The Premier League continues to add fans in the US. NBC hopes to capitalize on that momentum

NBC goes into its 11th season of Premier League coverage on Friday with plenty of momentum!

FILE - Manchester City players celebrate with trophy after winning the 2022 English Premier League title at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England, Sunday, May 22, 2022. Audiences continue to increase and American soccer fans' knowledge and interest has increased to where all 20 clubs in England's top soccer league have their own U.S. followings. The Premier League opened an international office in New York last month.

NBC added to its stable of announcers by hiring Jon Champion, which gives the network two established soccer play-by-play voices. Champion’s primary duties will be calling the late Sunday morning match on NBC, Peacock or USA Network. Sunday’s match between Chelsea and Liverpool will be on Peacock. He will also call Friday’s opener between defending champion Manchester City and Burnley.

“I think I’ve got a better appreciation of the genuine love and knowledge of the game in the United States,” he said. “I spent enough time in bars before and after matches talking to soccer fans, whether they’re MLS fans, whether they’re Premier League fans, whether they’re both, because there is a crossover and I’ve heard how they consume the Premier League, why they like it and things that they don’t like about it occasionally as well. I’ve lived that rather than just read about it.

NBC’s studio crew of Rebecca Lowe, Robbie Earle, Robbie Mustoe and Tim Howard is in England for the opening weekend. They will be at Burnley on Friday, Newcastle on Saturday, Chelsea on Sunday and Manchester United on Monday.

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