Soccer on TNT Sports

TNT Sports, on TNT, TBS, TruTV and Max, have aired soccer matches in the United States since 1990. Currently, TNT Sports holds the rights to matches featuring the USSF. Previously, matches from the FIFA World Cup, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and Liverpool F.C. have been aired by TNT Sports.

FIFA World Cup (1990)
Turner Sports aired the 1990 FIFA World Cup live on TNT    in the United States. The tournament was hosted by Ernie Johnson. Bob Neal and Mick Luckhurst   served as the lead broadcast team. Meanwhile, JP Dellacamera and Randy Hahn were the other play-by-play announcers with Rick Davis and Ty Keough  were the other color commentators. Also, utilized by TNT for the 1990 World Cup was Craig Sager and Paul Ryden.

UEFA Club Rights (2017–2019)
In 2017, Turner Sports announced that they had acquired the rights to air all of the matches from the UEFA Champions League live. The contract originally ran from 2018–2021. Tuner later announced that they would air 4 matches per week on TNT and the remainder of the matches on new streaming service B/R Live. All matches will be commentated through world feed. During the 2019-2020 season, Turner Sports opted out from the rest of the contract after airing 12 round of 16 matches, eventually giving up the rights. It eventually moved to CBS Sports where it became the rightsholder for English-language Broadcasts of the UEFA Champions League.

Additionally, Turner Sports also carried the UEFA Europa League and the UEFA Super Cup through the same contract as the Champions League programming. In 2019, Turner Sports aired three Liverpool F.C. pre-season matches during July. Two matches aired on TNT while one was exclusively broadcast on B/R Live.

United States Soccer Federation (2022–present)
In 2022, Turner Sports announced an agreement with the United States Soccer Federation to air USMNT and USWNT matches from 2023 to 2030, replacing ESPN/ABC and Fox Sports, as part of an 8 year deal. Luke Wileman will handling play-by-play duties, while Sara Walsh hosting studio coverage and Melissa Ortiz reporting on sideline. Joined them as co-commentator or studio analysts will be Julie Foudy, DaMarcus Beasley, Shannon Boxx and Kyle Martino.

In 2024, the now rebranded TNT Sports expanded its coverage by airing a match featuring U.S. Women’s Deaf National Team and two matches featuring the Argentina national team on TruTV.