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MLS Outperforming EPL on American TV
majorleaguesoccertalk.com - 23 days ago
MLS Outperforming EPL on American TV
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The Barclays Premier League may be the most popular sports league in the world, but it is not the most popular football league in the United States. That distinction would fall to the Mexican League. But now, we have empirical data that the EPL is trailing our own top flight domestic ...

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American Soccer News:  MLS TV numbers don’t lie, but they can certainly be taken out of context

Major League Soccer (MLS) Rumors - For the time between the games:  REPORT: MLS Outperforming English Premier League Ratings on American TV

Sounder At Heart:  MLS Cup Final on Field Turf

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MLS TV numbers don’t lie, but they can certainly be taken out of context
American Soccer News — ... MLS games average on FSC. Obviously a direct comparison is not fair because ESPN2 is available in far more households than FSC is (98 million vs. 35 million, according to the USA Today piece). But what are ESPN2’s numbers for MLS? According to the Sports Business Daily (subscription required), these are up to 290,000 this season, which is more than what ESPN2 has been drawing for the EPL! Does this mean MLS is now outperforming the EPL on U.S. television, as MLS Talk argues? Not quite. The numbers again need to be put into context. ...

REPORT: MLS Outperforming English Premier League Ratings on American TV
Major League Soccer (MLS) Rumors - For the time between the games — This excerpt comes from our friend and partner Major League Soccer Talk: MLS Outperforming EPL on American TV by Kartik Krishnaiyer on November 2, 2009 · 20 comments The Barclays Premier League may be the most popular sports league in the world, but it is not the most popular football league in the United States. That distinction would fall to the Mexican League. But now, we have empirical data that the EPL is trailing our own top flight domestic league, Major League Soccer in interest, awareness and support. MLS ...

MLS Cup Final on Field Turf
Sounder At Heart — Yes, MLS fans, despite all that is right with this league you still get your opportunity to bitch and moan. Qwest Field will be Field Turf for the Cup Final , as the temporary sod would have been unsafe for players. - MLS worked very closely with the Qwest Field and Sounders FC staff to analyze all of the options to bring in temporary natural grass for MLS Cup at Qwest Field. - One of the top priorities for this year’s championship match is to provide the safest and best playing surface possible for both teams, and after extensive research (MLS) collectively believes ...

Some News for Mon Nov 2, 2009
du Nord — ... Kartik Krishnaiyer of MLS Talk reports that MLS is the second most watched soccer league on TV in America - behind the Mexican league, not the EPL! ...

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