26 million people watched the World Cup final

[Stick Up Kid]

America is a football, basketball and baseball country

Huge L for soccer
This should’ve been 50-60M+

 

[pete clemenza]

All those numbers won't carry over to the MLS. So, it doesn't matter tbh

Some of it will. I'm sure some interested casuals are now open to going to a match of their local team. If not some of their kids might be interested

 

[Mr swag]

Seems wild low...26 mil in USA??

It was 10am

 

[Sonic Boom of the South]

shyt hilarious how international mafukkas gas up the views for an international event compared to an American event


Like no shyt
U should have a 1000x more views for a World event compared to 2 American cities against each other

 

[pete clemenza]

For context-

Here in nyc, the New York City football club(the first nyc specific professional sports team in history)
Gave the city its first major league championship in over ten years………and um no one seemed to care. And this New York we talking bout

They can't do shyt by playing in Yankee Stadium plus they're the little brother organization of Man City. The league messed up royally with that team

 

[pete clemenza]

This discussion was about sports popularity IN THE UNITED STATES.

Cobra said that soccer was more popular than hockey here in America and I responded saying that his statement is false (which it is).


No one was talking about sports popularity worldwide. Everyone knows that the most popular sport globally is soccer. But like I said, that wasn't apart of the discussion

NHL is #4 here in the States but that's mainly cause they're an older league and have better TV contracts than the MLS. But low key here in LA the Galaxy & LAFC are talked about and seem to be way bigger than the LA Kings in general. The Anaheim Ducks don't even register. I'm sure it's like this in other cities as well. Some of these MLS teams are on par if not bigger than their hockey counterpart locally

 

[CHICAGO]

THERES 62 MILLION HISPANICS
IN AMERICA....

THERES ALSO PPL
OF FRENCH/AFRICAN HERITAGE
IN THIS COUNTRY WHO HAD A ROOTING INTEREST.

ADD TO THE FACT AMERICANS
TREAT THE WORLD CUP LIKE
MARCH MADNESS...
ITS A PARTY EVENT
FOR A SPORT NO ONE WATCHES
OUTSIDE OF TOURNEY TIME.


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[bigde09]

is it really necessary though? it would be a way of exposing the idiots who would actually be dense enough to think that's global when everyone knows that number starts at half whatever the world's population is and goes from there.

That’s exactly what happened on the 1st page

 

[King Static X]

NHL is #4 here in the States but that's mainly cause they're an older league and have better TV contracts than the MLS. But low key here in LA the Galaxy & LAFC are talked about and seem to be way bigger than the LA Kings in general. The Anaheim Ducks don't even register. I'm sure it's like this in other cities as well. Some of these MLS teams are on par if not bigger than their hockey counterpart locally

Yeah but I'm sure when the Kings won those 2 Stanley Cups in 2012 & 2014 barely anyone was talking about the LA Galaxy (even though the Galaxy won 3 MLS Cups in 2011, 2012 & 2014). Anyways, Los Angeles is not the best market to be talking about the popularity of ice hockey.

Ice hockey as the name suggests is a cold weather sport. Ice hockey is the strongest in the coldest parts of the country (the Midwest and Northeast). Those regions are also where hockey first became big in America and is home to the NHL's "Original Six" teams.

 

[Rocket Scientist]

10 Am on a Sunday (Eastern) most people are out&about ,sleeping,church (for some),working. You will never get Super Bowl numbers or half of those #s in America unless its America vs Brazil in the World Cup Final or something. Numbers would have been higher if this World Cup was in the Summertime imo.

 

[Joe Sixpack]

That shyt was incredible I enjoyed the hell out that Final

I always watch the World Cup

 

[levitate]

Its very telling that the a sport Americans generally don't care about does better TV ratings than the NBA finals, the NHL finals and the MLB finals. Of course the NFL is different but that's 3 of the big 4 sports in the US

I mean your comparison would be apt if the NBA finals was once every 4 years….and One game.

You’re comparing apples…and automobiles.

 

[Ohene]

somewhat low considering the other games (sans CFP) are full series and not one game.

super bowl is just next level

maybe its cause all the females tune into the halftime foolishness

 

[King Static X]

I'm confusing. I just quoted your post and shared the convo and replies. I haven't changed anything at all and am pretty clear. You were the one who decided to say @cobra said something that he did not say.

I am not even debating you, I am pointing out a mistake in your posts and you are pretending I can't read what was written when you were the one who was dismissing what @cobra said because you confused yourself.

Cobra said soccer has surpassed hockey and is close to eclipsing baseball. Did you not reply, dismissively, with "Nah, the NHL is way bigger than the MLS. Hockey is still #4."?

Where am I confusing anything?

And breh, you shouldn't be talking down people when you aren't consistent with what you are saying. You aren't as smart as you think, my guy. Relax and be clearer.

Unnecessary comment and the same can be said to you


Also, what I wrote to Cobra was not "dismissive". I was just factually correcting his statement.

All you had to say is that you took it the wrong way - even though, you weren't apart of the conversation.

 

[mastermind]

Also, what I wrote to Cobra was not "dismissive". I was just factually correcting his statement.

nah, it was dismissive. And its goofy you still haven't acknowledged that you made a mistake in your post.

Again:

These are great numbers. Soccer obviously is still the 5th most popular sport in the country but it's growing in popularity.


The 2026 World Cup is going to do MASSIVE numbers. It's going to be hosted here in North America (US, Canada & Mexico) with most of the games being played in the US. That World Cup also lines up with America's 250th birthday - the festivities are going to be amazing

it has eclipsed hockey, i think
quickly catching up to baseball

Nah, the NHL is way bigger than the MLS. Hockey is still #4.

@cobra never talked about the leagues.

Then you said this to @Spade

The nhl is bigger than the mls. Soccer the sport is bigger than hockey. MLS isn’t even the most viewed soccer league in this country.

Yeah, I never said that hockey was bigger than soccer. That wasn't apart of the discussion

you dismissed both and won't acknowledge YOUR error.