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ASN Morning Read: All Eyes Were on U.S.-Portugal

Despite the disappointing result, Sunday's game against Portugal shattered viewership records; Pondering Michael Bradley's poor form in Brazil; A German defender sold the U.S. short due to his "ignorance."
BY Jesse Yomtov Posted
June 24, 2014
8:05 AM
  • Sunday’s game was the most-watched soccer game in the history of American television, with 24.7 million viewers total on ESPN and Univision. The ESPN viewership alone – 18.2 million – broke the previous record held by the 1999 Women’s World Cup final. ESPN says it was the most-watched non-football telecast in the history of the network.

  • What’s going on with Michael Bradley?

  • Matt Besler has had two damn good games.

  • Should Klinsmann make any changes to the starting lineup for the Germany game? You tell us.

  • Mats Hummels: "USA have surprised me. They have good players, but have also translated that into performances on the pitch. Beforehand, I did not expect it to be like this, but that's certainly down to my own ignorance.”

  • On the concept of stoppage time, one of soccer’s strangest rules.

  • Hope Solo pleaded not guilty to domestic violence charges and was released without bail on Monday. The judge ordered Solo to not consume alcohol as a condition of her release.

  • Tinder is blowing up at the World Cup.

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