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What needs to happen for ESPN to show love to the MLS.

Posted on 7/19/15 at 12:17 pm
Posted by cheesesteak501
The South
Member since Mar 2014
3152 posts
Posted on 7/19/15 at 12:17 pm
does the USMNT have to dominate to world. is it the shite TV ratings that prevents them.

I want something more 30 mins of ESPN FC and more than a game a week.
This post was edited on 7/19/15 at 12:19 pm
Posted by Broski
Member since Jun 2011
83371 posts
Posted on 7/19/15 at 12:17 pm to
A dedicated timeslot isn't love?
Posted by cheesesteak501
The South
Member since Mar 2014
3152 posts
Posted on 7/19/15 at 12:20 pm to
Not really. I'm just wondering how long until MLS is a pretty decent part of ESPN. Like how football is talked about during the offseason and when trades happen.
Posted by NamariTiger
Flower Mound, Texas
Member since Jun 2014
17746 posts
Posted on 7/19/15 at 12:37 pm to
Is there an MLS network? I feel they would have enough pull for it. Dish and Direct would make it part of their packages.
Posted by StraightCashHomey21
Aberdeen,NC
Member since Jul 2009
126858 posts
Posted on 7/19/15 at 1:07 pm to
They will when they start spending a billion dollars a year to show the MLS product like it does with the NFL.

This is exactly why the MLS need major TV contracts from abroad if it wants to become a top tier league.
Posted by cwil177
Baton Rouge
Member since Jun 2011
30134 posts
Posted on 7/19/15 at 1:09 pm to
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This is exactly why the MLS need major TV contracts from abroad if it wants to become a top tier league.


They've been working on it. It's very widely televised abroad now.
Posted by Dr RC
The Money Pit
Member since Aug 2011
61617 posts
Posted on 7/19/15 at 1:56 pm to
Give it time.

The league has only been playing games since 1996. If it was a person it wouldn't be old enough to legally buy beer.
Posted by StraightCashHomey21
Aberdeen,NC
Member since Jul 2009
126858 posts
Posted on 7/19/15 at 2:01 pm to
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They've been working on it. It's very widely televised abroad now.


Yea I know bc I watch multiple games a week but they are not big money deals.
Posted by cwil177
Baton Rouge
Member since Jun 2011
30134 posts
Posted on 7/19/15 at 2:11 pm to
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Yea I know bc I watch multiple games a week but they are not big money deals.


Please tell us how MLS can pull big money deals from abroad out of their arse. And don't say "raise/get rid of the salary cap" because that's what destroyed soccer in this country with the first version of the cosmos.
Posted by StraightCashHomey21
Aberdeen,NC
Member since Jul 2009
126858 posts
Posted on 7/19/15 at 2:34 pm to
It's going to take a while for it to compete getting big money deals home and abroad.
Posted by Tigertown in ATL
Georgia foothills
Member since Sep 2009
30431 posts
Posted on 7/19/15 at 4:39 pm to
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It's going to take a while for it to compete getting big money deals


Yep. All about the money.
Posted by G The Tiger Fan
Member since Apr 2015
117610 posts
Posted on 7/19/15 at 5:22 pm to
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I want something more 30 mins of ESPN FC and more than a game a week.
ESPN FC is 30 minutes each weekday and an hour on Sunday.

Better ratings would help. I thought I read the dedicated time slot was helping to improve the ratings.
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