http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2006/06/lure-of-the-local-passionate-postmortems-for-the-usa/ Soccer as a second language Mon, 26 Nov 2012 19:52:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2006/06/lure-of-the-local-passionate-postmortems-for-the-usa/comment-page-1/#comment-232 Ray Radlein Wed, 05 Jul 2006 16:13:36 +0000 http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/?p=169#comment-232 If it's any consolation, I weep over my Atlanta Beat decals, too (and my 30-year-old Tampa Bay Rowdies T-shirts, as well). If it’s any consolation, I weep over my Atlanta Beat decals, too (and my 30-year-old Tampa Bay Rowdies T-shirts, as well).

]]> http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2006/06/lure-of-the-local-passionate-postmortems-for-the-usa/comment-page-1/#comment-190 Brian Fri, 30 Jun 2006 18:17:31 +0000 http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/?p=169#comment-190 The "I Don't Care About the World Cup" whines in the US press are as predictable "The Ref Cost Us the Match" whines in other countries' press. But the bottom line is that this Cup has had record ratings on ESPN and ESPN2 despite the matches being played during most adults' workdays. And will the "Will the US ever care about soccer?" types bother to explain why, if there are hardly any fans of the sport, we have not one but two TV channels devoted solely to soccer? The “I Don’t Care About the World Cup” whines in the US press are as predictable “The Ref Cost Us the Match” whines in other countries’ press. But the bottom line is that this Cup has had record ratings on ESPN and ESPN2 despite the matches being played during most adults’ workdays. And will the “Will the US ever care about soccer?” types bother to explain why, if there are hardly any fans of the sport, we have not one but two TV channels devoted solely to soccer?

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