Today is the 4th of July. America, and all that. There are three MLS games scheduled for tonight. Two of the games feature the league's biggest markets in LA and New York.
So, I'm flipping through my TV guide to plan my amazing night of MLS watching, BBQ eating, and alcoholic beverage consuming and what do I see on ESPN2? Canadian Football League. What? I thought this was supposed to be America's holiday?
Oh well. ESPN isn't the most MLS-friendly network. They usually show MLS games when it is convenient for them, like 11pm at night. Surely NBC Sports Network will have what I'm looking for. What do I see scheduled for primetime tonight? A Tour de France replay. Not a live event, no, a replay. A replay of bicycling.
So I, like every MLS fan is stuck sitting behind a computer screen to get my MLS fix tonight. This is a real problem. How can anyone expect America's league to continue to grow when the games are so hard for the mainstream public to get access to? Next month I'll be able to watch every English Premier League game via computer or TV for free. How is it I can't watch America's league on TV on America's holiday?
If my calculations are correct the MLS' TV contract with NBC and ESPN expires after next season. The negotiations for the new contract will be a milestone moment for the league.
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