Comments on: Manufactured Hype: Can ESPN’s Agenda-Setting Behaviour save Major League Soccer? http://thesituationist.wordpress.com/2007/08/14/manufactured-hype-can-espn%e2%80%99s-agenda-setting-behaviour-save-professional-soccer-in-the-us/ Sat, 18 May 2013 14:35:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: ¿Las TV’s retransmiten deportes mediáticos o los convierten en mediáticos? | Economía en Chándal http://thesituationist.wordpress.com/2007/08/14/manufactured-hype-can-espn%e2%80%99s-agenda-setting-behaviour-save-professional-soccer-in-the-us/#comment-47710 Tue, 01 Jan 2013 10:51:33 +0000 http://thesituationist.wordpress.com/2007/08/14/manufactured-hype-can-espn%e2%80%99s-agenda-setting-behaviour-save-professional-soccer-in-the-us/#comment-47710 [...] el artículo “Manufactured Hype: Can ESPN’s Agenda-Setting Behaviour save Major League Soccer?” Jason Chang sostiene que ESPN está movilizando su maquinaria mediática para potenciar el fútbol [...]

]]> By: A Critical Examination of ESPN and Major League Soccer - Gorkemgozleme Sports | World's Sport News http://thesituationist.wordpress.com/2007/08/14/manufactured-hype-can-espn%e2%80%99s-agenda-setting-behaviour-save-professional-soccer-in-the-us/#comment-24828 Sat, 27 Aug 2011 15:35:10 +0000 http://thesituationist.wordpress.com/2007/08/14/manufactured-hype-can-espn%e2%80%99s-agenda-setting-behaviour-save-professional-soccer-in-the-us/#comment-24828 [...] on The Situationist, Jason Chung offers a very provocative thesis: “ESPN’s hype machine is aggressively pushing Major League Soccer in the face of [...]

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]]> By: Custom Soccer Uniforms http://thesituationist.wordpress.com/2007/08/14/manufactured-hype-can-espn%e2%80%99s-agenda-setting-behaviour-save-professional-soccer-in-the-us/#comment-14803 Sun, 24 May 2009 04:52:40 +0000 http://thesituationist.wordpress.com/2007/08/14/manufactured-hype-can-espn%e2%80%99s-agenda-setting-behaviour-save-professional-soccer-in-the-us/#comment-14803 I agree with joefootball, L.A. should get more soccer players overseas. They could get more audience and might improve their performance in this sports. I really think soccer deserve to gain more popularity.

]]> By: J D http://thesituationist.wordpress.com/2007/08/14/manufactured-hype-can-espn%e2%80%99s-agenda-setting-behaviour-save-professional-soccer-in-the-us/#comment-8442 Thu, 25 Oct 2007 12:49:21 +0000 http://thesituationist.wordpress.com/2007/08/14/manufactured-hype-can-espn%e2%80%99s-agenda-setting-behaviour-save-professional-soccer-in-the-us/#comment-8442 I think increasing the cap is critical to the growth of the league, mostly because I think it is difficult to field a quality side with such a low cap. Adding a DP is great, but it’s the role players more than anything that bring up the quality of play. Of any sport, it must be said that 1-2 players has the least impact on a soccer team.

ESPN is helping (although long-time soccer fans may consider the commentary inferior) and I think the league will be fine. As one poster said, MLS does not need to be saved…just improved.

]]> By: John Margaat http://thesituationist.wordpress.com/2007/08/14/manufactured-hype-can-espn%e2%80%99s-agenda-setting-behaviour-save-professional-soccer-in-the-us/#comment-7665 Thu, 11 Oct 2007 00:09:22 +0000 http://thesituationist.wordpress.com/2007/08/14/manufactured-hype-can-espn%e2%80%99s-agenda-setting-behaviour-save-professional-soccer-in-the-us/#comment-7665 Jason, yes we agree that hype can only get one foot thru the door, and if the play doesn’t match the hype you risk the chance of losing the new fans within a short time.

MLS brass are already aware that they need to step up the caliber of play.
Perhaps this is why they are considering a second DP for each team. And perhaps this is why they are also considering of increasing the cap-per-team… to attract higher-caliber players.

]]> By: Felix http://thesituationist.wordpress.com/2007/08/14/manufactured-hype-can-espn%e2%80%99s-agenda-setting-behaviour-save-professional-soccer-in-the-us/#comment-7607 Tue, 09 Oct 2007 19:18:49 +0000 http://thesituationist.wordpress.com/2007/08/14/manufactured-hype-can-espn%e2%80%99s-agenda-setting-behaviour-save-professional-soccer-in-the-us/#comment-7607 I believe once the product on the field or literally the pitch (as they say in England), and we no longer have NFL gridiron lines as a distraction, that it will do a lot more for the perception of the league than anything else ESPN can do for it. I also think ESPN could have gone even further to promote MLS and found its current promo still a bit weak.

]]> By: Jonathan http://thesituationist.wordpress.com/2007/08/14/manufactured-hype-can-espn%e2%80%99s-agenda-setting-behaviour-save-professional-soccer-in-the-us/#comment-5891 Sun, 19 Aug 2007 04:37:43 +0000 http://thesituationist.wordpress.com/2007/08/14/manufactured-hype-can-espn%e2%80%99s-agenda-setting-behaviour-save-professional-soccer-in-the-us/#comment-5891 First – Major League Soccer has a firm loyal fan base and doesn’t need to be saved. It does, however, need to grow.
Second: ESPN has “manufactured hype” for other sports leagues in the U.S. including NFL,NBA,NHL and MLB. When Pele came to the NY Cosmos with the North American Soccer League there was no base of professional soccer in this country. It was this period that “planted the seed” for the growth of professional soccer in the United States. MLS is built on firm ground. Beckham is an outstanding player and has Worldwide notorarity. Many will come to watch Beckham but will stay because of the quality of soccer in the MLS. I lived in Europe for 11 years and certainly enjoyed watching the English Premiere League, La Liga and certainly still watch them since arrival back in the U.S. I bought on what I heard about Major League Soccer when I returned to the U.S. After I actually start to attend games – found MLS to be just as exciting. It’s also much better to be able to attend professional games and support a local team. High level quality players such as David Beckham will continue to raise the quality of the league. Major league soccer has a system in place to grow it’s own players and with the additional of more international stars – the quality will continue to grow. Most American’s haven’t had the opportunity to watch professional soccer – to these I recommend that you go to watch 3-5 MLS games and go as a supporter. Learn the rules of soccer. Play if you are able. Get involved with Youth Soccer. This will help you learn some of the finer points which will make more understandable and definately more exciting. Follow your team and follow the league. Understand the international game – both at the club level on the level of country against country.

Be Patriotic – support our country’s team who play at the highest level of the World’s most popular team sport. Most American’s don’t really understand how important this game is around the World how important it is to support the U.S. National team.

]]> By: Verbal http://thesituationist.wordpress.com/2007/08/14/manufactured-hype-can-espn%e2%80%99s-agenda-setting-behaviour-save-professional-soccer-in-the-us/#comment-5765 Thu, 16 Aug 2007 22:56:10 +0000 http://thesituationist.wordpress.com/2007/08/14/manufactured-hype-can-espn%e2%80%99s-agenda-setting-behaviour-save-professional-soccer-in-the-us/#comment-5765 Maybe so, but maybe ESPN just sees the big picture. You have a gazillion AYSO and high school soccer kids that are going to graduate and increasing internationalization of american culture — most of the world does not play hockey. It seems that every second baseball gets a tiny bit closer to death and soccer gets a little bit bigger just as a matter of demographics.

]]> By: joefootball http://thesituationist.wordpress.com/2007/08/14/manufactured-hype-can-espn%e2%80%99s-agenda-setting-behaviour-save-professional-soccer-in-the-us/#comment-5749 Thu, 16 Aug 2007 16:21:19 +0000 http://thesituationist.wordpress.com/2007/08/14/manufactured-hype-can-espn%e2%80%99s-agenda-setting-behaviour-save-professional-soccer-in-the-us/#comment-5749 what i dont get .. is why LA didnt buy a few othere good footballers who are nearing the end of there career … that way it be a good team to watch, and would win the league easy

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