Soccer Business Bits:USA/Brazil Ratings, Premier League Viewing & More

Posted on August 13, 2010 by Ben Berger

Sports Media Watch is reporting that the USA/Brazil match televised on ESPN2 drew almost 800,000 viewers on Tuesday night.  In Nielsen terms, that represents a .50 rating.  The number represents a significant increase over typical MLS broadcasts, which are often under 200,00 viewers.  The game also drew more viewers than the recent MLS All-Star game [...]

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Soccer Stadium Update: Philly, KC & Vancouver

Posted on April 27, 2010 by Ben Berger

It’s been a while, so we thought we would take a look at the construction progress at a couple of venues around MLS.  We’ll start with PPL Park, where the sod is down and the stadium is two months away from opening.  The Philadelphia Union provide this wonderful time lapse video of the sod installation.  [...]

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The Morning After: MLS & WPS Business Recap

Posted on August 3, 2009 by Ben Berger

Another weekend is in the books, as both MLS and WPS continue their march to the playoffs.  However, perhaps the highlight was the Barcelona/Galaxy friendly that drew more than 93k to the Rose Bowl.  Another huge crowd and another sign of the popularity of soccer in the US.  Stay tuned the rest of this week [...]

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