[Football] La Liga game in Miami

Green Cross Code Man said:

Sounds very unlikely given that the total population is around 345 million. That would be more than 1 in 5 watching.

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Javeaseagull said:

I would have thought that your figures make it more than likely! I am not sure of the figures as it was just something I saw on the telly but it made sense to me in that we are told it is the most watched football on the planet. The USA has a lot of people from all over the world that love their football and other sports. They even have a cricket league ffs. It’s a big country and thus a big market. They also have the World Cup coming up in 2 years. I can see them getting into it after all these years of FIFAl trying to break into that market.

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Green Cross Code Man said:

One in five watching would be absolutely incredible in the literal sense of the word.

This is from a US sports media site at the end of last season:

The 2023/24 Premier League season was the most watched campaign ever in the US, with broadcaster NBC reporting an average audience of 546,000 and 2.9 million viewers on the final day of the campaign.

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Easy 10 said:

So we could potentially cede home advantage to play Liverpool or Man City in downtown Detroit.

Yeah. Great.

*slow handclap*

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Iggle Piggle said:

The 39th game didn't work - someone gets Southampton and someone gets Arsenal - so what could we do to get away with it? I know! 2 games abroad. If the fans complain about integrity? Well, the fairest way is ALL games abroad innit.

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SkirlieWirlie said:

And, we're really not taking this climiate crisis thing seriously as a species are we

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Easy 10 said:

So we could potentially cede home advantage to play Liverpool or Man City in downtown Detroit.

Yeah. Great.

*slow handclap*

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dwayne said:

Yer obviously Detroit would be awful, but Miami in December wouldn't. Simples.

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Easy 10 said:

I don't care if it was played on the shores of the Copacabana. The whole concept of franchising one or more of our PL games abroad is offensive.

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dwayne said:

To you.

Just footie not NFL

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dwayne said:

To you.

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Easy 10 said:

Ford Field ? Home of the Detroit Lions, a domed stadium, holds about 65k. Doesn't sound much like Withdean to me.

And Wiki says it is downtown

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Post-Apocalyptic Photos Of The Abandoned Silverdome In Detroit

The Pontiac Silverdome hasn't seen a Detroit Lions game since 2001. The now tattered and torn decrepit stadium looks like a post-apocalyptic movie setting.

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lasvegan said:

The Silverdome may be available…

Post-Apocalyptic Photos Of The Abandoned Silverdome In Detroit

The Pontiac Silverdome hasn't seen a Detroit Lions game since 2001. The now tattered and torn decrepit stadium looks like a post-apocalyptic movie setting.

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clapham_gull said:

And me. It's a narcissistic way to support your club, simply based on a financial ability to do so.

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Herr Tubthumper said:

Would you feel better if it was just the shit hole away games that were moved somewhere nice? Stoke or Burnley away is obviously grim….but playing them with palm trees and a warm pacific breeze in LA is surely more appealing?

I’m gonna stock up on sunscreen and practice my gang signs.

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clapham_gull said:

And me. It's a narcissistic way to support your club, simply based on a financial ability to do so.

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lasvegan said:

The Silverdome may be available…

Post-Apocalyptic Photos Of The Abandoned Silverdome In Detroit

The Pontiac Silverdome hasn't seen a Detroit Lions game since 2001. The now tattered and torn decrepit stadium looks like a post-apocalyptic movie setting.

www.businessinsider.com

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Albion my Albion said:

The Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan was demolished in December 2017 after years of failed attempts to repurpose it:

Gone 7 years ago. Now I know why you support Trump. Lying is your expertise.

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