Just trying to see if any other Americans watch any interesting football outside of MLS or the typical top 5 European leagues. That means, no Italian, English, German, Spanish, or French soccer. I think we all know a ton of us watch top 5 Euro football and MLS. But lets talk a little about other leagues.
Tell me what other leagues you do watch, and how you became interested in them. Two leagues I have watched a lot of are the A-League in Australia, and the J-League in Japan.
How did I start watching Australian soccer? Fox Soccer Channel of course. In the last couple years that the channel existed they showed a lot of A-League soccer on the weekends. I liked that their was good skill on the field, as well as competitive balance throughout the league. I also liked that the league was young, but thriving, along with good support from fans. They have playoffs at the end of the season too. So the league has several things that reminded me of our league.
How did I start watching Japanese football? Well I used to stay up very late on the weekends...usually as late as 5am. And I LOVE soccer. Sometimes Ill even put a game on in the background while I work or study. I cant get enough of it. If the product on the field is good, and the league is competitive and/or the teams have something to really play for...then thats football that I want to watch. I use streaming websites to watch all my soccer, and one late night I needed something to watch.
The only soccer being played live between 12am and 5am is Asian soccer. And the site I was using had a string of Japanese streams up. I clicked on them and was amazed by the atmosphere. Stadiums filled to capacity with fans banging loud drumming and chanting in unison. If anyone has ever watched Japanese baseball, you know what Im talking about. Japanese love their sports. And the streams actually had English announcers...so Im guessing there may be quite a number of expats in Japan who watch the league.
Anyways, like the A-League, the J-League is very competitive and has a good product on field. They have foreign players as well, but there's a limit on how many can be on a team. They do this to ensure that Japanese soccer players are valued and given the chance to play and grow the league (as well as the national team) Japanese baseball does this as well. Japan likes to protect their own. Also, the league is a single table with no playoffs.
Both good leagues. Do share what other soccer you watch.
Tell me what other leagues you do watch, and how you became interested in them. Two leagues I have watched a lot of are the A-League in Australia, and the J-League in Japan.
How did I start watching Australian soccer? Fox Soccer Channel of course. In the last couple years that the channel existed they showed a lot of A-League soccer on the weekends. I liked that their was good skill on the field, as well as competitive balance throughout the league. I also liked that the league was young, but thriving, along with good support from fans. They have playoffs at the end of the season too. So the league has several things that reminded me of our league.
How did I start watching Japanese football? Well I used to stay up very late on the weekends...usually as late as 5am. And I LOVE soccer. Sometimes Ill even put a game on in the background while I work or study. I cant get enough of it. If the product on the field is good, and the league is competitive and/or the teams have something to really play for...then thats football that I want to watch. I use streaming websites to watch all my soccer, and one late night I needed something to watch.
The only soccer being played live between 12am and 5am is Asian soccer. And the site I was using had a string of Japanese streams up. I clicked on them and was amazed by the atmosphere. Stadiums filled to capacity with fans banging loud drumming and chanting in unison. If anyone has ever watched Japanese baseball, you know what Im talking about. Japanese love their sports. And the streams actually had English announcers...so Im guessing there may be quite a number of expats in Japan who watch the league.
Anyways, like the A-League, the J-League is very competitive and has a good product on field. They have foreign players as well, but there's a limit on how many can be on a team. They do this to ensure that Japanese soccer players are valued and given the chance to play and grow the league (as well as the national team) Japanese baseball does this as well. Japan likes to protect their own. Also, the league is a single table with no playoffs.
Both good leagues. Do share what other soccer you watch.
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