coogar:

they don't....the highest they have posted is 400 million. the manchester derby(title race match in 11/12) posted 650 million viewers.

el-clasico is not prime time in far east asia. they usually start around 6-8pm GMT which is like 2-4am in asia. no TV station would pay for such. it's bad market.

the match that I said had 1.2 billion views started by 3pm

coogar:
they don't....the highest they have posted is 400 million. the manchester derby(title race match in 11/12) posted 650 million viewers.
el-clasico is not prime time in far east asia. they usually start around 6-8pm GMT which is like 2-4am in asia. no TV station would pay for such. it's bad market.

I thought the highest was 1 billion?

homesteady:
the match that I said had 1.2 billion views started by 3pm

it didn't have 1.2 billion views, it said there's a potential & it was a drunk commentator that said so, it's not official.

even if it started by 3pm, it's an anomaly. la liga games don't usually start by then & tv broadcasters buy these games in bulk on 3-year contract.

they just don't buy the games in retail like tom-tom.

homesteady:
I thought the highest was 1 billion?

yes, the highest was one billion. just telling you unknown teams like man city have garnered more views than el-clasico.

Sir Alex Ferguson labelled his side's clash against the Reds as the biggest club game in the world. And it's easy to see why.

Here are some global statistics compiled by The Daily Mail newspaper.

211 - The number of countries that the Barclays Premier League is broadcast to around the world. Which means only 27 countries in the world don't get the television feeds - Afghanistan, Turkmenistan and Ukraine among them. However, places like Cambodia, Fiji and Madagascar get to watch the live games.

500 million - The number of people around the world who managed to catch Manchester United's 1-1 draw at Liverpool on Saturday. The record audience for a Premier League match stands at one billion for the clash between Arsenal and United in 2007.

70% - The percentage of the 2.08 billion football fans that actively follow the Barclays Premier League, translating to a total of 1.46 billion people.

4.7 billion - The total global audience for last year's Barclays Premier League, with 3.9billion people watching from their own homes.

643 million - The total number of homes that receive broadcasts of the Barclays Premier League, accounting for 3.9 billion viewers. A further 777,000 fans watch from outside their homes. (Asia - 1.3b; South & Central America - 879m; Europe - 761m; UK - 629m; North America - 140m)

http://www.foxsportsasia.com/football/premier-league/news/detail/item691758/

Around £100m of that was spent by NowTV to secure the rights for Hong Kong, Showtime Arabia stumped up around £60m for the Middle East and North African market and WinTV spent £50m to show games in China.

The continued growth and huge appetite of the Premier League's worldwide audience is the reason foreign broadcasters are prepared to spend such huge amounts to show English football.

The potential is vast - an estimated audience of one billion watched Manchester United's match with Arsenal in November 2007.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7232378.stm

as you can see, 1 billion watched a premier league game in 2007. it didn't say the potential to watch, it quoted in past tense "watched".

Looks like Mou would be gambling on Costa's fitness in Lisbon.

www.express.co.uk/sport/football/516854/Jose-Mourinho-risk-Diego-Costa-Chelsea-Sporting-Lisbon

Facts:

- Sporting’s 19 previous games against English sides have ended W9 D3 L7 The 2013/14 Portuguese Liga runners-up are unbeaten in 16 European home games - 13 wins, three draws - since a 2-0 loss to Brøndby IF in the 2010/11 UEFA Europa League play-offs.

- Chelsea’s record in nine games against Portuguese clubs - three against SL Benfica, six versus FC Porto - in European competition is W7 D1 L1. Their last six wins against Liga sides were by single-goal margins.

- José Mourinho worked at Sporting as an assistant to coach Sir Bobby Robson for one and a half seasons between 1992 and 1993.

Warning Signs!

Men To Watch Out For:

Rui Patricio
William Carvalho
Nani
Slimani
Diego Capel - Sporting's rendition of Diego C

AirborneLacer: Warning Signs!

Men To Watch Out For:

Rui Patricio
William Carvalho
Nani
Slimani
Diego Capel - Sporting's rendition of Diego C

Used to be a deadly winger in those days at Seville!

I don't know what his current form is like now.

timbros:

Used to be a deadly winger in those days at Seville!

I don't know what his current form is like now.

Form been fickle as the English climate

ElFenomeno1:
Sharrap FBS... If i catch you!

_{Its Brashy}

whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?!
dude!!!! na when dem release you oh?

welcome home mourinho ...

hmmm our only Portuguese player would be schwazer right?


Tough game...I can't say its an easy ride. cant

tonididdy: welcome home mourinho ...

hmmm our only Portuguese player would be schwazer right?


Tough game...I can't say its an easy ride. cant

Schwazer is not Portuguese, He's Australian

Dhelake: Schwazer is not Portuguese, He's Australian

aw yeah u're right...lol I shuould have known

AirborneLacer:

Form been fickle as the English climate

I hope he wont be a torn in our flesh today.

tonididdy: aw yeah u're right...lol I shuould have known

Maybe you meant Hilario...

timbros:

Maybe you meant Hilario...

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wonlasewonimi: How many times are you glad to be back? You've back since last year iirc...are you an ashewo like coogar,debosky and pataki?

Ahswerigod, na wetin ah wan talk be that, I don even quote am before I see your post begin laff.

Abi nor be im be that irritant - Polio - wen dey cuss up and down like say dem take curse pursue am comot for village?

Team to face Sporting: Courtois; Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry (c), Filipe Luis; Matic, Fabregas; Schurrle, Oscar, Hazard; Diego Costa. #CFC
Sub: Cech, Azpilicueta, Zouma, Mikel, Salah, Willian, Remy. #CFC

Strong line up, ktbffh.

This would be Terry's 100th. Champions League appearance. Congrats to him

nitlad:



Ahswerigod, na wetin ah wan talk be that, I don even quote am before I see your post begin laff.

Abi nor be im be that irritant - Polio - wen dey cuss up and down like say dem take curse pursue am comot for village?

He should be glad to be back. If you know wetin dem take him eye see for jail. those adofuro scatter all the alignment for him sphincter

raumdeuter: He should be glad to be back. If you know wetin dem take him eye see for jail. those adofuro scatter all the alignment for him sphincter

So the weyrey na t'ewonde?

Patricio to the rescue!

Bran looks to be in pain.

Andre Schurrle is a biatch!

Kai Diego Omo Mr Costa supposed score.

Suleeeeeeeeeeeee What's the problem with this guy?

It's official, henceforth he should be off the bench. Rubbish.

You cant beat that header!

Matic got us in front.

Gooooooaaaallll.

I'm listening to the game on radio.

FBS: Kai Diego Omo Mr Costa supposed score.

Suleeeeeeeeeeeee What's the problem with this guy?

It's official, henceforth he should be off the bench. Rubbish.

If there's one dude you should be shooting now it has to be Andre Schurrle.

Had he buried his chance, we shoulda been two goals up by now.

Nihilist: Gooooooaaaallll.

I'm listening to the game on radio.

Why the radio man?

Matic Magic. Goal.

Sule is a donkey. Why not allow Eden do his thing?

AirborneLacer:

If there's one dude you should be shooting now it has to be Andre Schurrle.

Had he buried his chance, we shoulda been two goals up by now.

Agreed but Costa had his chance too.

Andre Suleiman is just pissing everybody off right now.

AirborneLacer:

Why the radio man?

I'm on the late train home bros.

I'll probably catch 2nd half

FBS:
Agreed but Costa had his chance too.

Andre Suleiman is just pissing everybody off right now.

Half-time it is.

I'd glady sub Costa for Remy at this stage.

The monster needs some rest.