Thursday, May 10, 2018

Popularity: Does Social Media Affect Soccer?

No sport is talked more about on social media than soccer says Gary Parkinson, the author of the article How Social Media Marketing Helped Soccer Take Over The World. Many critics think soccer is not a very popular sport, and that it is just a game of chasing a ball all over the place. Obviously it is more than that.

Social media has changed the sports experience for fans all around the world. Conversations of MLS increased by 34% the first 5 days of the season compared to the 2014 season (ScribbleLive). MLS is featured on many social media websites from Facebook, Instagram and snapchat to Google, Twitter and TV shows. MLS also has its own YouTube channel. In addition to the main MLS YouTube channel the league also operates KickTV, with over 1 million network subscribers since March 2013. (click on links for more information) It is still currently increasing. President Trump has even made a bid on the 2026 FIFA World Cup (SBI). Morocco is the only country competing with the USA, Mexico, and Canada joint bid. A vote will take place on the 2026 World Cup hosting rights at FIFA’s general congress on June 13 (SBI). 


Question: How do you feel about Trumps involvement with MLS? Did Trump violate FIFA's rules?

Video about Trumps Bid. (Youtube)
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2 comments:

  1. UnknownMay 14, 2018 at 11:14 AM

    Nice post i like how you used a video about our president in it.

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  2. UnknownMay 18, 2018 at 11:16 AM

    Initially, I was surprised to hear your stat about the popularity of soccer on social media, but then I turned off my "American brain" and considered how popular it is worldwide. It's really eye-opening. And I hadn't heard about Trump's tweets. Very interesting, Gianna.

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