Well, its a little misleading. The article and the title of this thread makes it sound like English soccer is appearing for the first time on American TV. English soccer is nothing new to us. We have been watching the EPL for years on ESPN2. Yes, you have to pay for that channel.
Most NBA games are on ESPN or TNT, which are also paid channels.
So, I guess the only thing that's new is that we can know watch EPL games for free.
But, I know this is not your point. Your point is to address the question of how this will effect
Americas sports culture and culture in general.
My answer: Not very much. David Beckham was supposed to bring soccer to America a few years ago and not much changed.
If you're ever in SF and want to play some soccer, let me know, we play every Friday at 6pm at city college.
Most NBA games are on ESPN or TNT, which are also paid channels.
So, I guess the only thing that's new is that we can know watch EPL games for free.
But, I know this is not your point. Your point is to address the question of how this will effect
Americas sports culture and culture in general.
My answer: Not very much. David Beckham was supposed to bring soccer to America a few years ago and not much changed.
If you're ever in SF and want to play some soccer, let me know, we play every Friday at 6pm at city college.