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American soccer fan base surges

American soccer’s fan base has grown to 75.2 million in July 2026 from 66.8 million in July 2025, according to Nielsen’s proprietary Fan Insights data report. That is the World Cup effect: an increase of 12 percent. That’s more than the previous five years combined, according to Nielsen, a 10.9% leap from May 2020 to May 2025. The size of the fan base puts the USA right behind Brazil as the world’s largest soccer countries where the men’s national team is a regular World Cup participant.

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Soccer Media Watch: Rebecca Lowe to anchor Netflix’s Women’s World Cup coverage

This summer Rebecca Lowe, to great reviews, hosted Fox’s broadcast coverage for the 2026 World Cup. Next summer she will join Netflix’s broadcast team for the 2027 Women’s World Cup 2027 as a lead host, streaming live in the U.S. and Canada. Lowe has anchored NBC Sports’ Premier League coverage, a position she has had since […]

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