U.s. To Host 2016 Copa America
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We're actually making a big weekend out of it, so not taking the AONYC bus. But we'll be at the tailgate!
Can someone explain to me why this USA-Colombia match is on FOX Sports 1? It's arguably the biggest match for the US audience in this tournament (group stage) and FOX (5) is showing reruns for their normal Friday night broadcast.
Fox has been advertising the shit out of this tournament so why not give it national coverage?
Fox has been advertising the shit out of this tournament so why not give it national coverage?
They should have thought about realistic price points.
I was actually discussing this with
Paul the other night and for a Friday night, this seems like it should definitely be on FOX.But the more I thought about it, I'm guessing FOX thought this was a good time to "showcase" FS1 and get people to trek on over to that channel. I guess they probably assumed that due to the game, FOX wouldn't have drawn THAT many more eyeballs than FS1, so it was worth to try and build the FS1 brand.
The organizers really blew it with the pricing of the tournament. Having stadiums up to 5/6 empty while charging a lot is shortsighted. They're missing out on the soft-revenue of concessions, parking, and merchandise. Far better to lower the hard costs of the ticket, sell out each arena, and bank some serious soft-revenue with the multiplied fans. Plus, filled stadiums look better on TV, create better atmospheres in the stadium with the extra noise and energy, and to the selection committee of FIFA.
Who at US Soccer was in charge of this and did they ever do a spreadsheet on a worst case scenario for attendance?
Who at US Soccer was in charge of this and did they ever do a spreadsheet on a worst case scenario for attendance?
This would be a defacto merger of CONCACAF and CONEMBOL. And I like it.
I see the calendar matching the Euros:
Year 1 = WC
Year 2 = Copa America qualifiers in groups
Year 3 = Copa America
Year 4 = Confederations Cup and WC qualifiers
http://www.starsandstripesfc.com/2016/6/6/11869352/copa-america--gold-cup-may-merge-one-tournament
I see the calendar matching the Euros:
Year 1 = WC
Year 2 = Copa America qualifiers in groups
Year 3 = Copa America
Year 4 = Confederations Cup and WC qualifiers
http://www.starsandstripesfc.com/2016/6/6/11869352/copa-america--gold-cup-may-merge-one-tournament
Having the tournament in the states would help grow popularity.
Merging CONCACAF and CONEMBOL would definitely make it a lot more difficult for the US to qualify for anything.
Not necessarily. We'd be competing for a combination of all the CONCACAF and CONEMBOL bids. 3.5 + 4.5 for a total of 8 bids. They may even add others to make up for the quality of the competition and take away from UEFA's 13. I think the US and Mexico (maybe Costa Rica) can outplay the 4-5 worst South American teams to qualify. Will there be a cycle we don't? Maybe. But then WC qualifying has a meaning and it will harden us to be a better team in WC competition.
What's not explained is how Confed Cup qualifying would work.
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