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Thierry Henry Talks To MLS Fans
Mike Woitalla
writes for Soccer America
Thierry Henry: ‘MLS fans are amazing’
Thierry Henry played his first MLS home game for the New York Red Bulls on Wednesday and assisted on the gamewinner in a 1-0 victory over Toronto. Afterward, France’s all-time leading scorer talked about: his progress toward full fitness, MLS fans, Landon Donovan, a promising young teammate, and whether he watched Les Bleus’ first game since his national team retirement after France’s miserable World Cup …
Did you watch Les Bleus today (France’s 2-1 loss to Norway in a friendly)?
Thierry Henry: I can’t play, prepare for a game, and watch that game. Sorry I couldn’t do that.
MLS Viewership Remains Flat
Media Microscope: Why The MLS On Versus Needs To Happen
By Seth Vertelney, Goal
For the United States as a whole, the World Cup was a huge success: massive TV ratings, some relative achievement for the U.S. team, and perhaps most importantly, for a month at least, soccer created an immense buzz and became a part of the cultural zeitgeist.
Major League Soccer, understandably, is looking to ride this tidal wave of good vibes and make a splash of its own. (Sorry, couldn’t help the pun.)
Signs have been quite positive in 2010. Attendance is up, big-name players are arriving, and new stadiums are springing up across the country. There is still one aspect of the league that isn’t experiencing a boon, though, and that’s television ratings.
Viewership has remained flat on ESPN2, as MLS matches have averaged a 0.2 household rating through 14 games according to Nielsen. The 0.2 share, which translates to roughly 251,000 viewers per game, means MLS has lower numbers than, gasp….the WNBA.
KC Gives Nothing To Toronto FC
Kansas City 1 Toronto 0
KANSAS CITY, KA – Rookie Teal Bunbury came through with another game-winning goal as the Kansas City Wizards outlasted Toronto FC 1-0 in a tough Eastern Conference clash at a sold-out crowd CommunityAmerica Ballpark.
One week after impressing Sir Alex Ferguson, Bunbury provided the deciding goal in the 62nd minute and the Wizards defense held a scuffling TFC attack in check to preserve the victory. Kansas City improved to 5-8-4 with the victory while Toronto fell to 6-6-5.
In what was a tight match from the opening whistle, a defensive error proved the difference. With Kei Kamara applying pressure on the TFC defense, defender Adrian Cann botched a headed clearance directly into Bunbury’s path, and the striker snapped a header from the top of the penalty area that goalkeeper Stefan Frei tipped off the crossbar but couldn’t keep out.
More MLS Week 18 Results
Chivas 3 Columbus 1
San Jose 0 Seattle 1
Salt Lake 3 DC United 0
Houston 2 New York 2
Colorado 1 Dallas 1
Philadelphia 0 New England 0
