The exploding popularity of soccer in the US



NBC paid $2.7 BILLION for Premier League rights and and a new MLS TV contract is around the corner. Is Soccer’s popularity finally hitting the point where it will overtake America’s more favored sports?

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35 opiniones en “The exploding popularity of soccer in the US”

  2. I foresee the americans becoming a powerhouse in football as well in the future just like they are in most other sports, and I say that somewhat begrudgingly as a european. As of right now they're just a bit late to the party.

  3. The reason why American soccer isn’t really “getting there” is because they are more focused on making money from the sport than actually playing the sport and winning games. Soccer is just another cash cow for the networks and club owners.

  6. This is my only issue with soccer, and it’s my american ignorance, Im still confused about how the seasons work. I guess the leagues pause often to participate in various tournaments… which is atypical of other American sports. There’s so many tournaments it’s weird lol. But I’m getting into it big time

  11. Football (soccer) should’ve leapfrogged the NHL from Day one. Simply due to the accessibility to play it anywhere at any climate & all you need is the ball and some make shift goals using a couple of coats, whilst Hockey is filled with pads and ice. Through that you would’ve thought generations sooner would’ve taken to it, even on a domestic, but now with the idea on board and the online services, the game is exposed to American families that haven’t I guess.

  15. I’ve honestly consider getting into watching MLS or premier league. It looks like a fun sport and could be fun to add to my list of sports I watch (MLB, NFL, NHL, and NASCAR)

  16. The great thing about the European football scene in the US is that it has its own time slot because of the time difference that isn’t unreasonable for American viewers and doesn’t conflict with any Major US sports in their late afternoon/evening/night game time slots

  20. Football fan from Germany here….its beautiful to see the rise of the sport in the USA so they can share the Joy with the Rest of the world finally. Eventually it will become not just a hobby or an interest but as in other countries world wide , a deep passion

  21. I want to strongly endorse your praise of NBC’s coverage of Premier League. It takes a smart, straightforward tone without all the forced happy chat or fake provocation you get on Skye, Paramount or Fox. I really appreciate that—to the point that it becomes hard for me to listen to the others.

  22. I started watching the sport in 2009, I remember watching Premier League games on ESPN 2 (and FSC), the match where Arsenal destroyed Everton at Goodison Park was the first match I ever watched on ESPN 2.

    During the 2010-2011 season they showed a decent amount of Monday night (in England) matches on ESPN 2 and I always made it a point to watch those games.

    Given what they could do with their limited licensing rights,

    ESPN, not in terms of how the sport was covered on shows like Sportsnation, PTI, Around The Horn…etc. Shows where soccer was not often spoke of well, did a solid job in broadcasting the EPL during that time (and to an extent, the sport in general).

    I think it’s understated how much ESPN helped grow the EPL and in general soccer in the U.S. for the 4 year span they had the limited rights to the EPL.

  26. In 15 years the most popular leagues in America will be the NBA, NFL, Super League (or whatever it gets called), MLB, Liga MX, NHL and MLS. In that order.

  28. willing? more like forced to switch to digital. ESPN+, Peacock, and Paramount+ all built their product around soccer. Its just a question of which one I want to pay for.

  33. Jake… this video was great but you ignored the number 1 league watched in the US…. Liga MX…. How much would that have added to the valuations you mentioned… I'm not a MX fan but if it's soccer in general we're talking about you have to mention this league. You mentioned respect a lot in your video as a reason for growth right… One other thought I have on this is that the fact that ESPN and other major media outlets never picked up the sport locally and internationally in my opinion, has lead to the growth of great channels like yours, 11Yanks, Tactical, etc. Now there's an abundance of really good and diverse content. Much better than anything SportsCenter would do. I think y'all are part of the growth here in the US! All the best and keep putting out your great content.

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