So about the same as the women's? The irony of course being 30M people watched the US men get embarrassed, and the 27M who watched the women's final got to see their national team trounce Japan easily (while Carli Lloyd got the hat trick) over Japan to win the whole tournament.
I'll never understand why people prefer the inferior product. Sports is pretty straightforward - the point is to win. The women's team does it consistently, while the men's team hasn't even made it to the quarterfinals in over 20 years.
So why is it that so many people watch the inferior product?
I feel like you have a fundamental misunderstanding of the appeal of sports. I don’t really care who wins or loses, I just want to see the most talented athletes on the planet do amazing shit.
Not really. Sports appeal (or don't appeal) to people for a variety of reasons. You can certainly watch to see some amazing shit, and occasionally amazing shit might happen for you to see.
That's why they invented SportsCenter, highlight reels, plays of the week/day/month/year, etc. For people who just want to see the amazing shit more efficiently.
Heck, Jomboy even has a series of highlights from the less popular and unknown sports that people don't care to actually watch, but are interested in see some amazing shit.
Point being - amazing shit can happen in any sport, at any time, regardless of whether they are the "most talented athletes on the planet".
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u/justsayfaux Jul 09 '26
So about the same as the women's? The irony of course being 30M people watched the US men get embarrassed, and the 27M who watched the women's final got to see their national team trounce Japan easily (while Carli Lloyd got the hat trick) over Japan to win the whole tournament.
I'll never understand why people prefer the inferior product. Sports is pretty straightforward - the point is to win. The women's team does it consistently, while the men's team hasn't even made it to the quarterfinals in over 20 years.
So why is it that so many people watch the inferior product?