Tuesday 24 June 2014

You know that tired old narrative about how Americans will never watch soccer



More Americans Watch the World Cup Than the World Series


 Americans will never watch soccer? And how they find it dull and incomprehensible and prefer homegrown sports? It's finally, definitively dead. According to the overnight TV ratings, Sunday's thrillingUSA v Portugal game won more than 25 million viewers in the U.S. — despite the fact that it was only to be found on cable networks ESPN and Univision. Not only was that an all-time record for a soccer match, it also beat the average viewership for the 2013 World Series by 10 millionviewers. See also: The 10 Most American Things at the U.S. vs. PortugalWorld Cup Match But...more »

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