Broadcast news: Majority of NASL games will be available to Canadian viewers via NASL.com

Nik Ledgerwood in action vs. Miami FC. PHOTO: TONY LEWIS/FC EDMONTON

The North American Soccer League has just announced its American national broadcast schedule for the spring season. Whenever a soccer league that has teams in both the United States and Canada announces its broadcast plans for south of the border, those north of it are often left confused.

So, let’s break this down. The majority of games are going to be put on ESPN’s web platform, ESPN3. Canadians can’t access ESPN3. So, as in previous seasons, all games on ESPN3 will be broadcast on NASL.com, but accessible only to Canadian viewers. If you’re on a computer, and you’re in Canada, go to the NASL’s website, go to “video” and click on the tab for Canadian viewers. You can access the ESPN3 games there.

A selection of games will also be broadcast via beIN Sport, which we can access in Canada. FC Edmonton has two games on beIN in the spring season; June 3 in Puerto Rico and Canada Day (July 1) at the Jacksonville Armada.

As well, the San Francisco Deltas home games, including the June 17 game against FC Edmonton, will be broadcast via Twitter. With the Deltas having so much Can-con, from coach Marc Dos Santos to players like Kyle Bekker, Nana Attakora and Karl Ouimette, the fact that their games will be available via social media is a plus for Canadians who are curious to see just what is going on in the Bay Area.

The Twitter and beIN broadcasts won’t be available to Canadians viewers on NASL.com.

So, if the American broadcast deal announcements have you panicked, no need to be. For Canadians, it’s pretty much status quo from last season.

NASL.com game schedule for Canada