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​ESPN reveals average 464,000 viewers for opening MLS clash

Orlando City's last-minute 2-1 win over Inter Miami in the opening game of Major League Soccer's (MLS) return to play averaged 464,000 viewers on ESPN, making it the US pay-TV network's fifth most-watched regular season broadcast in five years, reports, www.sportspromedia.com/.

The audience for the game on 8th July peaked at 521,000 viewers as fans tuned in to watch Nani score a dramatic 97th minute winner in the MLS is Back Tournament at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando.

Including ESPN Deportes, MLS's Spanish-language broadcast partner in the US, the game reached an average viewership of 492,000, becoming the second most-viewed MLS regular season match across ESPN networks since 11th March 2018.

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