I just can't see ESPN being very successful with LaLiga -- especially when they can't market Messi. Seems they'd have been better off to outbid NBC for EPL.Wolfer79 said:
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Debut of @LaLigaEN on ABC on Sunday afternoon, which featured @FCBarcelona (without Leo Messi) vs. @RealSociedadEN, averaged just 465,000 viewers.
Meanwhile, NBCSN on Sunday averaged 818,000 for @SpursOfficial-@ManCity (best opening weekend @premierleague match yet on cable TV) https://t.co/2biCgO1rTq
Ripper said:
NBC has top notch EPL coverage. Becks and the Two Robbie's are great in the studio. The game announcers, whether Arlo/Lee/Graham or Drury/Beglin or the guys from the England feeds, are all great.
Ripper said:
NBC has top notch EPL coverage. Becks and the Two Robbie's are great in the studio. The game announcers, whether Arlo/Lee/Graham or Drury/Beglin or the guys from the England feeds, are all great.
Packchem91 said:
Poor Norwich....as reward for winning Championship and getting auto-promoted, they get to open with a resurgent Liverpool, then an angry MCI, and then Arsenal in its first 3 games.
Fair enough. Certainly the name outpaces the performance right now....they are getting completely outclassed by Chelsea right nowWarrenPeace said:Packchem91 said:
Poor Norwich....as reward for winning Championship and getting auto-promoted, they get to open with a resurgent Liverpool, then an angry MCI, and then Arsenal in its first 3 games.
Is anyone still afraid of Arsenal? That's about like playing Southampton now isn't it? Haha
@UniWatch the Premier League’s app has 3 different outfield kits showing for Southampton - this season (Adam Armstrong), last season with the sash, and 2 seasons ago with the black shoulder yoke. pic.twitter.com/BhowwTp2RM
— Chris Chmura (@Wargle2014) August 22, 2021
I assume you mean for qualifying? The WC is not until late '22.Wolfer79 said:
I heard on WPTF this morning that EPL will not release players for World Cup due to 10 day hotel quarantine upon return.
Packchem91 said:I assume you mean for qualifying? The WC is not until late '22.Wolfer79 said:
I heard on WPTF this morning that EPL will not release players for World Cup due to 10 day hotel quarantine upon return.
US begins qualifying in early Sept, so this would be impactful, especially if other European leagues got on board.
statwolf said:
i think they won't release to certain countries, but not sure which...will be interesting to see how that shakes out.
mrcpack17 said:
Here's the UK's red list: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/red-amber-and-green-list-rules-for-entering-england#red-list-rules
The big news maker with this was Liverpool's decision to keep Mo Salah, an Egyptian international, from travelling for Egypt's qualifier as Egypt is a red line.
If you travel to a red-list country, you can't re-enter unless you are a British or Irish national - meaning a player like Mo Salah would not be able to return to Liverpool.
For reference, the USA is an amber-list country, meaning that foreign nationals can actually re-enter the UK depending on vax status/negative test etc. So theoretically, Chelsea could let Pulisic return to the US and potentially only need to quarantine or provide a negative test.
Ahhhh, that makes sense. Thank you for the additional details.mrcpack17 said:
Here's the UK's red list: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/red-amber-and-green-list-rules-for-entering-england#red-list-rules
The big news maker with this was Liverpool's decision to keep Mo Salah, an Egyptian international, from travelling for Egypt's qualifier as Egypt is a red line.
If you travel to a red-list country, you can't re-enter unless you are a British or Irish national - meaning a player like Mo Salah would not be able to return to Liverpool.
For reference, the USA is an amber-list country, meaning that foreign nationals can actually re-enter the UK depending on vax status/negative test etc. So theoretically, Chelsea could let Pulisic return to the US and potentially only need to quarantine or provide a negative test.
yeah, I"d heard asymptomatic. Absolutely, we need him here, and this is his opportunity to make himself into a legend. I think with a full roster, we'll do quite well thru CONCACAFmrcpack17 said:
Yep, he had a positive test. Fully vaxed and asymptomatic. My understanding though is he could still be cleared by the 29th so he could travel and report to the US team. So I think it's a wait and see thing right now with Pulisic. I'd like to think if cleared, he'd make every effort to participate in the qualifier. We can't have another debacle like 2018.
WarrenPeace said:Packchem91 said:
Poor Norwich....as reward for winning Championship and getting auto-promoted, they get to open with a resurgent Liverpool, then an angry MCI, and then Arsenal in its first 3 games.
Is anyone still afraid of Arsenal? That's about like playing Southampton now isn't it? Haha
