Edwin Games

MLS TV# SpaceWalker/ Telecommunications, Avid Soccer Fan, Terps/Skins/O's/DCU
Ret.USMC 80's baby @UniteToWatch Team

[Edwin Games @EdwinGames4]

Confirmed MLS most entertaining league in the World screw 🖕🖕🖕the haters 🤣🤣 stick it in my veins #MLSAfterDark 😍😍❤️❤️❤️

[Edwin Games @EdwinGames4]

@_SoccerThoughts @ESPNPR @LaLiga @espn @LaLigaEN @ESPNDeportes @IanDarke @fernandopalomo @mauriciopedroza 💯

[໊ @buffys]

rest in peace, anthony head 💔

[Mike Beauvais @MikeBeauvais]

Rupert Giles was the heart and soul of Buffy, the one adult who could help these kids make sense of all of the crazy stuff going on around them and a person who was fiercely protective of them.

Anthony Head played him with warmth, humour and charm. RIP

[BBC News (UK) @BBCNews]

Buffy and Ted Lasso star Anthony Head dies at 72 https://t.co/M77DsVA6Fc

[BBC Breaking News @BBCBreaking]

Anthony Head, best known for TV roles in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Ted Lasso and Little Britain, dies aged 72 https://t.co/obPVwf7MdJ

[Edwin Games @EdwinGames4]

@kkfla737 Would have loved to hear this discussed on World Soccer Talk I know you said this before a while ago how some of these Euro Leagues were pricing themselves out of the US market. Feels like they were banking off getting dollars off their international pedigree. Well getting harder

[Edwin Games @EdwinGames4]

Euro soccer Leagues not named EPL/UCL are in for dark days as🇺🇸 rights properties.

News today La Liga who ESPN pays $175m yr had its best viewed year, in yr 5 of 8 yr deal avg 91k🧐 across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 & ESPND. Yes you read that right.

MLS in its last yr w/Disney avg 343k.

[Alex M. Silverman🏒⚽️ @AlexMSilverman]

During the streaming wars of the late 2010s and early 2020s, American broadcasters were paying big bucks for European soccer. Serie A got $75M/year from CBS in '21. That's now closer to $10M as it extends for another year in a much tougher market. https://t.co/isf0Xt44Ve

[Fred Shue @fredthefan]

@EdwinGames4 @AlexMSilverman ESPN announced record La Liga viewership... At 91k per match. Don't think that's what ESPN was looking for: https://t.co/G9aiyUFGQN

[Edwin Games @EdwinGames4]

@ESPNPR @LaLiga @espn @LaLigaEN @ESPNDeportes @IanDarke @fernandopalomo @mauriciopedroza Lots of fluff to cover up terrible viewership.

[Edwin Games @EdwinGames4]

@ESPNPR @LaLiga @espn @LaLigaEN @ESPNDeportes @IanDarke @fernandopalomo @mauriciopedroza https://t.co/5HGnTD6aKZ

[Sports Business Journal @SBJ]

.@LaLiga's best season yet on @espn.

▪️91K avg viewers on linear TV (+14%)
▪️ El Clásico hit 1.3M viewers — an all-time record for ESPN
▪️ ESPN Deportes up 11%

Year 5 of 8. $175M/year deal.

MORE: https://t.co/oVN478e3C3

[Edwin Games @EdwinGames4]

@ESPNPR @LaLiga @espn @LaLigaEN @ESPNDeportes @IanDarke @fernandopalomo @mauriciopedroza Lots of fluff to cover up terrible viewership.
https://t.co/5HGnTD6aKZ

[Sports Business Journal @SBJ]

.@LaLiga's best season yet on @espn.

▪️91K avg viewers on linear TV (+14%)
▪️ El Clásico hit 1.3M viewers — an all-time record for ESPN
▪️ ESPN Deportes up 11%

Year 5 of 8. $175M/year deal.

MORE: https://t.co/oVN478e3C3

[Simon Evans @sgevans]

Is MLS really willing to relocate CF Montreal? @ManuelVeth joins The Soccer Business Podcast this week to discuss what is going on with MLS & Canada?

[Simon Evans @sgevans]

Full pod here: https://t.co/6ovYlY7dQ2

[Edwin Games @EdwinGames4]

@BravesAndBirds At the time Sports Media spun ESPN other networks decisions like CBS paying $75m yr on Serie A league way below MLS in viewership as it was on MLS it was MLS fault instead of a collective asking questions about the networks strategies. I'm sure you remember @TheAthletic columns.

[Edwin Games @EdwinGames4]

@BravesAndBirds That 343k was the last year on ESPN networks which was the entire gripe. ESPN paid La Liga $175m yr but played money-ball with MLS lowballing it. It was a dumb error at the time I called out as idiotic and looks an even worse decision with time.
https://t.co/fpRaUqy3XK

[Alex M. Silverman🏒⚽️ @AlexMSilverman]

@EdwinGames4 You’re right. ESPN paid $175M a year for La Liga when it wasn’t willing to pay half that to keep MLS.

[Edwin Games @EdwinGames4]

@chriskilroy @espn Exactly I still blame ESPN for chasing fools gold. They wanted what they thought was a quick victory and didn't care enough about domestic soccer to dedicate to growing a sport or league in MLS that alreadt had more viewership.

[Edwin Games @EdwinGames4]

A reminder @espn isn't above reproach and makes mistakes. Bigger issue tho is post Skipper resignation 2018-22 how no one in big decision making had passion/knowledge for domestic ⚽️ certainly not enough to know this was a error. Wonder if that view is changing or has channged?

[Alex M. Silverman🏒⚽️ @AlexMSilverman]

@EdwinGames4 You’re right. ESPN paid $175M a year for La Liga when it wasn’t willing to pay half that to keep MLS.

[Edwin Games @EdwinGames4]

@bindivin13 @TaylorTwellman No this is US viewership we are in the US. We are talking popularity of La Liga here vs MLS.

[Edwin Games @EdwinGames4]

Remember to 🙄 the next time you hear soccer is popular in the US just not MLS.
News today La Liga who ESPN pays $175m yr had its best viewed year, in yr 5 of 8 yr deal avg 91k🧐 across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 & ESPND.

MLS in 2022 its last yr w/Disney avg 343k. https://t.co/qFFdqoaMOS

[Edwin Games @EdwinGames4]

@RemEEEE

[Edwin Games @EdwinGames4]

@RemEEEE De Nile also a river in Egypt.

[Edwin Games @EdwinGames4]

@BravesAndBirds MLS was similar ESPN only aired 34 games 100s of gms on streaming. Look there's no way to spin this to make it look good for La Liga. ESPN way overpaid and thought they were getting a more popular property for $175m yr. There are no caveats or spin for these bad# ESPN Deportes#🥴