USA vs. Mexico World Cup Qualifier on UniMás Draws 7.5 Million Total Viewers: Daily Soccer Report

Tuesday night’s broadcast of USA vs Mexico on Spanish-language television in the United States drew 7.5million viewers total viewers.

The broadcast, on UniMas, ranked as the 4th most-viewed telecast ever on UniMás among both Adults 18-49 and total viewers.

In addition to the 7.5 million who watched the game on UniMas, the broadcast on ESPN was seen by an average of 2.243 million viewers. When combined, the total viewing audience for USA vs Mexico on US television was 9.7 million.

Here are today’s world soccer news headlines:

International soccer

• USA vs. Mexico World Cup qualifier on UniMás draws 7.5 million total viewers — TV By The Numbers
• Behind the scenes at USA-Mexico: The pinnacle of ESPN’s soccer revolution — Awful Announcing
• USA-Mexico equals best rating for ESPN’s FIFA World Cup qualifiers — TV By The Numbers
• English football under Roy Hodgson going backwards from the Dark Ages — The Guardian
• Roy Hodgson hits back at Gary Lineker and defends long-ball tactics — The Guardian
• Gary Lineker slams England: We should see more of this on Match of the Day — The Mail
• James Collins refuses to play for Wales — The Mail
• West Ham’s James Collins denies he refused to play for Wales — The Mirror
• FA slams former England U21 boss Stuart Pearce for criticising players’ attitudes — Sky Sports
• Five U.S. stars who’ve emerged during World Cup qualification — Pro Soccer Talk
• Martin O’Neill FAI’s only choice to replace Giovanni Trapattoni as Republic of Ireland manager — The Mail
• Brian McDermott says no to Republic of Ireland job — BBC Sport
• England’s Jack Wilshere insecurity surfaces again after performance in Ukraine — Pro Soccer Talk
• Phil Jones demands written apology from Stuart Pearce over ‘apathy’ towards England Under-21s — Telegraph
• Blatter reaffirms Qatar’s 2022 right, it was no mistake — Inside World Football

Premier League

• BBC Price of Football 2013: Average ticket prices fall — BBC Sport
• Ozil, Fellaini, Lamela and Willian: how will the new signings fit in? — The Guardian
• Liverpool to make new bid for Derby’s Will Hughes — Metro
• Switch to Everton vindicates decision to reject Liverpool, says James McCarthy — Independent
• Hillsborough witness statements may have been altered by police – inquiry — The Guardian
• Alan Green could leave the BBC – will he be missed? — The Mail
• Hillsborough: more new hope for families scarred by a long struggle — The Guardian
• Hillsborough disaster: Stadium engineers are pursued in UK’s biggest manslaughter inquiry — Independent
• Hillsborough: police, FA, council and club could face manslaughter charges — The Guardian
• Hillsborough inquiry: Police hand over 90 notebooks — The Mail
• Cardiff City boss Malky Mackay urges Craig Bellamy not to quit football — Wales Online
• FA warning on use of word ‘Yid’ by all supporters including Tottenham’s — The Guardian
• Mesut Ozil set to make Arsenal debut at Sunderland — The Mirror
• Richard Bevan urges FA to stand up to the Premier League — The Independent
• Joey Barton brings Paolo Di Canio down on Steve Harper’s testimonial — The Guardian
• South Korea coach warns striker Park Chu-Young to leave Arsenal — Sky Sports
• Clarke Carlisle defends his criticism of Rio and Anton Ferdinand — The Guardian
• Liverpool’s official American Twitter account deleted a controversial 9/11 graphic overnight — 101GG
• Everton midfielder Darron Gibson not ready for Premier League encounter against Chelsea — Independent
• Thai broadcaster sues Apple for approving an unlicensed sports TV app — The Next Web

MLS

• Lazio and Germany forward Miroslav Klose open to MLS move — ESPN FC
• Dolphins owner Stephen Ross announces intention to land MLS expansion club — SBJ
• Has Major League Soccer already decided on three more expansion teams? — Pro Soccer Talk
• Xbox renews support of Seattle Sounders — SportsPro

La Liga

• Gareth Bale and Cristiano Ronaldo meet at Real Madrid training ground — Evening Standard

Serie A

• Rafa Benitez: If Bale is worth €100m, Hamsik’s worth is priceless — Football Italia

Football League

• QPR’s Hogan Ephraim to join Wolves on loan — The Mirror
• Leeds United: Billy Bremner voted the Football League’s greatest ever captain — Yorkshire Evening Post

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