MLS Primetime Thursday
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| MLS Primetime Thursday | |
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| Format | Soccer |
| Starring | JP Dellacamera Rob Stone Glenn Davis John Harkes Kyle Martino Allen Hopkins Alexi Lalas Tommy Smyth Julie Foudy |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| Production | |
| Running time | 2 hours (2.5 hours select games) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ESPN2 (2007-2009) |
| Original run | 2007 – 2009 |
MLS Primetime Thursday is a weekly presentation of Major League Soccer games on ESPN2 that began in 2007. The program is presented by Adidas. ESPN and MLS had previously had a contract where ESPN2 televised live games at 4PM on Saturdays. Play-by-play was usually handled by JP Dellacamera, with Rob Stone or Glenn Davis occasionally filling in. John Harkes served as color commentator with Kyle Martino often filling in. Allen Hopkins serves as the sideline reporter. Most telecasts would begin with the ESPNsoccernet.com pregame show presented by Volkswagen, with Rob Stone, with Alexi Lalas and Julie Foudy as analysts. MLS Primetime Thursday was the premier weekly presentation of Major League Soccer in that it is the only weekly presentation of MLS soccer on ESPN2. The television rights contract signed in 2006 would keep MLS on ESPN2 until 2014. However for the 2009 season and beyond, the Thursday telecast was replaced by a variety of primtime games on Wednesdays through Saturdays.
[edit] See also
- ESPN Major League Soccer
- MLS Game of the Week
- MLS Soccer Saturday - The game of the week for MLS on ESPN from 1996 to 2006
- MLS Saturday
[edit] External links
| Preceded by MLS Soccer Saturday 1996-2006 |
ESPN2 Major League Soccer MLS Primetime Thursday 2007-2009 |
Succeeded by MLS Game of the Week |
