What Is Happening To American Soccer On GolTV?

Amer­i­can Soc­cer, GolTV’s weekly news and high­lights show, aired its last show tonight, at least in its cur­rent incarnation.

The show, which is arguably the best US-produced soc­cer show on tele­vi­sion, is seek­ing a spon­sor. Up until recently, US Navy spon­sored the show, but now that their spon­sor­ship has ended, it’s hard to jus­tify the show con­tin­u­ing unless it’s mak­ing money for the network.

The shame of the mat­ter is that the show is remark­able and fully deserves a top name spon­sor, more so than some of the other soccer-related pro­grams out there that are poorly pro­duced. Amer­i­can Soc­cer is qual­ity. From the pro­duc­tion qual­ity to the hosts (Phil Schoen, Julian Gon­za­lez and Kelly O’Donnell), the show is enjoy­able and informative.

Let’s hope that a spon­sor is found soon. Oth­er­wise, what other pro­gram is out there that cov­ers U.S. soccer-related news from the World Cup to Major League Soc­cer to even youth soccer?

Tagged as: American Soccer, GolTV, Julian Gonzalez, Kelly O'Donnell, Phil Schoen