As you may very well know, the FIFA World Cup will kick off next Thursday, June 12th, 2014. The perfect time then to present Samsung’s Soccer Panel for Samsung Smart TV, developed in collaboration with ESPN.

And speaking about ESPN, Microsoft’s Internet Explorer Team, in collaboration with ESPN FC, rolled out the World Cup Essentials sports hub. More on this topic here.

Less than a week from now, the FIFA World Cup will commence in Brazil. If you’re going to watch the matches from home, on your Samsung Smart TV, then you need to know about Samsung’s Soccer Panel. Developed in collaboration with ESPN, it creates a continuous and integrated soccer content experience. Via the Soccer Panel you can view videos of recent matches, check out the latest soccer news, view your favorite team’s ranking, and more.

Samsung Soccer Panel – Main Features

• Lots of soccer-related content: videos of recent matches, various types of news, recent game results, upcoming schedules, ranking.
• Select your favorite team. You can generally choose a maximum of 6 favorite teams. The number of teams you can select may change during specific events. For a family of 4 people, each family member can select a team and choose an additional 2 teams.
• Content related to the top league in your country will be displayed by Soccer Panel if you don’t or can’t pick a favorite team.
• Content related to international soccer will be displayed by Soccer Panel if a content partner doesn’t provide the content of the first league of your country.
• Content is arranged in chronological order. The most recent content is displayed to the left.
• Content is displayed in your local language.

A picture is worth a thousand words, they say. So here’s the picture Samsung Tomorrow provided to help you better understand how Samsung Soccer Screen works.



“In the end, Samsung recognizes that the high quality and large size of the display of TV is still the best way for people to watch a game. Samsung’s Soccer Mode and Soccer Panel show Samsung’s continuous effort to bring a high quality content service to people,” said Samsung Tomorrow.