USL and CBS Sports Announce Additional Game to Air on the CBS Television Network

TAMPA, Fla. – The United Soccer League is bringing more top-tier USL Championship action to fans across the nation.

The USL and CBS Sports announced today that another regular season match has been added to the CBS Television Network schedule. Oakland Roots SC vs. Sacramento Republic FC – previously scheduled for Saturday, July 20 – will now air on CBS on Sunday, July 21 at 4:00 p.m. ET.

The USL also announced that the match between Detroit City FC and Rhode Island FC on Saturday, August 3 at 4:00 p.m. ET, will air on the CBS Television Network. The Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC vs. Phoenix Rising FC match previously announced will now be broadcast on ESPN+.

“Building on the success of the USL’s first network TV match on April 6, we are thrilled that CBS came to us with another network television window for the USL Championship,” said Court Jeske, USL Chief Commercial Officer. “This opportunity reflects our strategy to be the most widely accessible professional soccer league in America. The work being done in the community by both the Oakland Roots and Sacramento Republic is worthy of the national spotlight on July 21, and the tremendous atmosphere in Detroit will thrill viewers when expansion side Rhode Island FC visits on August 3.”

With the added broadcast, the USL Championship and USL League One will see a total of thirty-six national broadcasts across the CBS Television Network, CBS Sports Network and ESPN2. All other matches appear nationally on CBS Sports Golazo Network or ESPN+ or and can be simulcast on local television partners as well. In 2024, for the first time ever, all Championship clubs have a local network partner.

TOP NORCAL RIVALRY TAKES CENTERSTAGE

Oakland Roots SC will host Sacramento Republic FC on July 21 in the latest edition of the top soccer rivalry in Northern California. The rivalry, which began in 2021 when the Roots joined the USL Championship, has quietly become one of the most underrated in American soccer.

To date, the Republic have dominated their neighbors, posting 3 wins, 1 loss, and 5 draws. But Oakland has made progress on the field recently and will be looking to get their first derby victory since June 2021.

The national broadcast will put a spotlight on the deep connections the Roots have made in their local community. The club has become one to watch in the soccer scene, with an internationally renowned brand, an ambitious stadium plan, and a…