BTW the TV ratings for the 2019 WC finals were DOWN 44% for the 2015 final. In larger part this was due to the behavior of the team at the World Cup/ The ratings should have been higher due to the continued success of the team. Perhaps they should look in the mirror.
I'm sure the fact that the 2015 World Cup was on the US border in Canada had nothing to do with the heightened interest that year.
Also, for patriotic Americans the word "Fox" has become kryptonite, for obvious reasons.
What were the highest ratings for a men's soccer game in the US? What about an MLS game?
Furthermore, for revenue fan intensity matters more than viewership numbers. Nike is much happier this year than they were in 2015, or from any soccer team or player anywhere ever.
Speaking of jerseys and continuing the thread's commingling soccer and football, here are all the athletes whose jerseys I've purchased or requested as gifts since I was a kid.
Darrell Green
Doug Williams
Brian Mitchell
Champ Bailey
Sean Taylor
RGIII (we all make mistakes)
Trent Williams
Jordan Reed
Megan Rapinoe
Which one is different from the others?