Showing posts with label la liga. Show all posts
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Sunday, January 3, 2021

PL Wins Electoral College

What if Electoral Votes went to the league with the most interest in each state via Google Trends? 

Covid has forced leagues to get creative. From "Project Restart" in England to "MLS is Back," the desire to get games on TV has clearly been intense. And for good reason. I believe that 2020 will prove to be a pivotal year in the ever-shifting soccer interest in the United States. TV numbers show that people were clearly looking for entertainment outside of their normal routine.

So, here's a fun way to look at interest over the last year.

FIRST UP...

A 3 party election. These three leagues are generally seen as the most popular in the United States. The PL is growing at a quick rate. Just a couple years ago, Liga MX was on top in terms of interest as measured by Google (important).

Electoral Votes:
399: Premier League
139: Liga MX
0: MLS

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A 2 party election between MLS and the Bundesliga. MLS big, but if I'm a party pollster for either side, I'm looking at the 97 electoral votes are within a 2 pt margin (SD, WI, AL, MA, TX, NC, IN). If ESPN can get the Bundesliga off the ground, I think we might see this change soon.

Electoral Votes:
371: MLS
167: Bundesliga




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La Liga v MLS (0 states within a 3 pt margin). Landslide.

Electoral Votes:
503: La Liga
35: MLS







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Italy's Serie A vs MLS is a surprise, even with the battleground states removed, it's a clear Serie A victory.

Head to head...

Electoral Votes:
384: Serie A
132: MLS
22: 50/50



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Wednesday, December 23, 2020

US Cable Soccer Viewership, Dec 15-21

The Premier League marches on, while the CONCACAF Champions League wraps up with strong viewership numbers (more info below the main table).

Notable this week are the La Liga matches on BEIN Sport Espanol. It is only in around 20 million homes (compare: TUDN 40m, ESPN 90m), so impressive numbers.

US Cable Soccer programs: December 15 - 21
Viewers (000)Event/GameNetworkDate
579PREMIER LEAGUE L: LEEDS/MAN UNITEDNBCSN20-Dec-20
555CONCACAF CHA LG20 2 12/19: LAFC VS AMERICATUDN19-Dec-20
514PREMIER LEAGUE L: TOTTENHAM/LIVERPOOLNBCSN16-Dec-20
511PREMIER LEAGUE L: MAN CITY/SOUTHAMPTONNBCSN19-Dec-20
459CONCACAF CHAMPIONS L: LAFC / CRUZ AZULTUDN16-Dec-20
449PREMIER LEAGUE L: LEICESTER/TOTTENHAMNBCSN20-Dec-20
373CONCACAF CHAMPIONS L: ATL/CLUB AMERICATUDN16-Dec-20
370PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIONBCSN19-Dec-20
358FUTBOL CENTRAL LTUDN16-Dec-20
344PREMIER LEAGUE L: WEST BROM/MAN CITYNBCSN15-Dec-20
322PREMIER LEAGUE L: WEST HAM/CHELSEANBCSN21-Dec-20
312PREMIER LEAGUE L: MAN UNITED/SHEFFIELDNBCSN17-Dec-20
305PREMIER LEAGUE L: CHELSEA/WOLVESNBCSN15-Dec-20
300FUTBOL CENTRAL PT SATTUDN19-Dec-20
297PREMIER LEAGUE L: LIVERPOOL/CRYSTAL PALACENBCSN19-Dec-20
292PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIONBCSN19-Dec-20
249PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIONBCSNDec 20, 20
248CONCACAF CHAMPIONS L: TIGRES/ NYCFCTUDNDec 15, 20
241PREMIER LEAGUE L: SOUTHAMPTON/ARSENALNBCSNDec 16, 20
216PREMIER LEAGUE L: ASTON VILLA/WEST BROMNBCSNDec 20, 20
211PREMIER LEAGUE L: BURNLEY/ASTON VILLANBCSNDec 17, 20
190PREMIER LG LIVE STUDIONBCSNDec 21, 20
181PREMIER LEAGUE L: WOLVES/BURNLEYNBCSNDec 21, 20
178FUTBOL CENTRAL LTUDNDec 15, 20
142PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONENBCSNDec 15, 20
139LALIGA SANTANDER MRQ-L: EIBAR/REAL MADRIDBEIN ESPDec 20, 20
136PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONENBCSNDec 16, 20
135CONCACAF CHAMPIONS L: OLIMPIA / MONTREALTUDNDec 15, 20
125LALIGA SANTANDER MRQ-L: BARCA/VALENCIABEIN ESPDec 19, 20
121LALIGA SANTANDER MRQ-L: BARCA/SOCIEDADBEIN ESPDec 16, 20
119PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONENBCSNDec 17, 20
112PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONENBCSNDec 21, 20
104LALIGA SANTANDER MRQ-L: REAL/ATHLETICBEIN ESPDec 15, 20
87CONCACAF CHAMP LEAGUE: SEMI:LAFC/AMERICAFS2Dec 19, 20
70PREMIER LEAGUE GOAL ZONENBCSNDec 20, 20


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CONCACAF Champions League viewership numbers are a surprise to me because when I was tracking numbers back in 2013-16 they were not that impressive. perhaps it is the inclusion of LAFC and Atlanta United that lifted the numbers. We'll see in 2021 how things look without them.

The tournament's TV numbers compared to ALL MLS in 2020, top 10 games. 

US Cable Soccer programs: Top 10, MLS + CONCACAF CHAMPS LEAGUE
Viewers (000)Event/GameNetworkDate
576CONCACAF CHAMPS:AMERICA/COMINICACIONESTUDN26-Feb-20
555CONCACAF CHA LG20 2 12/19: LAFC VS AMERICATUDN19-Dec-20
544CONCACAF CHAMPIONS L: AMERICA/ATLANTATUDN11-Mar-20
478MLS REGULAR SEASON: PHIL/NEW ENGLANDESPN24-Nov-20
464MLS REGULAR SEASON L: ORLANDO/MIAMIESPN8-Jul-20
463MLS REGULAR SEASON      L: LAFC/MIAMIESPN1-Mar-20
459CONCACAF CHAMPIONS L: LAFC / CRUZ AZULTUDN16-Dec-20
457MLS REGULAR SEASON      L: SEATTLE/LAFCESPN24-Nov-20
441CONCACAF CHAMPIONS L: LAFC / LEONTUDN27-Feb-20
436CONCACAF CHAMPS: COMUNICACIONES/AMERICATUDN19-Feb-20


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Sunday, May 24, 2015

PODCAST: Red Cards in Helltown - Season 2, Episode 6



Host Rick Gethin and analyst Larry Johnson are back this week talking soccer and also MLS. It's a jam-packed hour this week as we cover as much as we can, as quick as we can. Along with our normal SoundCloud post you can now also find us on iTunes. Just search "Helltown Beer" to subscribe. Thanks for listening!

02:20 HEADLINES
• "Our Open. Our ode. Our respect. Our homage to the armed forces."
• Lamar Hunt US Open Cup, catching up to date
• Who Crew SC may face
• NASL focus on the US Open Cup, motivated
• NASL = Apple, Microsoft = MLS (?)
• What's the prize? Something to play for
• Intensity between Columbus and Dayton years past
• Helltown will be posting up streams of Rd 3
• Red Cards in Helltown on iTunes
• 'Championship Sunday' in EPL, News, notes
• [Larry misplaces Rick's audio... LIVE!]
• A check on other leagues, Bundesliga call out

20:55 COLUMBUS CREW SC SEGMENT
• "Most human problems can be solved by an appropriate charge of high explosives"
• Jumping back to the San Jose away result
• Convo on teams playing late (eastern)
• Berhalter audio
• Wil Trapp still out
• Berhalter hitting a wall? Overbearing disciplinarian?
• Halfway through 3 year Berhalter plan
• Mapfre with a booth at German Village yard sale... approved?

37:32 NEWS AND NOTES
• "Market Garden"
• A couple minutes on Don Garber
• What's MLS doing to improve low TV ratings?
• TV ratings, Fox Sports 1, ESPN2
• A look at the MLS table
• Will Frank Lampard have impact this year, or no
• Might be too late for NYCFC's 1st season
• Seattle Sounders leading Supporters' Shield race

51:21 CLOSE, QUICK HIT
• "...one of those American Western Films"
• There is no "was" a Marine
• on the International Champions Cup in the USA
• MLS opens the door for this

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This weekend we remember those who have served and paid the ultimate price for our freedoms. 
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