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Originally Posted by Well Dunn
wow maybe you shouldnt make a post about this kinda thing unless you have a clue what you are talking about. The super bowl is the most watched event on tv, first of all. Secondly we have soccer, it's just young and gaining popularity. Daft? How is american football daft? It is a multi-billion dollar a year business, and is one of the countries most popular sports. Soccer just isnt as popular here as it is in other parts of the world. Just accept the fact that america likes our version of football better. We also have rugby here to by the way. Soccer isnt as lucrative of an investment as football here, and doesnt get as many viewers, so the networks dont make much off ads. Do you honestly think that we dont have a pro soccer league, or do you think that this entire country is ignorant of the sport?
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The following table is cited from an article in the Media Guardian on
Dec 23, 2004:
1. Football: Euro 2004 final Portugal v Greece 153 million
2. Olympic Games: opening ceremony 127 million
3. Olympic Games: closing ceremony 96 million
4. American football: Super Bowl 95 million
5. Olympic Games: men's 100m metres 87 million
6. Olympic Games: men's 200m freestyle swimming 66 million
7. Formula one: Monaco grand prix 59 million
8. Football: Champions League final Porto v Monaco 56 million
9. Basketball: NBA finals 25 million
10.= Tennis: Wimbledon women's singles final 21 million
10.= Tennis: Wimbledon men's singles final 21 million
12. Cycling: Tour de France final stage 16 million
13.= Football: FA Cup final Millwall v Man Utd 9 million
13.= Horseracing: Grand National 9 million
15. Rowing: University Boat Race 5 million