Soccer beats Hockey in the US

[Tawnos]

I'm going to be honest, I don't really know how this thread has been sustained for as long as it has when the reality that soccer has passed hockey is more or less undeniable.

And like that's fine! But I'm a teacher and the level of penetration soccer has with teens is unfathomable. It may be objectively bigger than baseball before long.

It really depends on what you mean by “passed”… in terms of youth participation hockey was passed by soccer like 40 years ago. The sport has had a much harder time translating that to adult attention and by extension, dollars spent. It’s still WAY behind hockey in that regard, but it has been closing the gap.

So no, it’s not “undeniable” at all. It depends on your definition of what makes a sport bigger or smaller than another sport.

 

[DoyleG]

MLS Cup linear audience down massively on Fox in year two of Apple deal

The MLS Cup between the LA Galaxy and NY Red Bulls saw a sharp decline in its linear television audience on Fox.

awfulannouncing.com

USL Championship game outdrew the MLS Cup on network TV.