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USA/Brazil third most-watched U.S. National Team match ever on ESPN.
The final of the Confederations Cup pulled in nearly 4 million viewers on ESPN Sunday afternoon.The United States' loss to Brazil drew a 2.2 U.S. rating (2.6 cable) and 3.9 million viewers on ESPN, making the match the third-most viewed U.S. National Team match ever on ESPN. Only two World Cup ...
President Obama and Brazil’s Lula Soccer Trashtalk at G-8 Summit
President Obama and Brazil’s Lula Soccer Trashtalk at G-8 Summit
theoriginalwinger.com — In what has to be the first occurance of a US President engaged in international soccer smacktalk,... Brazilian President Luis Ignacio Lula Da Silva gave President Obama a signed Brazilian soccer jersey at today’s G-8 meeting, signed by the ... (more) President Obama and Brazil’s Lula Soccer Trashtalk at ...
USA Basketball
usabasketball.com — - - USA Wins First FIBA U19 World Championship Gold Since 1991 -- July 12, 2009 •... Auckland, New Zealand • Additional Quotes • Box Score The 18 year drought between FIBA U19 World Championships is over for the United States men. Behind 18 points ... (more) USA Basketball
The Confederations Cup: What We Learned
The Confederations Cup: What We Learned
thesportsbank.net — By: Sam Svoboda Many North American sports fans treat soccer the same way they treat track and... field, swimming and speed skating–as an “every four years sport”. Basically, they only pay attention during the World Cup. But recently, for possibly the first time I can ... (more) The Confederations Cup: What We Learned
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Weekend links with Jon Marthaler
Randball — ... , and why the NFL is all about matchups and execution, rather than zany offensive schemes. *And finally, a ratings note: the USA/Brazil Confederations Cup final was the third-highest rated match in US history . I heard several commentators set up and knock down an old straw man: “American soccer fans hope that this is the match that finally makes soccer popular in the USA.” I think American soccer fans don’t care what the rest of America thinks, except to hope that the ratings are high enough to keep the matches on TV. (And if nothing else, my favorite soccer writer ...

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