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For weeks we've been hearing rumors that the North American Soccer League was on the verge of signing a new television deal, with both beIN Sports and CBS mentioned as possible partners. On Wednesday morning, the league made their new partner official, introducing beIN Sports as the league's newest broadcast partner.
BeIN is currently the American home to La Liga, Serie A, and Ligue 1 in addition to the English League Cup and many international matches. While the network isn't available in as many homes as FS1, NBCSN, or ESPN, it's quite a bit more accessible than ONE World Sports, the home of the New York Cosmos, and the league's other television partner.
The network will be airing at least one match per week for the entire 2016 season, and will have four weeks during the fall season in which they feature a midweek contest, in addition to a weekend fixture. The full beIN NASL schedule is as follows:
April 2 - Fort Lauderdale Strikers vs. Miami FC
April 9 - Indy Eleven vs. Ottawa Fury FC
April 15 - Jacksonville Armada FC vs. Miami FC
April 23 - Tampa Bay Rowdies vs. Carolina RailHawks
April 30 - Rayo OKC vs. Indy Eleven
May 4 - Jacksonville Armada FC vs. FC Edmonton
May 7 - Jacksonville Armada FC vs. Rayo OKC
May 14 - Minnesota United vs. Jacksonville Armada FC
May 21 - Indy Eleven vs. Minnesota United
May 28 - Miami FC vs. FC Edmonton
June 4 - Carolina RailHawks vs. Jacksonville Armada FC
June 11 - Minnesota United vs. Miami FC
July 2 - Tampa Bay Rowdies vs. Jacksonville Armada FC
July 9 - Indy Eleven vs. Minnesota United
July 13 - Indy Eleven vs. Fort Lauderdale Strikers
July 16 - Minnesota United vs. Indy Eleven
July 23 - Jacksonville Armada FC vs. Ottawa Fury FC
July 27 - Ottawa Fury FC vs. Carolina RailHawks
July 30 - Miami FC vs. Indy Eleven
August 6 - Tampa Bay Rowdies vs. Fort Lauderdale Strikers
August 13 - Carolina RailHawks vs. Puerto Rico FC
August 20 - Rayo OKC vs. Miami FC
August 27 - Miami FC vs. Minnesota United
September 3 - Minnesota United vs. Rayo OKC
September 10 - Fort Lauderdale Strikers vs. Indy Eleven
September 17 - Puerto Rico FC vs. Jacksonville Armada
September 24 - Jacksonville Armada vs. Rayo OKC
September 28 - Miami FC vs. Ottawa Fury FC
September 30 - Rayo OKC vs. Carolina RailHawks
October 8 - Carolina RailHawks vs. Fort Lauderdale Strikers
October 12 - Carolina RailHawks vs. Rayo OKC
October 15 - Indy Eleven vs. Carolina RailHawks
October 22 - Tampa Bay Rowdies vs. Ottawa Fury FC
October 29 - Puerto Rico FC vs. Carolina RailHawks
Absent from beIN's coverage of the NASL are the New York Cosmos, whose matches will all be shown exclusively on ONE World Sports. The club has also confirmed that there will be streams available for those without access to the network, ensuring that all Cosmos fans will be able to watch every match this season, if they so choose.