The US is a third-world country now

[norseamd]

cable. no one cares.

It is rather absurd that this wasn't on ABC (part of ESPN), which chose to show some infomercial horseshit yesterday.

broadcasting shmrodcasting rights--same network. And if you're (ABC) going to spend the previous hour on promo material for the game and the team...shouldn't you show the game?

I hate that crap.

blame FIFA

remember when ABC did show the world cup?

 

[Zebo]

Who the hell cares about the Third World Cup? Real Americans watch Football.

Just be lucky all our best athletes play Football/baseball/basketball or they'd have to call it the US Cup.

 

[Zebo]

what the fuck is soccer?

That game US abstains from that the third world plays to think they are actually good at something. Kinda like 1980 Olympics.

 

[MagickMan]

ESPN is broadcasting it

Yep.

 

[slag]

even basic cable has ESPN

quit being such a cheap ass

Fail.. no, it doesnt.

No way at this point in my life am I going to pay to watch cable or satellite at the ripoff prices the companies charge. That's just foolish.

 

[AMDZen]

Basic cable has ESPN where I live, comcast

 

[dainthomas]

Who the hell cares about the Third World Cup? Real Americans watch Football.

Just be lucky all our best athletes play Football/baseball/basketball or they'd have to call it the US Cup.

Lol, this.

 

[squarecut1]

So much for soccer supposedly not being popular in America

"With an audience of 25 million viewers for Sunday’s game between the United States and Portugal, the World Cup is moving into elite territory as a sports property on American television. Ratings for the game were the highest for any soccer game telecast in America and reached more viewers than events like the N.B.A. finals or the World Series."

Bigger Than Baseball: 25 Million Watch U.S.-Portugal World Cup Match

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/24/b...tch-outdoes-world-series-in-ratings.html?_r=0

 

[Possessed Freak]

reached more viewers than events like the N.B.A. finals or the World Series."

Yeah, world cup is bigger than a lot of other completely crappy sporting events. Probably beats LPGA by a landslide too.

<--- watched the Germany - USA game on a 130inch 2x2 video wall at work today.

 

[lupi]

You act like that's a feat. Weekly wrastlin has beaten the NBA finals. The horses beat the NBA finals.

 

[HTFOff]

So much for soccer supposedly not being popular in America

"With an audience of 25 million viewers for Sunday’s game between the United States and Portugal, the World Cup is moving into elite territory as a sports property on American television. Ratings for the game were the highest for any soccer game telecast in America and reached more viewers than events like the N.B.A. finals or the World Series."

Bigger Than Baseball: 25 Million Watch U.S.-Portugal World Cup Match

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/24/b...tch-outdoes-world-series-in-ratings.html?_r=0

I like soccer but stop it. International events will always get huge ratings and are only growing. Look at the winter olympics. When mls games start competing with the big 4 we can talk.

 

[shortylickens]

So we're filled with both legal and illegal immigrants who now have cable. Big fucking whoop.

 

[squarecut1]

So we're filled with both legal and illegal immigrants who now have cable. Big fucking whoop.

Hmmmmm......

More hmmmm......

 

[The Boston Dangler]

LOL this thread is just an unceasing fountain of stupid

 

[SSSnail]

LOL this thread is just an unceasing fountain of stupid

Of course. Because, here you are.

 

[shortylickens]

you're arguing like the game isn't available on us television with english commentary. you've been told several times that it is, and where to find it.

Thats like listening to commentary for watching my grass grow.
Good commentary or bad, its still a stupid waste of fucking time.