in serious condition after lengthy surgery this afternoon.

"Obviously, as a team we were saddened to learn this news," said U.S. Men's National Team head coach Bob Bradley.

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I just got a friendly call from the LA Galaxy front office letting me know that a local bar, the Off-Campus Pub on Avelon Blvd. right near the HDC, will be showing the game in English.  Similarly, a commenter to my previous post has mentioned that the game will also be shown at the Cock and Bull on Lincoln Blvd in Venice CA.

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Heath Pearce's career needs a revival. Perhaps he can get it in Texas? Open thread for you Hoops fans.....

Related posts:

1. Left Back Misery: Can Heath Pearce Really Start in a World Cup? Two years ago, Heath Pearce declared himself the best...
2. Gooch Signs With Milan: Reaction (Updated) The impact of this signing cannot over emphasized.

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Sunderland v Chelsea
Wigan Athletic v Wolverhampton Wanderers
After our grand experiments at the weekend - by the way, please let us know what you thought of the Cover It Live application - we're back to an old-school matchday open thread for today's midweek matches. Click to continue reading...

Open thread for todays game, feel free to comment or follow my twitter updates that I'll post from the game.
If you are heading to the game, keep a look out for the flyers being handed out promoting a new book from Ian Cheeseman. I interviewed Ian this week and will have a piece up the next couple of days or so. Click to continue reading...

Sorry folks. At this point it may be too late... Consider this an open thread for your comments on Saturday night's impressive win over Colorado.
1. The At A Glance stats have been updated on the sidebar. Gomez has provided three goals and two assists in the past 5 MLS matches.
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After eight months and 76 matches, we've come to the end of the inaugural CONCACAF Champions League. Atlante have a 2-0 aggregate lead over Cruz Azul and will seek to wrap up the series and secure their place in Abu Dhabi for the FIFA Club World Cup later this year. I won't be able to liveblog the match, but consider this to be an open thread on the match. Click to continue reading...

I can't stop watching this goal (starting at 2:05). Not only is it a quality cross from Wallace, but Jaime's dummy is almost diabolical in its simplicity! It is absolute magic from 99 to let that ball go through and how that isn't an assist requires a rewriting of the rules. The main thing that I can't get over is how slowly the ball is moving when Jaime lets it go through. Click to continue reading...