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1. NFL (Super Bowl, NBC) 99,178,000 viewers (38,446,000)
2. World Cup (Final, FOX/Telemundo) *22,317,000 viewers (10,153,000)
3. College Football (CFP Championship, ESPN) 22,257,000 viewers (8,072,000)
4. College Basketball (NCAA men's final, TBS/TNT/TruTV) 17,052,000 viewers (6,160,000)
5. NBA (Finals Game 6, ABC) 13,992,000 viewers (5,636,000)
Note: In parentheses are viewers in 18-49 demographic. Source: SkedBall
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Soccer America Top of the NewsAlmost all weekend games will played on Saturday nights, as part of MLS's new broadcast deal with Apple TV. Read the whole story
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The 2023 MLS season kicks off on Feb. 25 with 13 games,. Read the whole story
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Soccer America ConfidentialThe Qatari national team looked like an English fifth division outfit right from the very first kick, and exited without a single point. Read the whole story
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1. Lionel Messi (@leomessi, Dec. 18, 2022, after winning World Cup) 66.6 million
2. Chris Godfrey (@world_record_egg, Jan. 4, 2019, photo of an egg), 57.5 million
3. Lionel Messi (@leomessi, Dec. 20, 2022, in bed with World Cup trophy) 43.5 million
4. Cristiano Ronaldo (@cristiano, Nov. 19, 2022, playing chess with Messi) 42.2 million
5. Lionel Messi (@leomessi, Dec. 19, 2022, on plane with World Cup trophy) 38.3 million -
Soccer America ConfidentialEven with 2 a.m. kickoffs, Richmond Republic Draught House in San Francisco opened for all 64 World Cup games. Read the whole story
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About 4 million people hit the streets of Buenos Aires when Messi and Co., returned with the World Cup trophy. Read the whole story
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• Teams. The 24 teams, all returning from 2022, will be divided into two conferences -- 12 in the Eastern Conference and 12 in the Western Conference.
• Games. Each team will play 34 games, two against each of its conference rivals and one against each team in the opposing conference.
• Schedule. The regular season will begin March 11 and end Oct. 14. The playoffs will remain a single-elimination format and end with the final in November. -
Qatar's closest allies have sought reassurances that recent reforms will stay in place. Read the whole story
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1. Every tough change Deschamps made improved France. It just wasn’t his day By Jesse Marsch (The Athletic)
2. How Lionel Messi’s ‘bisht’ exposed Western media’s racism again By Ahmed Twaij (Al Jazeera)
3. Will this device protect athletes’ brains, or only make them think it does? By Matthew Futterman (New York Times)
