VS. Soccer is the game of numbers where each team tries to win by scoring more goals than its opponent; this is what matters for teams playing on the ground, for outsiders, especially electronic broadcasters, there is something else that matters the most and that is how many viewers watch the live telecast which eventually is converted into mounting revenues for these broadcasters. Actually, television broadcasting is the most important factor in deciding whether a match was popular or not and that is why we see mounting TRPs of many big league games; perhaps more than a popular international tie up between to arch rivals. Last week’s Champions leagues clash between Manchester United and Real Madrid created a buzz across millions of their fans, and finally when DDay arrived, it was like a festive season for all: teams, fans, and especially official TV broadcaster Fox who live telecasted the match. A recent Nielsen Media Research shows that last Championship League match between the … [Read more...]

It has always been an alluring display of soccer when two legendry soccer teams are in front of each other. The much hyped Champions League match between Manchester United and Real Madrid United was ended in a 1-1- draw, and it was completely biased towards Real’s Ronaldo who shifted to Santiago Bernabeu from United back in 2009 at a hefty price tag. It was the first time he was facing his old teammates in a match, and he perfectly made them feel sorry to leave such a power player. Though, the match was ended in a draw, there was something more than just one goal from each side. The clash between two legendry clubs has long been awaiting, and finally, Dday came, and it showed why the world was waiting to see two of the finest soccer clubs facing each other. The host Real Madrid would have won this game should visitor’s goalie had not done the magnificent job by stopping almost every attempt to cross their net. Even Ronaldo equalizer was almost reached by him, but since it was Ronaldo, … [Read more...]