Other Archived TIL More Americans watched the Women's World Cup final than the NBA Finals or the Stanley Cup (sbnation.com)
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Other Archived TIL More Americans watched the Women's World Cup final than the NBA Finals or the Stanley Cup (sbnation.com)
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[–] intrepiddemise 1 point -1 points 0 points (+0|-1) ago (edited ago)
This makes sense. It was Team USA vs. [other country]. An entire nation can get behind it. The NBA and NHL finals consist of two teams each, and the majority of those fans live in two cities; the cities that host the teams in the finals. I would be willing to bet that the vast majority of "fans" do not watch the NBA or NHL finals unless their team is involved somehow. That is certainly not the case with a national team, especially one with an outstanding winning record. America loves winners and it loves its national teams, regardless of sport (just look at the mystique surrounding the Summer Olympics here in the States). The U.S. Women's Soccer Team fills both roles.