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Yes, very few care. It does not help that US teams have such cringe-worthy names: Minnesota Vikings (who cares about the Scandinavian heritage in the region), New England Patriots, Washington Redskins, etc.
The owner of Rams relocated the team from St. Louis to Los Angeles five years ago. What about relocating Liverpool FC to Birmingham or Borussia Dortmund to Hamburg? It is all about the $$$ in the US.
All the EPL games are on NBC, and nobody in America even watches them, because the TV ratings are so pathetic. They average 331 thousand per match, in a country of 332 Million people! Even the Los Angeles Rams owner, who also owns Arsenal F.C. could care less about his own team, because he doesn’t even attend their matches, but makes sure he is at every Rams game. By the way the LA Rams were in LA, before St. Louis, and still maintained their large fan base in Los Angeles, even after many years in St. Louis.
Nobody in America even watches the EPL, the TV ratings are absolutely pathetic. They average 331 thousand per match, in a country of 332 Million people! The Los Angeles Rams American owner, owns Arsenal F.C. and doesn’t even attend their matches, but he is at every Rams game.
Even if that were true (and I don't believe it is) it doesn't change anything!! The Premier Leeague IS the worlds most popular sports league...........and by some distance!! The next most popular are 'other' football leagues, whether the US watches or not won't change that fact!
All the EPL games are on NBC, and nobody in America even watches them, because the TV ratings are so pathetic. They average 331 thousand per match, in a country of 332 Million people! Even the Los Angeles Rams owner, who also owns Arsenal F.C. could care less about his own team, because he doesn’t even attend their matches, but makes sure he is at every Rams game. By the way the LA Rams were in LA, before St. Louis, and still maintained their large fan base in Los Angeles, even after many years in St. Louis.
Are we supposed to take a sport seriously when the teams themselves get moved about the country! Unbelievable! lol.
Even if that were true (and I don't believe it is) it doesn't change anything!! The Premier Leeague IS the worlds most popular sports league...........and by some distance!! The next most popular are 'other' football leagues, whether the US watches or not won't change that fact!
Just google NBC TV ratings for English Premier League. Last year they only averaged 220,000 per match, so it’s actually up a little. When the EPL matches were first broadcast on NBC, they averaged 450,000 viewers per match, so many people lost interest, after the first year they were on NBC. That is still pathetic, in a country of 332,000,000. The NFL gets 50,000,000 per game! See how insignificant the EPL is, in the 3rd most population country in the world. The largest rating NBC got for a single EPL match, is a Boxing Day match Chelsea vs Arsenal of 1.2 million people.
Are we supposed to take a sport seriously when the teams themselves get moved about the country! Unbelievable! lol.
It is rare, usually because of stadium issues. The Rams moved from LA to St Louis. Now there back in LA, and play in 5 billion dollar (3.8 billion pounds) Sofi Stadium, the most expensive stadium ever built.
Football is also not that popular in America because historically for them it used to be a sport that mostly females play and because of their conservative ways they reject change/progress, that's why so many are still walking around with a gun like in the old wild west. Their most popular sport: American Football is one where 90% of the players had concussions and die a decade or 2 earlier than the average 1st world human because of it plus what's up with the commercial breaks every 2 minutes killing the game? Can't you guys come with modern rules where players have to focus longer than 30 seconds at a time?
It’s starting to get a bit cruel, Vindag: you’re like a boxer forced in a corner, your guard up, trying desperately and ineffectively to deflect the storm of blows directed at you.
If I were you, I’d throw in the towel and admit defeat, i.e. football (soccer) is the greatest game on earth
It is rare, usually because of stadium issues. The Rams moved from LA to St Louis. Now there back in LA, and play in 5 billion dollar (3.8 billion pounds) Sofi Stadium, the most expensive stadium ever built.
Its not rare at all over there.
American teams move half of the country like its nothing.
a big middle finger to the loyal fans because money over everything right?
Minneapolis to Los Angeles, Philadelphia to San Francisco, Buffalo to San Diego, New Orleans to Salt Lake City, Seattle to Oklahoma City, Kansas City to Sacramento and St.Louis to Atlanta just to name a few... and these are only NBA teams.
Football teams in Europe are in the same location after more than a century.
That's why bandwagon fans are way less common over here.
It’s starting to get a bit cruel, Vindag: you’re like a boxer forced in a corner, your guard up, trying desperately and ineffectively to deflect the storm of blows directed at you.
If I were you, I’d throw in the towel and admit defeat, i.e. football (soccer) is the greatest game on earth
Google the TV ratings for NBC, The English Premier League, and you will see how pathetic they are in America. The USA is a country of 332,000,000. The EPL over the many years on NBC, has averaged anywhere from 200 to 450 thousand viewers per match. The largest ever for a single match, was on a Boxing Day (whatever that is) Arsenal vs Chelsea at a puny 1.2 million viewers. The NFL gets 50,000,000 viewers per game!
Football is also not that popular in America because historically for them it used to be a sport that mostly females play and because of their conservative ways they reject change/progress, that's why so many are still walking around with a gun like in the old wild west. Their most popular sport: American Football is one where 90% of the players had concussions and die a decade or 2 earlier than the average 1st world human because of it plus what's up with the commercial breaks every 2 minutes killing the game? Can't you guys come with modern rules where players have to focus longer than 30 seconds at a time?
More nonsense from you. American men have played soccer for years! For God Sakes the American Men defeated England in the 1950 World Cup. Soccer is not popular, as a spectator sport, because the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, NCAA Football and NCAA Basketball are superior sports. End of story!
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It is all about the $$$ in the US.
Are we supposed to take a sport seriously when the teams themselves get moved about the country! Unbelievable! lol.
