By Paul Gardner It was asking too much to imagine that we could get through this tournament without at least one egregious miscall by a referee. And now it’shappened — the screw-up arrived yesterday, stamped “Made In Italy,” and it was Mexico that suffered. With the score between Argentina and Mexico still at 0-0 after […]
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USA-Ghana is most-watched men's game in USA ever
[TELEVISION WATCH] Saturday’s USA-Ghana was the most-watched men’s soccer game ever, averaging 9,455,000 households and 14,863,000 viewers, based on fastnationals. The 1999 Women’s World Cup final between the USA and China at the Rose Bowl averaged more households (11,307,000) and viewers (17,975,000). The USA-Ghana match,which drew a 8.2 rating, is the third highest-rated men’s game […]
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How many folks were watching?
[MY VIEW] Just how many folks were watching USA-Algeria Wednesday morning? Let’s do the math … Totaling the number of the viewers isn’t easy inthis age of multiple platforms, but here’s a start: 6.2 million (ESPN) 2.2million (Univision) 1.1 million (ESPN3.com) 650,000 (ESPN Mobile) That totals almost 10.2million viewers (and doesn’t include those who watched […]
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Viewership records set by USA-Algeria
[TELEVISION WATCH] Wednesday’s broadcast of the USA-Algeria game on ESPN was the the highest-rated and most-watched soccer game in the history of ESPNnetworks, delivering a 4.6 rating (4.0 household U.S. rating), 4,582,000 households and 6,161,000 viewers. Significantly, the broadcast was the highest-rated program of the day on anynetwork among two key demographic groups, males 18-34 […]
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Records broken for USA-Slovenia broadcast
[TELEVISION WATCH] More than 3.9 million households watched Friday’s USA-Slovenia game on ESPN, making it the most-watched game in terms of households in thehistory of ESPN networks. Just as it was for the USA-England game, San Diego had the highest rating of any market with a 8.5. The USA-Slovenia game ranks third among viewers (5,200,000),behind […]
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Casillas' girlfriend blamed for loss
[SPAIN] How angry are Spaniards about losing to Switzerland? Some are blaming sideline reporter Sara Carbonero — thegirlfriend of Iker Casillas — for distracting the Spanish goalie on the Swiss goal. To make matters, it was Carbonero’s job after the game to ask Casillas whatwent wrong … Carbonero, a sideline reporter for Telecinco, didn’t pull […]
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Orange mini-skirts are no-no
[OFF THE POST] A group of young Dutch women were detained by authorities after Monday’s Netherlands-Denmark game, and ITV World Cup play-by-play commentator,former Jamaican international Robbie Earle, was fired after tickets issued in his name ended up in their hands to get into the game. The transgression of theyoung women? Dressing up in orange mini-skirts. […]
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Viewers double on ABC, ESPN and Univision
[TELEVISION WATCH] It comes as no surprise, given the hype and extensive promotional efforts surrounding the World Cup, that the early broadcasts on ESPN, ABCand Univision have drawn record ratings and viewerships. The USA-England game on ABC was the most-viewed first-round game ever with a 7.3 household rating and 12,956,000 viewers, based onfast nationals. It […]
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U.S. fans can get their fix at Studio90
[WEB VIDEO WATCH] Although the domestic television coverage of the 2010 World Cup is the most indepth American audiences have seen, for some diehard fans itsimply isn’t enough. If you’re looking for even more coverage of the boys in stars and stripes in South Africa, head over to ussoccer.com and check out its Studio90 web […]
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Brilliant images, shoddy commentary
[TELEVISION WATCH] The broadcast of the World Cup opener provided brilliant, efficient replays, making ESPN color commentator Efan Ekoku‘sblundering analysis of the first-half offside call even more puzzling. In the 38th minute, Carlos Vela’s header into the South African goal was quickly and correctlyruled offside by referee Ravshan Irmatov. Vela had struck after a Mexico […]