Comments on: Is TV starting to like Soccer? http://www.ericpz.com/soccer/is-tv-starting-to-like-soccer/ Many wonder what's going on in my head...most wonder if anything is going on, here's a place to find out. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:40:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: ericpz http://www.ericpz.com/soccer/is-tv-starting-to-like-soccer/comment-page-1/#comment-1785 ericpz Thu, 13 Aug 2009 19:48:28 +0000 http://www.ericpz.com/?p=2996#comment-1785 Excellent. It doesn't happen often but it's nice when I'm on the right track. ;) Excellent. It doesn’t happen often but it’s nice when I’m on the right track. ;)

]]> By: Tom http://www.ericpz.com/soccer/is-tv-starting-to-like-soccer/comment-page-1/#comment-1784 Tom Thu, 13 Aug 2009 19:36:08 +0000 http://www.ericpz.com/?p=2996#comment-1784 I just checked the ESPN International schedule, and it looks like they didn't show the U.S.-Mexico game there either, which only reinforces your point, I think. I just checked the ESPN International schedule, and it looks like they didn’t show the U.S.-Mexico game there either, which only reinforces your point, I think.

]]> By: ericpz http://www.ericpz.com/soccer/is-tv-starting-to-like-soccer/comment-page-1/#comment-1782 ericpz Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:10:12 +0000 http://www.ericpz.com/?p=2996#comment-1782 12 years ago, was when ESPN first started to carry rights to some matches. Heck, for all I know USSF had the rights and then bought time on ESPN. Either way, the fact that ESPN sees money to be made on soccer which isn't just the World Cup is yet another step. To send a crew to Mexico City for a match they will only get to broadcast in countries other than the two playing...It's another baby step but it's relevant....which is why I brought it up. Would ESPN have thought there was money to be made on the USA/Mexico soccer property even 8 years ago? 12 years ago, was when ESPN first started to carry rights to some matches. Heck, for all I know USSF had the rights and then bought time on ESPN. Either way, the fact that ESPN sees money to be made on soccer which isn’t just the World Cup is yet another step. To send a crew to Mexico City for a match they will only get to broadcast in countries other than the two playing…It’s another baby step but it’s relevant….which is why I brought it up. Would ESPN have thought there was money to be made on the USA/Mexico soccer property even 8 years ago?

]]> By: KT http://www.ericpz.com/soccer/is-tv-starting-to-like-soccer/comment-page-1/#comment-1779 KT Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:46:46 +0000 http://www.ericpz.com/?p=2996#comment-1779 If it was the US at Honduras and, for some reason, ESPN didn't have the rights to that game, do you think they'd go through the trouble of pre-and-postgame shows? It's because it's Mexico. It can make some money for them. That's all ESPN cares about. There are certain soccer properties that can make money. USA/Mexico is one of them. If it was the US at Honduras and, for some reason, ESPN didn’t have the rights to that game, do you think they’d go through the trouble of pre-and-postgame shows?

It’s because it’s Mexico. It can make some money for them. That’s all ESPN cares about. There are certain soccer properties that can make money. USA/Mexico is one of them.

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