Lead Soccer Announcer Arlo White to Call Match alongside Kyle Martino and Russ Thaler
U.S. Women’s National Team v. Brazil Sunday at 3:30 p.m. ET on NBC
Stamford, Conn. – November 7, 2013 – NBC Sports Group’s MLS Cup Playoffs coverage continues with the first leg of the Eastern Conference Championship between the Houston Dynamo and Sporting Kansas City Saturday at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC.
The fourth-seeded Dynamo, fresh off an upset of the top-seeded New York Red Bulls, host second-seeded Sporting KC at BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston, Texas. The Houston Dynamo have defeated Sporting KC in the playoffs the last two post-seasons.
The Conference Championships are a two-game series with home-and-away games and an aggregate-goal format. The team that scores the most goals in the home-and-away series advances to MLS Cup.
In addition, NBC will present the U.S. Women’s National Team v. Brazil on Sunday at 3:30 p.m. ET in the final match of the U.S. Women’s 2013 schedule. The top-ranked U.S. team host the fourth-ranked South American champion Brazil at the Florida Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Fla. Prior meetings between the two teams in the 2004 and 2008 Olympic gold medal matches, both of which ended with U.S. game-winning headers in overtime.
COMMENTATORS: NBC Sports Group’s lead play-by-play announcer Arlo White will call NBC’s MLS Cup Playoff coverage on Saturday and will be joined by former U.S. Men’s National Team midfielder and former Kyle Martino and host Russ Thaler. Play-by-play announcer John Strong will call the U.S. Women’s National Team match with analyst Kate Markgraf and host Russ Thaler.
NBC SPORTS LIVE EXTRA
NBC Sports Live Extra — NBC Sports Group’s live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices, and tablets — will stream NBC’s coverage of Houston v. Kansas City and U.S. v. Brazil. For desktops, NBC Sports Live Extra can be accessed at NBCSports.com/liveextra. The NBC Sports Live Extra app for mobile devices and tablets is available at the App Store for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, and on select Android handset and tablet devices within Google Play.
About NBC Sports Group’s Soccer Coverage
NBC Sports Group’s networks and platforms are leading destinations for soccer fans in the U.S. Its soccer portfolio includes Major League Soccer (MLS), U.S. Men’s and Women’s National Team matches, the men’s and women’s Olympic soccer tournaments, and the Premier League. NBCUniversal, via the NBC Sports Group, is the home for all 380 Premier League matches, as well as comprehensive shoulder programming. NBCUniversal’s Telemundo and mun2 also provide comprehensive Spanish-language soccer coverage. Both channels will air Premier League matches, as well as serve as the U.S. Spanish-language home for the FIFA World Cup from 2015 through 2022. Online, ProSoccerTalk on NBCSports.com provides comprehensive coverage of the sport, from the Premier League to MLS to the U.S. National Team and other key international soccer stories.
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