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Monday, August 29, 2005

ESPN to soccer fans: "Go f**k yourselves"

This Saturday's top-of-the-table clash between the US and Mexico is being touted as one of the biggest games in the history of the CONCACAF region. Two of the world's soccer superpowers. One of the top rivalries in the sport. A World Cup birth and bragging rights for the winner.

But none of that means anything to ESPN - the "Worldwide Leader" will air the match tape-delayed, at the ungodly hour of 2:30 AM back East, 11:30 in the West. Why? To make way for eight hours of college football and NHRA drag racing.

If you want to see the match live, you're stuck with Telemundo.

Comments:


Scoop Jackson (and Jason Whitlock) are assholes.

posted by Blogger Joe @ 12:13 PM
I'll watch the Telemundo broadcast. I speak little Spanish, but I know there's one word that'll come across loud and clear:

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!

posted by Blogger Daniel @ 1:07 PM
It's completely insane for ESPN to do this, especially since they just signed a huge contract for the world cup next year, and they are planning to show even more Champions league games as well. Why piss on the US national team when you're trying to sell teh sport?

Originally, though, I thought ESPN Classic was going to show the game live. What happened to that?

posted by Anonymous Anonymous @ 8:50 PM
re: ESPN Classic - The article does bring up that possiblity, so maybe there's still hope. Though Classic's listings don't show it at the moment.

posted by Blogger Richard @ 9:37 PM