Lynn Massey-Davis

television history.

The Telemundo Spanish-language broadcast averaged 8.9 million viewers across Telemundo and Peacock streaming.

Put together, the broadcasts combined to average nearly 25 million viewers in the U.S.

While increasingly popular, soccer fandom has lagged in the U.S.

compared to the rest of the world.

Analysts say these ratings numbers indicate an audience that's increasingly eager to consume the sport.

Jasmine Garst, NPR News, New York.

What's it like to be on it?

Well, I don't get hungry, so food noise stops.

And all those scripts about yourself, that you're a bad person for eating, I feel like that judgment has drifted into the ether.

For me, it was a conflict, like I got the devil and an angel on my shoulders.

The angel said, don't eat that because you shouldn't eat food.

The devil inside me said, oh, but you just want a taste.

It damaged my self-esteem for a very, very long time, probably for the best part of maybe 50 years.