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smeetie12 t1_j24r4r6 wrote

Reply to comment by Professional_Win_332 in If Boston gets a women's pro soccer team again, White Stadium in Franklin Park could be its home by joshhw

I disagree wholeheartedly. The league is growing by leaps and bounds. The new LA team averaged over 19,000 and the San Diego team set a record of 32,000 fans - both teams in their first year. I'm a STH for the DC team but would love a home team. I have no interest in the Revs and I haven't been to a Sox or Bruins game in ages. It's an untapped market that just needs investment.

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Professional_Win_332 t1_j266poh wrote

You are in such a minority. It’s the same problem the wnba has. What you are watching with wnba is a basically division 3 basketball at best. Women’s soccer you are watching teams that could not beat under 14 boys team. So the appeal is for women to go watch, since men want to want men compete. Problem is, women generally are not interested in sports, much much less then men. So nobody will go. Sad but it’s true

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smeetie12 t1_j26a733 wrote

And I disagree strongly. Do you also feel fit to drag leagues like the XFL or do you save your bile for women's sports? People watch the Little League World Series - the ultimate U14 boy's teams. Hell, people sit their asses down to watch cornhole. That's the beauty of sports - there's something for everyone. People like to watch a competition. College sports are inarguably worse than pro sports but people watch them in droves. Incidentally, the NWSL often beat out the MLS in tv viewership. Here's some reading: https://the18.com/en/soccer-entertainment/nwsl-tv-ratings-2022-challenge-cup-vs-mls

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Professional_Win_332 t1_j26xyu3 wrote

The league averages 7000 people a game. The median attendance is about 5k, and the my team gets less than 5k. Nobody will go, because we have plenty of other world class options. The little league World Series is for about 2 weeks in the summer. Just like people watch in bigger numbers the woman’s world cup(tiny compared to men’s still), but nobody cares about a league season. I know you are a fan and that’s great, but there just isn’t enough fans for these leagues to make a profit.

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