MSC Sports announces 2023 Club Soccer Coverage plans

MSC Sports announced today its coverage plans for the 2023 Club Soccer season. MSC Sports will air matches from UEFA Champions League, U.S. Open Cup, La Liga, Ligue 1, Bundesliga, Liga MX and the FA Cup during the 2023 season. All matches from the UEFA Champions League, U.S. Open Cup, La Liga, Ligue 1 and FA Cup will also air on MSC Sports Extra.

Luke Noomhouse and Ryan Ricky return as the lead commentary team for all European matches. Sam Stern and Rick Lawn, as well as Nick Norman and Will Tucko will also be on-site for select European matches. Lara Nighting, Luke Toomy and Roger Rakenhouse will continue to present The Ultimate Soccer Show presented by Pepsi live from London. 

David Pasternak and Louis Rojas will expand their duties this year as the primary broadcast team for North American club matches. Juan Hernangomez and Sara Strade will be on-site for select Liga MX games, while Luego Jones and Steve Fillmore will also provide commentary, mostly for U.S. Open Cup matches. Lara Jones, Juan Garcia and Mickey Johnson will continue to present The Ultimate Soccer Show presented by Pepsi live from Los Angeles. 

Lemon Wilk and Charlie Willhouse (London Based), as well as Josh Eastern and Sara Longhord (Boston Based) will also provide play-by-play commentary off site. While Steve Durham and Daniel Ramhadan (London Based) and Shane Street and Curt Fieldman (Boston based) will also provide color commentary off site.

Soccer Schedule through September 1 (with commentators):

(Subject to change, all times eastern)

Friday, August 11th:

Sevilla vs Valencia, 4PM, MSC+2  (Wilk/Durham)

Saturday, August 12th:

Marseille vs Reims, 11AM, MSC+ (Willhouse/Ramahadan)

PSG vs Lorient, 1PM, MSC+2 (Stern/Lawn)

Athletic Club vs Real Madrid, 3:30PM, MSC+2 (Noomhouse/Ricky)

Sunday, August 13th:

Brest vs Lens, 7AM, MSC+2 (Willhouse/Ramahadan)

Nantes vs Toulouse, 9AM, MSC+2 (Eastern/Street)

Villareal vs Real Betis, 1:30PM, MSC+ (Wilk/Durham)

Getafe vs Barcelona, 3:30PM, MSC+2 (Norman/Tucko)

Monday, August 14th:

Atletico Madrid vs Granada, 3:30PM, MSC+2 (Wilk/Durham)

Tuesday, August 15th:

Marseille vs Panathinaikos, 3PM, MSC+2 (Stern/Lawn) (off-site)

Wednesday, August 16th:

Manchester City vs Sevillla, 3PM, MSC (Noomhouse/Ricky)

Friday, August 18th:

Werder vs Bayern, 2:30PM, MSC+ (Stern/Lawn)

Metz vs Marseillie, 3PM, MSC+2 (Eastern/Street)

Saturday, August 19th:

Hoffenheim vs SC Freiburg, 9:30AM, MSC+2  (Wilk/Durham)

Leverkusen vs RB Leipzig, 9:30AM, MSC+ (Willhouse/Ramahadan)

Almeria vs Real Madrid, 1:30PM, MSC (Noomhouse/Ricky)

Toulouse vs PSG, 3PM, MSC+2 (Wilk/Durham)

Sunday, August 20th:

Lorient vs Nice, 9AM, MSC+2  (Willhouse/Ramahadan)

Barcelona vs Cadiz, 1:30PM, MSC+ (Wilk/Durham)

Real Betis vs Atletico Madrid, 3:30PM, MSC+ (Norman/Tucko)

Atlas vs Club America, 9PM, MSC+ (Hernangomez/Strade)

Necaxa vs Tigres UANL, 11PM, MSC+2 (Jones/Fillmore)  (off-site)

Tuesday, August 22nd:

Guadalajara vs Club Tijuana, 9PM, MSC+ (Hernangomez/Strade)

Wednesday, August 23rd:

Cincinnati vs Inter Miami, 7PM, MSC and MSC+ (Pasternak/Rojas)

Houston Dyanmo vs Real Salt Lake, 9:30PM, MSC+2 (Jones/Fillmore)

Friday, August 25th:

Celta Vigo vs Real Madrid, 3:30PM, MSC+2 (Wilk/Durham)

Saturday, August 26th:

VFL Bochum vs Dortmund, 9:30AM, MSC+ (Norman/Tucko)

SC Freiburg vs Werder, 9:30AM, MSC+2 (Willhouse/Ramahadan)

PSG vs Lens, 3PM, MSC+ (Noomhouse/Ricky)

Santos Laguana vs Guadalajara, 11PM, MSC+2 (Eastern/Street)

Sunday, August 27th:

Montpellier vs Reims, 9AM, MSC+ (Stern/Lawn)

Athletic Club vs Real Betis, 3:30PM, MSC+2 (Wilk/Durham)

Pumas UNAM vs Tigres UANL, 8PM, MSC+ (Hernangomez/Strade)

Monday, August 28th:

Rayo Vallecano vs Atletico Madrid, 3:30PM, MSC+2 (Willhouse/Ramahadan)