Comets back in action tonight against the Baltimore Blast, play by play here.
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Phil Schoen was nice enough to give the Brotherly Game some of his time about a week and a half ago. The GolTV play-by-play announcer discussed plenty of topics with the Brotherly Game, some of which included the Philadelphia Union.

Interview with Phil Schoen of GolTV

Here are some highlights of the chat:

• Schoen's time with GolTV, along with his coverage of Colombian soccer, has enabled him to have a more advanced take on players from South and Central America.

The are important matches in domestic cup play across a number of countries, none of which is more intriguing than the Coppa Italia battle between AC Milan and Juventus.

The top two teams in Serie A open their anticipated semifinal tie at the San Siro after easing past top-notch competition in the quarterfinals.

Hot off the presses (so to speak), the Dynamo have announced a 16-game local Spanish language television broadcast deal with MultiMedios. MultiMedios had local Dynamo coverage from 2006-2009 and returns for the 2012 season to broadcast 16 games, all available in high definition.

Here's the press release on the deal:
HOUSTON, TX (Wednesday, February 8, 2012) -- The Houston Dynamo and Spanish-language television partner MultiMedios Houston have reached a broadcast agreement for the 2012 season, it was announced today.

NBC Sports Network (NBCSN) has found Arlo White's broadcast partner in Kyle Martino, according to a tweet by Grant Wahl.

The Sports Illustrated columnist reports that he is "hearing Kyle Martino to sign with @NBCSN as analyst for MLS/US broadcasts."

Wahl went on to say that it "sounds like FOX doesn't want to let Martino out of contract as Sounders did with Arlo White.

Tottenham and LIverpool both have Champions League aspirations, and both can boost their place near the top of the English Premier League standings when they face off at Anfield today (2:55pm, ESPN2).

Today features the return of Luis Suarez from his suspension for making racist remarks at Manchester United's Patrice Evra, and Suarez will be key to trying to help the Reds climb up from their current seventh-place position in the standings.

Transfer madness takes a back seat to mid-week matches, as a number of top teams in Europe take to the field on Tuesday.

The top four teams in England are all in action, with Landon Donovan, Tim Howard and Everton facing league-leading Manchester City. Manchester United, Tottenham and Chelsea will all be looking to secure their own results while hoping the American pair can conjure an upset to shorten the gap at the top of the table.

Not to be out-shown by the atrocious work being done in the press box, both the United States and Panama turned in embarrassingly poor performances in what was, by far, the least attractive game of soccer in the Klinsmann era. Graham Zusi grabbed the game's only goal in the 9th minute, lashing home a cross that the US was lucky to see bounce off the back of hapless striker Teal Bunbury's leg inside the Panamanian area.

Here's tonight's play by play for the Comets and Silver Knights game. Fair warning, I may mention tonight's US-Panama game for a moment or two as well.
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Lots of business stories from the weekend. We'll start with the broadcast of the Arsenal/Manchester United match televised, live on Fox. The Sunday telecast was part of a large block of sports programming on the new FIFA partner that included the NFC Championship game from San Francisco. Rob Stone anchored the pregame and halftime festivities, but the network relied upon its English crew for the play by play.

Bitter rivals Real Madrid and Barcelona are set to write the next chapter in their storied Clasico history as they meet in the opening leg of the Copa del Rey quarterfinals at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu (4 p.m., GOLTV/ESPN3.com).

While Barcelona is looking for revenge in this tournament after being beaten by Madrid in last year's final, it is Madrid that is looking to try to even the overall score.

You may member an indoor soccer team called the Phoenix Monsoon (the one that listed me as its play-by-play announcer despite not actually, you know, consummating a deal with me). This was its maiden season in the PASL, and they had big plans for it. Well, the original owner was out before Christmas and the new owners have changed the name of the team to the Arizona Storm.

Here's play by play for tonight's game.
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Arlo White now has his boots in the booth for NBC Sports Networks, and his successor behind the microphone for Seattle Sounders FC has been revealed.

I'm sure Ross Fletcher will do a bang-up job, and I'm truly intrigued to observe how Kasey Keller makes the transition from player to TV analyst, especially considering he's in the starting blocks at one of Major League Soccer's more important and higher profile regional broadcast positions.

The Montreal Impact will make the first draft pick of their MLS history today as the league's 19th team kicks off today's 2012 MLS Mock Draft.

The Impact are expected to pick between Darren Mattocks and Andrew Wenger as the top pick in this year's draft, with Mattocks expected to be the selection.

Here's today's PBP of the SuperDraft
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Landon Donovan and Brad Friedel's highly-anticipated match-up is finally here.

The two Americans are both in their respective team's starting lineups, as is Tim Howard, for Tottenham's home game against Everton (2:45 p.m., Fox Soccer Channel). Donovan will look to help the Toffees upset the Spurs in his third game back while also attempting to silence one his most recent critics in Friedel in the process.

This post will not contain a full play-by-play, but will cover the three Americans I'm presuming will all start (today's Postcard From Europe, a follow-up historical stats report dedicated exclusively to the goalies, has been delayed for this result). It should also retain the full usual measure of snark.

After retiring at the end of the 2011 season, US National Team alum and Seattle Sounders goalkeeper Kasey Keller has a new role with the club. He will be joining play-by-play voice Ross Fletcher in the booth for Sounders television and radio broadcasts. "It's exciting for me to be involved with our broadcasts and stay involved with the club," Keller said.

Thierry Henry's return to Arsenal commences in the FA Cup, as the on-loan New York Red Bulls striker is available as a substitute in the Gunners' third-round match against Leeds United (2:45 p.m., Fox Soccer Channel).

The winner of the match has a fourth-round date with Aston Villa, a match that could pit MLS Designated Players Henry and Robbie Keane against each other should Arsenal advance and Keane's prospective loan to Villa from the Los Angeles Galaxy go through.

This really shouldn't come as much of a surprise, but the Seattle Sounders are close to hiring Kasey Keller to be their color commentator for the 2012 MLS season, according to Joshua Mayers. A color commentator spot seemed to be Keller's most likely role with the team ever since he retired and made it clear that he he hoped to remain with the Sounders in some capacity.

The seemingly never-ending stream of Premier League matches continues on Tuesday, with three more games on the docket including a high-profile battle between Manchester City and Liverpool. City can reclaim sole possession of first place with a win or draw, while the Reds, who will be without the suspended Luis Suarez, can get back into UEFA Champions League contention with a victory.

Clint Dempsey enjoyed a career year in England in 2011, and he will look to take his first step toward a great 2012 when he and Fulham take on Arsenal in today's slate of English Premier League matches.

Chelsea kicks things off today, hoping to erase the bad taste of a stunning lost to Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.

Here's your play by play for the game tonight between the Comets and the Wings.

The post-Boxing Day schedule is a light one, but Arsenal kicks things off today with a chance to break into the Premier League Top Four with a victory against Wolverhampton (10am, Fox Soccer Plus).

Robin Van Persie will look to break the Arsenal club record for goals in a calendar year (he is currently tied with Thierry Henry at 34 goals) and has two games to try and match Alan Shearer's English Premier League record of 36.

There are just two games on the slate today, but when those two games are as good Manchester City-Chelsea (3pm, ESPN2) and Roma-Juventus (2:30pm, Fox Soccer Channel), it makes for a special afternoon.

Manchester City will look to keep their stranglehold on the Premier League lead with a win, while Chelsea will look to hand the Citizens their first loss of the season as they try to maintain a place in the Top Four of the Premier League.

I'm currently looking into what the roles of the play-by-play announcer as well as the color commentator truly are. I'll be speaking to and getting input from announcers from all over the country with a high level of experience. Hopkins, Lalas, Dunseth, Wynalda and more will be weighing with their own unique perspectives.

Top prospects and college teams are on display at Regions Park in Hoover, Ala., as the NCAA College Cup gets underway.

Creighton takes on surprising Charlotte (6 p.m., ESPNU/ESPN3.com) to kick off the Final Four. The Bluejays have been one of the top teams in the country all season, relying on the play of senior striker Ethan Finlay and sophomore left back Tyler Polak.

Tuesday, December 6th 8PM EST – 5PM PST MLS on NBC Play-By-Play Announcer Arlo White Daniel Robertson of BigDSoccer reviews FC Dallas Blake Compton of the Hudson Street Hooligans reviews Columbus Crew Chris Enger of the RSL Show reviews Real ...
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Clint Dempsey and Fulham own the Monday Premier League spotlight, welcoming Liverpool to Craven Cottage (3 p.m., ESPN2/ESPN3.com).

Fulham is in need of a result to get a bit more separation from the relegation zone and make its way toward a mid-table standing. Liverpool, meanwhile, will take to the field without central midfield stalwart Lucas for the first time since he suffered a season-ending knee injury.

The Nike Friendlies conclude today with the marquee match we've been waiting for, the United States taking on Brazil (5pm, Fox Soccer Channel).

We weren't originally going to post a live commentary on this game, in part because I've just gone on vacation and nobody else is around, but with the United States up 3-1 at halftime and putting on a show, I'm sure there are plenty of USA fans eager to talk about the next generation of up and coming American stars.

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The United States Under-17 national team takes to the field at the Nike International Friendlies in Lakewood Ranch, Fla., again, looking to build off its first performance of the tournament with a matchup against Turkey (5 p.m., Fox Soccer Channel).

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.

Sports Business Journal conducted its annual sports facilities survey and Red Bull Arena was voted the clear Number 1 among soccer specific stadiums. The Harrison, New Jersey garnered just over 23% of the vote, beating out LiveStrong Sporting Park and the Home Depot Center. PPL Park finished fourth with almost 10% of the vote.

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.

Comcast's NBC Sports Group who announced last August they were changing their Versus named channel to NBC Sports announced on Wednesday that Arlo White would be their new play-by-play man for MLS and U.S. National Team games. White has been the voice of the Seattle Sounders the last two season where he has received very [.

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The future of the United States men's national team is on display in Sarasota, Fla., as the U.S. Under-17 national team takes on France on the opening match of the 2011 Nike International Friendlies (5 p.m., Fox Soccer Channel).

The match is the first of three for the U.

NBC Sports announced today that it has hired Arlo White as the play-by-play voice of its MLS coverage starting in 2012. White had served as the voice of the Seattle Sounders the past two seasons.

His first broadcast with NBC Sports will be March 11 on opening weekend.

"It is a tremendous honor for me to join the NBC Sports Group, an organization that I have revered from afar for many years," said White in a news release.

He may not have any role. He may not be asked to participate.
There is, though, a possibility that Bob Costas will have something to say for MLS broadcasts on NBC in 2012.
He'd probably look forward to the challenge.