Comments on: Marketing MLS on TV in America http://soccerlens.com/marketing-mls-on-tv-in-america/26159/ Football News Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:36:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Kartik Krishnaiyer http://soccerlens.com/marketing-mls-on-tv-in-america/26159/#comment-113960 Kartik Krishnaiyer Sat, 11 Apr 2009 15:37:36 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/?p=26159#comment-113960 I agree totally. MLS borders in unwatchable. To be honest USL provides a similar product without all the hubris and annoying self promotion. WPS provides higher quality football than MLS after just three weeks. Most European football fans watch MLS and think it's totally unwatchable. Many Latin fans look at the poor first touches, the inability of most MLS players to hold the ball and all the bad giveaways and ridicule the American game. I'd rather MLS get less exposure for now: the TV ratings on ESPN in 2008 were lower than in 1998. Much of this has to do with the availability of other football on American TV but also because MLS has failed to meet the expectations of those of us who have watched the league since its inception. I agree totally. MLS borders in unwatchable. To be honest USL provides a similar product without all the hubris and annoying self promotion. WPS provides higher quality football than MLS after just three weeks.

Most European football fans watch MLS and think it’s totally unwatchable. Many Latin fans look at the poor first touches, the inability of most MLS players to hold the ball and all the bad giveaways and ridicule the American game.

I’d rather MLS get less exposure for now: the TV ratings on ESPN in 2008 were lower than in 1998. Much of this has to do with the availability of other football on American TV but also because MLS has failed to meet the expectations of those of us who have watched the league since its inception.

]]> By: A. Ruiz http://soccerlens.com/marketing-mls-on-tv-in-america/26159/#comment-113902 A. Ruiz Thu, 09 Apr 2009 22:46:54 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/?p=26159#comment-113902 You mean, like Chivas USA! How's that working for them? Didn't they have only 800+ season ticket holders last year? You mean, like Chivas USA!

How’s that working for them? Didn’t they have only 800+ season ticket holders last year?

]]> By: Matt http://soccerlens.com/marketing-mls-on-tv-in-america/26159/#comment-113898 Matt Thu, 09 Apr 2009 21:49:53 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/?p=26159#comment-113898 No Barca USA please. If, for example, Barcelona wants to have a team in MLS, it should be a stand alone product - not Barca Jr. No Barca USA please. If, for example, Barcelona wants to have a team in MLS, it should be a stand alone product – not Barca Jr.

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