Anyone watching the football (or soccer)?

I've never seen it discussed on here before. It's been quite a good tournament so far, despite England not being in it, and my second team, Italy, losing 3-0. What is the publicity for this like in the US, would you even know it was going on?

A Spurs man! I'm an Arsenal fan myself.

Signing Modric was good work. Spurs under Juande Ramos will be a very handy side next season I reckon.

Hopefully, we gotta keep Berba though, 'cos I can't see us signing another striker anywhere near as good as him, although we have been linked with Podolski recently.

Apparently, Arsenal are really close to signing Nasri. I haven't seen much of him at the Euro (he came on against Italy and then was taken off after Abidal was s/o ) but I've heard he's a reallly good young player.

 Hmmm... this conversation is too good-natured for a Spurs fan - Arsenal fan. I'll try and be a bit more argumentative next time...

"Harry, I'm going to let you in on a little secret. Every day, once a day, give yourself a present. Don't plan it, don't wait for it, just let it happen. Could be a new shirt at the men's store, a catnap in your office chair, or two cups of good, hot, black coffee. Like this."  -Dale Cooper

I reckon Holland will win too. Russia were really entertaining in the first half yesterday aswell, not that they will win. I'm looking forward to Germany v Portugal tonight, even though I should be revising for my Law exam tomorrow.

 Coolsprings, could you enlighten me as to the main North American competition. Is it the Gold Cup? Here, in Britain, we get quite into the African Cup of Nations, and even the Copa America, but we never hear anything about the North American competition. What's it like? I guess it's just between USA and Mexico really. I've just been looking it up, and how come Brazil have competed in it??

I guess it's the Gold Cup. It doesn't get a lot of coverage and the competition isn't as tough as over in Europe.  The talent in MLS is better than when it started but doesn't hold a candle to the elite European leagues.  I enjoy the US world cup qualifying matches, the Euro and World Cup, and the champions league.  The Euro 2008 matches come on TV around 2 in the afternoon over here so I am usually at work.
 

"Harry, I'm going to let you in on a little secret. Every day, once a day, give yourself a present. Don't plan it, don't wait for it, just let it happen. Could be a new shirt at the men's store, a catnap in your office chair, or two cups of good, hot, black coffee. Like this."  -Dale Cooper

 That's a bummer. It's perfect in England, because when there's two matches, they start at 5pm and then 7.45pm, and now they'll only be 7.45 games.

What's the Premiership coverage like in the States? Is it more than Serie A, or La Liga, or do they all get nothing?

"Harry, I'm going to let you in on a little secret. Every day, once a day, give yourself a present. Don't plan it, don't wait for it, just let it happen. Could be a new shirt at the men's store, a catnap in your office chair, or two cups of good, hot, black coffee. Like this."  -Dale Cooper

"Harry, I'm going to let you in on a little secret. Every day, once a day, give yourself a present. Don't plan it, don't wait for it, just let it happen. Could be a new shirt at the men's store, a catnap in your office chair, or two cups of good, hot, black coffee. Like this."  -Dale Cooper

You've got to know where to look for it. I'm English, moved to the States in '96, and in just twelve years the coverage of football here has grown incredibly. It will never be on a par with 'football' here (pro and college) or hoops, or even baseball despite that sports' struggles, but with the decline of hockey, 'soccer' is definitely creeping around behind, if not exactly in, the average American sports fans' conscience.

 The average American wants little or nothing to do with it - but it is a sport played widely at school age and I believe with the gradual growth of Major League Soccer and continued exposure to the major tournaments will gradually grow the acceptance of soccer in the US.

In the meantime, Fox Soccer Channel shows English Premier League games live on a Saturday and, if you've got a dish there's always Setanta, who have a different slate of games and show the others tape-delay; by the end of the weekend, all games are screened in their entirety. The 'lunchtime kickoff' here means 6:30am, so it's tough to find a bar that will open that early!

this is off topic. richard I see you are from Denton!!! WOW! I live near the Texas Motor Speedway :)