The Football Thread - 17/18 Season

[ArchangelMadzz]

Ka-pi96 said:

ArchangelMadzz said:

Again. It's not a popular sport in America. A new swimming team competing against the top swimmers in the countryisn't gonna sell out Old Trafford. 

$200m is a lot to pay to broadcast the World Cup for a sport that's not popular...

I take it you don't understand how expensive exclusive TV rights are.. 

BT is paying 400 million dollars every year for the exclusive british broadcasting rights of the Champions league and Europa league to the UK. Population of 65 million people. 

8.3% of Americans claim that 'Soccer' is their favourite sport. A newer list shows that it is the 5th most watched sport in the US. That also includes Premier League and all the other leagues as well. So 5th puts it on the same ranking as Speedway in the UK.

Speedway.