CBS Launching a 24/7 Soccer Channel Online

Diehard soccer fans likely have become familiar with England’s Sky Sports News channel over the years. Fox Sports used to simulcast the channel online here when its parent company owned Sky; NBC Sports does it these days for European soccer’s transfer deadline because Comcast owns Sky now.

But there’s never really been an outlet where soccer fans can park their TVs or computer screens all day and get coverage without having to wait for ESPN’s SportsCenter or other programs to get through all the other sports news, reports The Philly Inquirer.

One of the biggest soccer fans at CBS decided to do something about that. Pete Radovich, the lead producer of the network’s soccer coverage — including the UEFA men’s Champions League, the NWSL, Italy’s Serie A, and more — is spearheading the launch of the CBS Sports Golazo Network, a 24/7 soccer streaming channel CBS will launch on April 11.

The channel will be available for free on CBS Sports’ website and apps, CBS’ Paramount+ streaming platform, and Pluto TV.

“As a fan of the sport in this country, you really have pregame [shows], postgames, and games,” Radovich told The Inquirer. “There’s nowhere in the morning, or randomly at night, if you put your TV on and you’re looking for some kind of — whether it’s just background noise or you’re looking for information if news breaks. ... There’s nowhere to go to have a discussion about that in the moment.”