I really think that's going to hurt soccer a little in the US. I thought ESPN did an outstanding job.
World Cup now going to be on Fox - not ESPN...
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I'm curious how many games they actually broadcast on Fox. '18 is in Russia and '22 is Qatar, neither of which are good for broadcasting games live in the US. I would hope they have the games live on FSN and FX, rebroadcast all of them on Fox Soccer, and show the USA and weekend games on Fox.<div>
</div><div>Espn was set up so much better to show something like this because they already have the channels that everyone has and the ability to stream everything online. Does Fox ever stream any sports online?</div>
</div><div>Espn was set up so much better to show something like this because they already have the channels that everyone has and the ability to stream everything online. Does Fox ever stream any sports online?</div>
where Fox paid like 5 times what ESPN did for the last WC. That's outrageous. The good thing about most of those soccer announcers is that they really aren't tied down to one network so I wouldn't be surprised if most of the ones that worked for ESPN will be with Fox.
At least this will alleviate the problem I had during the last world cup. I hate when I have to avoid ESPN like the plague (soccer, golf, tennis tournament times)
/grumpy
/grumpy
F word.
They'll do fine, resources of FSC will help them out, at least that is what I am hoping for.
They'll do fine, resources of FSC will help them out, at least that is what I am hoping for.
This might mean Fox is going to make a concerted effort to really push FSC and maybe even pushsoccer more on the local FSN affiliates. They've got eight years to get ready for production, so I think they'll be ok there. Booth inhabitants aside, they do well with baseball. Their BCS production leaves a lot to be desired, though.</p>
McCarver may know more about soccer than baseball. (tongue in cheek)
My favorite Tim McCarver story- he was trying to go out to the mound to talk to Bob Gibson about something pitch wise- and Gibson told him- "Get back behind the plate- the only thing you know about pitching is you can't hit it."
My favorite Tim McCarver story- he was trying to go out to the mound to talk to Bob Gibson about something pitch wise- and Gibson told him- "Get back behind the plate- the only thing you know about pitching is you can't hit it."
Maybe where you live, soccer won't get any more popular. But in many other parts of the country, there is an explosion of interest. More kids are playing soccer than baseball. I'd be willing to bet that in 20-30 years, soccer will be more popular than baseball.
It will likely rise as the US latin population does, which could very well be in 20 or 30 years.
It will always be less watchable than football, basketball, baseball, hockey, volleyball, olympic sports, golf, tennis, bowling, nascar, and ping-pong, for me anway.
It will always be less watchable than football, basketball, baseball, hockey, volleyball, olympic sports, golf, tennis, bowling, nascar, and ping-pong, for me anway.
Kinda like calling the ascent up a mountain as cyclical, but sure.
I can't think you are really taking a micro look and evaluating this in 4 year increments.
Think about soccer viewership in the 40s. Then the 50s. Now the 60s. Let's go to the 70s. And the. Move to the 80s on into the 90s. Now the 00s.
You really think that it's been cyclical in that 5 decade period? No way. It's been movin up and to the right as a whole.
I can't think you are really taking a micro look and evaluating this in 4 year increments.
Think about soccer viewership in the 40s. Then the 50s. Now the 60s. Let's go to the 70s. And the. Move to the 80s on into the 90s. Now the 00s.
You really think that it's been cyclical in that 5 decade period? No way. It's been movin up and to the right as a whole.
I don't disagree at all with what you are saying, but saying more kids are playing soccer than baseball doesn't strengthen your case. Interest in baseball is waning.<div>"Kids playing" doesn't equal "people watching" either. Kids love playing soccer because they areconstantlymoving, unlike baseball. Heck, I bet basketball is the most played sport by kids outside of schools. And its not dominating any ratings wars.</div><div>GratefulDawg said:
</div><div>Like I said earlier, its not that there is an explosion on interest from the traditional American viewer. Its the explosion of foreign born people intheUS that is fueling the surge of interest. I'm not trying to sound racist, just being minimally observant. All the place witnessing a rise in soccer popularity are also cultural hubs.</div><div>
</div><div>Soccer to me is like golf, tennis, and even hunting. I love doing all three, but the viewing experience doesn't translate well to television.</div><div>
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