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

[bconngemini]

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.

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

BLOWN. THE. FUCK. OUT.

 

[DoobeeDoobeeDoo]

America: 1776-2014

 

[bconngemini]

America is dead, long live Euromerica.

 

[ChicagoIrish]

Honestly, this guy is making things worse for the actual soccer fans who frequent the Hoop.

Why is he still here, mods?

 

[Winged_Wheel88]

Honestly, this guy is making things worse for the actual soccer fans who frequent the Hoop.

Why is he still here, mods?

Yeah this guy has overstayed his welcome.

 

[DoobeeDoobeeDoo]

Honestly, this guy is making things worse for the actual soccer fans who frequent the Hoop.

Why is he still here, mods?

Yeah this guy has overstayed his welcome.

Tis the season for hooliganism.

 

[KansasSooner]

When the World Series goes 7 games the final game draws over 25 million viewers, has since 1984...so blow it out your ass.

 

[Camfantasy]

He is obviously trying to get banned anyways. Just give the fheg what he wants.

 

[Irish7478]

I can't wait to see the Brazilian cheerleaders.

 

[olympicoscar]

This is really getting ridiculous.

 

[Wazmankg]

So who won ?

 

[Camfantasy]

Play a game of real football where America is playing every major country on earth and see what the ratings will look like.

 

[bconngemini]

Honestly, this guy is making things worse for the actual soccer fans who frequent the Hoop.

Yeah this guy has overstayed his welcome.

On a scale of 1 to 10, how mad are you right now?

 

[DoobeeDoobeeDoo]

This is really getting ridiculous.

Isn't this what you wanted Oscar? Well now you got it, so enjoy…

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsqJFIJ5lLs]Are You Not Entertained? - YouTube[/ame]

 

[whywork2]

hot dogs, apple pie and footbol.

 

[bconngemini]

Play a game of real football where America is playing every major country on earth and see what the ratings will look like.

Such a thing already exists.

Its called the American Football World Cup.

Its not even televised anywhere.

 

[Winged_Wheel88]

On a scale of 1 to 10, how mad are you right now?

What's the angriest? 1 or 10?

 

[DoobeeDoobeeDoo]

hot dogs, apple pie and American footbol.

 

[Camfantasy]

Such a thing already exists.

Its called the American Football World Cup.

Its not even televised anywhere.

With a bunch of shit players on all sides. FIFA is the largest soccer organization on earth, comparing that to a bunch of scrubs not even good enough to play in the CFL is hardly comparable.

 

[bconngemini]

With a bunch of shit players on all sides. FIFA is the largest soccer organization on earth, comparing that to a bunch of scrubs not even good enough to play in the CFL is hardly comparable.

Its not soccer's fault that no other country considers American football a relevant sport. Its not even important enough to be an Olympic sport. Even curling has more global respect.

Such is the World Cup of American Football. Its not televised and its played in largely high school soccer stadiums to empty seats.