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Remember when the Euros were on PPV?
Posted on 6/14/16 at 9:28 pm
Posted on 6/14/16 at 9:28 pm
I was thinking back to the 2004 Euros when my dad and I ordered the entire tournament on PPV for 200 bucks. Those were the days before online streams were easy to find and the tournament hardly got a mention on any American network or website.
Twelve years later and not only are all the games on basic cable TV, but the whole tournament is being covered like a major sporting event in the US.
I also remember when the only hints that the EPL existed were on an obscure channel called Fox Sports World. It's really amazing how far soccer has come this past decade in the American media. The advancement in the past decade dwarfs the impact of the 94 World Cup.
Twelve years later and not only are all the games on basic cable TV, but the whole tournament is being covered like a major sporting event in the US.
I also remember when the only hints that the EPL existed were on an obscure channel called Fox Sports World. It's really amazing how far soccer has come this past decade in the American media. The advancement in the past decade dwarfs the impact of the 94 World Cup.
This post was edited on 6/14/16 at 9:30 pm
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Posted on 6/14/16 at 9:34 pm to TheWalrus
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obscure channel called Fox Sports World
The GOAT
Posted on 6/14/16 at 9:34 pm to WarSlamEagle
Max Bretos was legendary on there.
Posted on 6/14/16 at 9:49 pm to TheWalrus
I watched every game of Euro 2000 on a pay per view package from Setanta at the LSU international students center
Posted on 6/14/16 at 9:49 pm to TheWalrus
People want immediate change but it takes time. It's really satisfying as a fan to see the steady growth of the sport here.
Posted on 6/14/16 at 9:53 pm to TheWalrus
2008 was probably about the first time I had heard of the Euros.
Posted on 6/14/16 at 9:56 pm to pvilleguru
Was that the first year they were televised on regular cable here? I remember watching it on ESPN that summer.
Posted on 6/14/16 at 10:02 pm to cwil177
Yep. And they had very legit coverage from the start. That was a fun tournament.
Posted on 6/14/16 at 10:05 pm to Keys Open Doors
2004 Euros, Czech Republic vs Netherlands is probably my favorite game of all time. It's an absolute crime that Czech team didn't win the tournament and Greece did.
Posted on 6/14/16 at 10:09 pm to cwil177
quote:I'm not sure. I don't even think I watched much of it.
Was that the first year they were televised on regular cable here? I remember watching it on ESPN that summer.
Posted on 6/14/16 at 10:13 pm to Keys Open Doors
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Setanta
I would have gone the rest of my life without remembering Setanta
Posted on 6/14/16 at 10:14 pm to TheWalrus
I was listening to the Euro 2004 through the BBC Sport radio feed. I remember the England/Portugal game (young Wayne "Mr. Potato Head" Rooney vs. young Cristiano Ronaldo) and how it went to PK's. I think they set age scoring records for the Euro's in that tournament.
12 years ago I sat around my dorm room with headphones on listening to a soccer match. Now I can watch any game with a group of friends. Times have changed indeed.
12 years ago I sat around my dorm room with headphones on listening to a soccer match. Now I can watch any game with a group of friends. Times have changed indeed.
Posted on 6/14/16 at 10:20 pm to McVick
Watched it at home. SCH, am I doing it right?
Posted on 6/14/16 at 10:36 pm to TheWalrus
I watched 2004 on televisa deportes and tv azteca. When Darius Vassell got taken down for a PEN against France the announcer was lit af
Posted on 6/14/16 at 10:43 pm to TheWalrus
Euro 2004. The pinnacle of Latvian football.
Posted on 6/14/16 at 11:11 pm to TheWalrus
I remember buying Sweden v England in 2000. Both squads had some Arsenal players.
We actually get all the premier league games. The later games are all blacked out in England and is illegal to stream them in pubs.
We actually get all the premier league games. The later games are all blacked out in England and is illegal to stream them in pubs.
This post was edited on 6/14/16 at 11:15 pm
Posted on 6/14/16 at 11:24 pm to TheWalrus
I'll never forget being at our deer lease back in 2000 and this one baw there staying up all throughout the early hours to watch the games.
I was only 10, so I didn't realize what the frick was going on, but I remember everyone thinking he was weird as frick for that. Wish I could have slammed a brew with him.
I was only 10, so I didn't realize what the frick was going on, but I remember everyone thinking he was weird as frick for that. Wish I could have slammed a brew with him.
Posted on 6/14/16 at 11:47 pm to McCaigBro69
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staying up all throughout the early hours to watch the games
2002 World Cup was the worst due to that.
Posted on 6/14/16 at 11:47 pm to McCaigBro69
DOUBLE
This post was edited on 6/14/16 at 11:48 pm
Posted on 6/15/16 at 2:09 am to TheWalrus
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obscure channel called Fox Sports World
how dare you
I had that shite in the late 90's on Dish Network
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Euros were on PPV?
Not all the matches were on PPV if you had Fox Sports World
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