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@FanMontanaro OneSoccer tv channel will be on Rogers soon per CRTC decision. Low viewers for tier 2 club action as CanChamp on TSN/SN was <50k. MLS was <90k. Trad tv viewing isn't also a top 5 footy fandom driver for u40. Avg age watching TSN/SN is >55 age, not people who will grow the game.

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@rod_o US deal is an outlier. All other federations (if public) share 50% or less. Top tier Feds share 20-30% with players.

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@FanMontanaro WWC 2027-31 are with Netflix. Bell maybe priced out as WC will cost 2-3x more. Netflix, Amazon & Youtube are interested in US rights which means Canada is a likely add-on. How much Disney, NBC & Fox will pay for new NFL deals will show if they can afford WC.

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@CofRedCentral Bell already left in 2023. <20% of AM radio stations make money. Ad $ moved online. Very few u40 listen. Podcasts provide more relevant content especially if not into NHL. Streaming killed music stations.

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@SandblasterSzn US dd want to be the best. In 1995, Nike/USSF had a plan to win the World Cup by 2010.

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@cris_chu_ @__LFF__ @jabo_vancouver Norway is winter sports obsessed. Norway topped every Winter Olympics in this century. Advantage is via cultural norms rather than $. Kids start at 3, free sports till u13, focus on fun rather than rankings/trophies & no specialization. Funded by lottery, govt & volunteers.

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@footballsaves Training centre has boosted women's football at club & national team levels to be best in CAF. But nearly all of men WC squad & 50% of WC winning men u20 squad weren't born in Maroc. They also spent US$3b over 20 yrs including building/upgrading stadiums for 2030 WC.

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https://t.co/4RDWarryrQ local area racist Celeste Amarilla fails trying to step onto world stage

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@BenSteiner00 Netflix has over 1.5x the subs of TSN. Netflix demos has more potential to grow WWC than avg>55 male demo of Cdn sports tv.
Every few months, streaming shows it's taking over. US Spanish language viewing record was set for MEX/ECU. More streamed it than watched on Telemundo tv.

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@SemperRaw @Footballtweet You're using your your eyes on a 50 frames per second video feed. Ball has 500 signals sent every second.

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@ChrisParry Scotiabank is a major Concacaf sponsor. But mostly for Mexican market. Also a Barcelona sponsor. BMO has nearly all of Cdn soccer covered.
Loblaws/No Frills banners are both owned by Loblaws. Haven't seen any 7/11 ads.

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@sahalabdi_ Boomer songs don't fit team. Players chose Charger by Triangle des bermudes. Also submitted to FIFA as Canada's in-stadium victory song. Only one that has gone viral. Canada Soccer has also released a World Cup album which are used for warmup/goal songs.
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TEAM CANADA’S LOCKER ROOM AFTER THE WIN OVER SOUTH AFRICA 😭😭

Ismaël Koné: BRRRRRR-AHHH 😂🤣🤣

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@richarddeitsch They were wrong based on FIFA rules. Flaw of having only former players. TSN had a ref analyst for Qatar broadcasts. His views were often counter opposite to Caldwell/Kilbane.

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@KyleMacRae2 Can be football nation for 60+ yrs but not win WC like🇳🇱. 80 yrs for🇲🇽but never QFs ex 2 times hosting. 🇯🇵never in QFs after revamp 25 yrs ago. Not a model🇨🇦can follow as🇲🇦spent US$3b on academies, stadiums & recruiting duals developed in 🇫🇷/🇳🇱 over 20 yrs. 1 SF achieved so far.

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@GMA No questions asked why he got ALS. NFL corporate ties prevented asking it?

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@NhlRatings 2010 was a different era since before cord cutting & social media/iPhone shifting screen time. 2026 men's Gold Medal avg was 7.8m. Women's Gold Medal avg was 3.8m. So, hockey still dominates. Though, Jays WS G7 avg was 10.9m.

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@WildcatOil @paulosenra It doesn't. These are reach numbers or people who watched as little as a few seconds. The industry standand of average viewership was 5.2m for RSA match. WS G7 avg was 10.9m and reach was 18.5m. Paulo was cherry picking here.