Football is still a very niche interest in the US. Only a few hundred thousand people will watch any given EPL game on TV here. I can't think of a current EPL player that would be recognized walking down the street anywhere in the US. I have to constantly explain that no, I don't support Man U...
Became a football fan in general several years ago. Kids started playing seriously and we started attending Real Salt Lake matches (MLS). In about 2013, NBC obtained the rights to EPL games and its coverage is incredible. Started watching, wasn't attracted to clubs Americans were already...
You think Aguero feels no connection to the shirt? To the club? To the fans? It's given him hardware and wealth beyond imagine. Plus he could easily force a move. I'm not naive, but I'm certainly not as cynical as that. Can't imagine there's any joy in the game for you.
Sometimes they're going to stop, sometimes they're not going to stop. We don't own them.
At the last home game of the 2015 season Aguero was circling the pitch holding his Golden Boot trophy and called a woman who was sitting by me out of the crowd to sign a poster she was waving. Lovely...
We've definitely been spoiled by NBC's coverage. I wasn't too bothered by this change but didn't know about the streaming. I assumed the Premier League Extra Time channels would still be there but at a premium. Hope the streaming works.
I started following the Prem from abroad in 2013, when NBC began its massive coverage of the league and began broadcasting every league match. I was instantly drawn to City for a number of reasons. Thrilling to watch, primarily, but also still a relatively unknown team in the US compared to...
Really? Pep needs better attacking players? He has Aguero, Silva, DeBruyne, Sane, Sterling, Yaya. Who do you want him to buy? If he can't get it done at home against Stoke with these players I'm not sure what you think he brings to the table.
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