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Why Does Soccer Receive So Little Media Attention?
Adan-Laurence, 2007-07-19 14:11:06
I've always been wondering why soccer has been receiving so little media attention on tv. I see them showing poker games, the world's strongest man contest, nascar etc. etc. but no soccer games really. even though I believe there would be high enough ratings for it on tv by far with all the people here from different countries and diverse ethnic backgrounds. mexican channels here in the states always get huge ratings from it. so why don't american channels catch on? is there something against soccer that they would rather show any sport in the world except soccer?
2007-07-19 16:27:24 Denae-Bollinger wrote: i guess it's because they are afraid that soccer it's going to take over the audience in america, and that's not good for all the marketing that involves your football, i mean, soccer it's by far the best sport and the most watched around the world, and only in the us and canada it's not like that. i think that there should be a total change of mind in the american society for letting more media spaces for soccer, i mean, here in uruguay in the mornings they show the american sportscenter and it's incredible the lack of attention they give to soccer, only some goals and nothing more, even after the champions league final they only showed the goals, the celebration and that's it... i didn't saw it after the world cup final but i guess they didn't showed much, it was only watched by more than a billion people but, that's nothing...
2007-07-19 16:46:16 Ulysses-Akers wrote: I.boring, eh? how about watching a bunch of guys (half of them overweight) standing around, watching one guy toss a ball hoping another guy won't hit the ball with a wooden stick. toss, swing, repeat. this goes on for several hours. wow, now that's real excitement.II.if there is cultural bias against football (soccer), it's not soley because the sport is viewed as a "hispanic sport." such bias existed since around the second world war. prior to that, football was a pretty popular pastime, perhaps not on par with baseball, but there were many leagues formed around the U.S, primarily in large cities and in industrial towns with large immigrant populations. the fathers and grandfathers of today's "American patriots" were the irish, germans, italians, poles, etc. who played football and organized teams. it was the advent of WWII that really made soccer a "foreign sport" and subsequently soccer declined in the country. This is why in 1950, the United States had a decent team in the World Cup; the team was made up of players who had been playing since childhood before the war; subsequent generations would be born and raised outside the game, not knowing about it. Recent immigrants, many of whom of Latin American origin, would bring their love of football to the United States, and thus renewing the idea that football is a "foreign sport."III.sports reporters hate football. they hate it with all their guts. why? because they did not grow up with it, perhaps, and now see it as an intrusion into their sports pantheon. I don't know why they hate it, but they mostly do. many of them like American football and basketball, but they mythologize baseball. a lot. guys like bob costas with their stories/myths about the great players of years past, and the "great game" and "America's pastime" (even though American football is the most popular sport in the U.S. and has been since the mid-1970s). anyway, they hate soccer and don't want to see it succeed and they help shape the American sporting landscape.IV.people like to say that soccer will never make it because there's too many channels and other options. I'd like to think that soccer will be more succesful because there are a lot of channels and the internet gives the sport a bigger face than in years past. think about when NASL was around and there were only three channels (abc, nbc, cbs) there was no way that NASL could have made it. one game a week at most? now MLS may not be the television superstar the NFL is in the U.S. (after all American football is perfect for television, the way soccer is not) but it has a fighting chance and things look better for it in the future. it will take time, money and patience, and the MLS seems to understand that now. look for bigger things in the upcoming years...V.okay, so perhaps I did not answer this question exactly, but I hope to bring up some points that are relevant, especially after reading some other people's responses to this question.
2007-07-19 17:21:09 Devon-Hatcher wrote: idk thats y i never understood espn's saying "the world wide leader in sports" How the hell can u be the world wide leader when u never show the worlds biggest game???
2007-07-19 15:49:52 Bradly-Hall wrote: No offence and no scoring for 90 minutes or 60 minutes, whatever couldn't be more boring holdem or foldem poker series absolute 250 radio.
2007-07-19 15:49:16 Jamie-Mckendrick wrote: because americans are 2 interested in other sports n soccer fell at the bottem of the pile and honestly alotta ppl think its 4 queers n foighners EVEN THO IT AINT n they don wanna be apart of that
2007-07-19 15:56:27 Tamela-Poley wrote: . . . That is the typical American stance, and I share it. Maybe the arrival of Beckham will improve things for soccer-watchers, we'll just have to wait and see holdem or foldem poker series absolute radio. It is a snoozefest, as far as watching it holdem or foldem poker series absolute 250 radio. Playing it is fun, though.
2007-07-19 15:56:42 Kevin-Mildred wrote: well i the us, mainly because it does not sell, you can sell nfl football, basketball, but in soccer(football), they're is no interest whatsoever, that's why they re no media coverage
2007-07-19 15:55:13 Quinn-Harding wrote: because advertisers won't buy advertising space and the public doesn't care to watch sports that they simply aren't interested in holdem or foldem poker series absolute 250 radio. soccer is just not a sport that is accepted in the usa past the youth level. same thing can be said as to why baseball isn't played or shown in europe soccer club fundraiser holdem on absolute poker.
2007-07-19 19:39:27 Nidia-Rogers wrote: soccer is greatly sponsored and so owned by high handed stakeholders that puts it on only pay-tv. they just aren't very good. pay to watch or else, watch poker or golf.... if the european league was major league baseball, the mls is aa baseball. the popularity is killing itself.perhaps if the quality of soccer played in the us was as good as that around the world, it would receive more media attention, but i doubt it.
2007-07-19 17:09:49 Elizabet-Moonshower wrote: lol americans soccer is the biggest sport ever no other sport recieves as much attention then soccer the usa is the only country that doesn't actually give credit to soccer thats why soccer has many different channels that are only for that sport have yo ever heard of goal tv soccer 24 hours holdem or foldem poker series absolute 250 radio.
2007-07-19 20:28:19 Tynisha-Williams wrote: cos the game is sponsored by the bigwigs of media...skytv etc.... you got to pay to watch. its not to say no media attention but rather... getting expensive...
2007-07-19 15:54:09 Juan-Wentzel wrote: Somehow it is not very appealing to the US public but in most parts of the world it competes with religion and fans get too into it to the point of becoming everything in their lives
2007-07-19 16:27:09 Rebecca-Ryals wrote: i agree with flower girls very eloquent and thought provoking answer
2007-07-19 15:50:22 Dexter-Mench wrote: its a commie game goddammit soccer club fundraiser holdem on absolute poker.
2007-07-19 15:51:32 Keven-Elliott wrote: soccer is boring. at least to americans. yes, there probably is some cultural bias against it, a lot of americans aren't happy with latino culture in general right now. but the main thing is that watching a bunch of guys running back and forth kicking a ball, and never scoring, is plain boring. i have no idea what other countries see in it.
2007-07-19 15:49:42 Harry-Roche wrote: I don't know, the American public just never really caught on to the soccer fascination. I guess they figure the huge international fan base is enough...most people would rather watch international soccer games than American soccer games, anyway.The reason is because, the media believes Soccer is mostly targeted for hispanics, and hispanic media air all soccer games (including MLS). The only time you would really see soccer air on american tv would be during the World Cup.
2007-07-19 15:49:48 Mariano-Conrad wrote: Because soccer sucks
