SiriusXM Set to Start Soccer Channel Radio is a sound salvation Radio is cleaning up the nation They say you better listen to the voice of reason But they don't give you any choice 'cause they think that it's treason So you had better do as you are told You better listen to the radio --"Radio Radio" by Elvis Costello Listen. Over the past 10 years or so, soccer fans in the United States have been presented with an orgy of soccer ... on TV. One could make the case that there is more live soccer from around the world available in the U.S. than any place else on this soccer-crazed orb. The one widely missing English-language component: radio ... transistor, boom box, Internet ... whatever. (Does anyone else remember the shortwave radio days of listening to English matches and score rundowns from the Champions League? Seems like ancient history, which it is.) SiriusXM, the subscriber-based satellite radio company, has designs on rectifying one of the missing links to soccer coverage when it begins its SiriusXM FC channel at 7 a.m. Eastern on Monday with "The Football Show." It will be soccer 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. "It's definitely a natural evolution; from the beginning we've always been soccer fans here," said Scott Greenstein, the SiriusXM president and chief content officer. He added: "We really don't compete with TV. The majority of our listeners are still in their cars, though there is a growing audience on iPads, etc. But in the car it's a captive audience to the radio. If you're in your car, this is the best thing to stay in touch. SiriusXM FC, on channel 94, will also be available to subscribers using a smartphone app and online. The all-soccer channel joins a satellite sports lineup that includes SiriusXM NFL Radio, MLB Network Radio and SiriusXM Nascar Radio. "We've built successful sports channels without the benefit of play-by-play," Greenstein said. No one else has succeeded in doing that. Sirius first dipped its toes into the soccer waters when "The Football Show," with Charlie Stillitano and Giorgio Chinaglia, who died earlier this year, went live in 2006. That show now includes Stillitano, along with John Harkes, Ray Hudson and Neil Barnett, every weekday morning at 7 a.m. It also began carrying live commentary from the UEFA Champions League the same year. Now it has added games from England's Premier League, England's F.A. Cup and just signed a deal to carry live broadcasts of playoff games from Major League Soccer, which are scheduled to begin in three weeks. A long-term deal with M.L.S. would give the league added exposure nationwide on another platform. For now the channel will also carry "M.L.S. Extra Time," (Mondays and Thursdays at 7 p.m. Eastern), which is also available on the league's Web site; "Men in Blazers," with Roger Bennett and Michael Davies; "Fox Soccer News" (daily at 10 p.m. Eastern); and programming from British-based TalkSport. The full schedule of the channel's programming is available here. Some of the channel's shows will be replayed throughout the day and night, with "The Football Show" also available on SiriusXM On Demand. "People like talking to true experts, and the call-ins are integral to getting into the lifestyle and flavor of sports, especially soccer," Greenstein said. Any time you want to talk soccer, this is it. Imagine calling the FAN" -- all sports radio WFAN in New York -- "and wanting to talk Red Bulls. That's just not happening. Now those people have a channel. A new international service, TalkSport, is streaming free live play-by-play action from England's Premier League on its Web site and via a smartphone app (the feed is also available on SiriusXM). The games, which are not available to listeners in Britain, are available in English, Spanish and Mandarin. ... All but two of M.L.S.'s teams (Chivas USA and Colorado) offer live game play-by-play on radio: some in Spanish only (Red Bulls, Chicago, D.C., Dallas), some in English only (Kansas City, Montreal, New England, Philadelphia, Salt Lake, Toronto and Vancouver), none in French (not even Montreal), some in both English and Spanish (Columbus, San Jose, Portland, Los Angeles, Seattle and Houston). As the saying goes, check your local listings.