FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, May 31st, 2013
NBC SPORTS NETWORK’S MLS COVERAGE CONTINUES THIS SUNDAY WITH LOS ANGELES AT NEW ENGLAND & MLS 36: OMAR GONZALEZ
Match Coverage Begins at 4:30 p.m. ET
MLS 36 Returns on Sunday at 4 p.m. ET Featuring LA Galaxy’s Omar Gonzalez
NEW YORK – May 31, 2013 – NBC Sports Network’s Major League Soccer coverage this weekend features the New England Revolution (4-4-4, 16 pts.) hosting the Los Angeles Galaxy (6-4-2, 20 pts.) and the return of MLS 36. Coverage begins at 4 p.m. ET this Sunday, June 2, with a behind-the-scenes look at the Los Angeles Galaxy and U.S. National Team defender Omar Gonzalez, and continues at 4:30 p.m. ET with live coverage of the match.
COMMENTATORS: NBC Sports Group’s MLS announce team of Arlo White (play-by-play), Kyle Martino (‘Between-the-Benches’) and Russ Thaler (analyst) will host coverage from Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass.
MLS 36: 2012 MLS Cup MVP Omar Gonzalez, a star defender for the Los Angeles Galaxy, will be featured in the latest episode of MLS 36, airing Sunday, June 2, at 4 p.m. ET.
NBC Sports Group’s original, behind-the-scenes 36 Series gives viewers an all-access pass into the life of world-class athletes. For each episode, cameras will follow a soccer player for 36 hours, providing a behind-the-scenes look at their on- and off-field activities
The all-access 36 series also includes NHL 36, Fight Night 36, F1 36, and IndyCar 36. Future MLS 36 episodes, which are produced by 441 Productions, will feature Sporting Kansas City’s defensive duo of Matt Besler and Aurelien Collin, Houston Dynamo marksman Brad Davis and other MLS stars to be named later.
MLS COVERAGE ON NBC SPORTS NETWORK (subject to change):
| Date | Coverage | Time (ET) |
| Sun., June 2 | MLS 36: Omar Gonzalez | 4 p.m. |
| Los Angeles at New England | 4:30 p.m. | |
| Sat., June 8 | Vancouver at Seattle | 10:30 p.m. |
| Sun., June 23 | Colorado at Portland | 7 p.m. |
| Sat., June 29 | Dallas at Philadelphia | 5:30 p.m. |
NBC SPORTS LIVE EXTRA
NBC Sports Live Extra — NBC Sports Group’s live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices, and tablets — will stream coverage of the Los Angeles-New England match. 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.
NBC Sports Network will live stream to PCs, mobile devices and tablets through NBC Sports Live Extra, and to the digital platforms of participating cable, satellite, and telco services, via “TV Everywhere,” which is available on an authenticated basis to subscribers of participating MVPDs.
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, beginning in August 2013, the Premier League. NBCUniversal, via the NBC Sports Group, will be the home for all 380 Premier League matches, as well 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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