Newsgroups: rec.sport.soccer
Subject: Re: UNIVISION: Boring!!
From: zxnoueih@wsuhub.uc.twsu.edu (...VALENCIA...)
Date: 1 Oct 92 11:52:19 CST
Organization: Wichita State University, Wichita, Ks

In article <1992Sep30.190055.19687@ncar.ucar.edu>, newbery@zonda.atd.ucar.edu (Santiago Newbery) writes:
> In article <1992Sep28.165814.158@wsuhub.uc.twsu.edu>, zxnoueih@wsuhub.uc.twsu.edu (...VALENCIA...) writes:
> |> 
> |> What the heck is wrong with UNIVISION?
> |> They, again, showed one of the most boring games I've ever seen!
> |> Even the commentators seemed to be bored to death!
> |> Is it that they can't afford to broadcast "European" (Spanish or Italian)
> |> games or what?!?
> |>
> Which game are you referring to ?
> Anyway, I agree totally that some of their games have been boring,
> but they do show a lot of Spanish and Italian league games.
> You seem to insinuate that only "European" games are interesting;
> I've seen many boring european games, and many exiting South American
> games. They just need to pick the best possible matches from wherever.
> 

I was refering to that Puebla-??? game, from the Mexican league.
I absolutely, definitely am not insinuating that all "European" games
are interresting. Also, I absolutely, definitely agree with you that some 
South American games are very exciting (I love the Copa Libertadores
games they show), and some "European" games being boring. The 
Tenerife-Real Madrid game (0-0) from last season is right up there with 
the "one-of-the-most-boring-games-there-is", not to mention some of the 
Italian league games (can't recall the games...). 
My point is this: UNIVISION shows games only once a week. Therefore, they
should try to show an interresting game, wherever it is from. Also, since 
the games they show are for most of the time tape delayed (very rarely do 
they show games live), they should make a better judgement of what to show.
What is ironic is that the commentator constantly repeats something like "the 
best in international soccer on UNIVISION" (poor translation from Spanish :-)) 
while showing an extremely boring game.

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