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NinjaKlaus · 3897 days ago · link · · parent · post: The Day America Fell in Love with the World Cup

Proof the sport is catching on in the US is not only the record ratings ESPN has pulled in but also the fact Fox Sports and ESPN got into a bidding match for the next two World Cups, Fox won, and that NBC Sports bypassed it and instead made a deal to air 380 English Premier League games. I know just watching the world cup that I am now more likely to watch a Football/Soccer game than I am to watch the NBA.

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am_Unition · 3897 days ago · link ·

NBC Sports bypassed it

THANK GOD

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