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The hell is a mun2?

July 15th, 2009 | By: Brooks Peck | 23 Comments »

Given the recent hype surrounding US soccer and the general massiveness that always is USA vs. Mexico, you would think that when the two teams meet for a World Cup Qualifier on August 12, major broadcasting companies would be mauling each other over the rights to carry it.

Well, apparently not. As of right now, the match will only be on Telemundo and something called “mun2″ which may or may not be a network devoted to fetishistic animal porn.

As I’m sure you are by now thoroughly enraged by this travesty of broadcasting injustice, be aware! There are steps to be taken! Jason Davis over at Match Fit USA is leading a campaign to get the match on the USA Network and we can all join in and help. If you click the link above, you’ll find his post on the matter, which includes suggestions on who to email/mercilessly harass to bring about the necessary change. Also, if you go here, you’ll find a petition that you can add your name to.

So get to it, you mongrels — I don’t wanna have to watch this match between Animal Whorehouse and Air Bud: MILF Attack.

Tags: "News", broadcasting injustice, Mexico, mun2, USA Network

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Comments

By Pseudinho | July 15th, 2009 at 11:14 pm

I thought ESPN had the rights to all U.S. National Team World Cup qualifiers.

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By Bobby | July 16th, 2009 at 12:09 am

It’s in Mexico, so the FMF has the rights. Telemundo holds the rights to Mexico home matches. Telemundo holds both the Spanish and English rights, they used to sell the English rights to SUM or someone but stopped when they started working with Univision. Mun2 is an English network, though an obscure one.

By Unbelievable | July 16th, 2009 at 8:47 am

I prefer to watch the game in spanish anyways. I can’t stand Harks.

I’ll be watching on Telemundo, although I did sign the petition. It isn’t right not to carry the biggest soccer rivalry our country has on tv in english.

GLTTMNT

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By Pseudinho | July 16th, 2009 at 8:49 am

I know what mun2 is it’s actually a bilingual channel I think, but that’s besides the point. I just didn’t understand the reason why ESPN couldn’t broadcast the match, but thanks for informing me. Yeah we should definitely try to get this game on a better channel. Or at the very least Telemundo should broadcast it in HD. My spanish is not that good so I could deal with not understanding every word if the match is in HD.

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By SP | July 16th, 2009 at 9:50 am

hey bobby, i don’t know too much about this stuff so i’m not trying to doubt you, just to understand the situation better. aren’t both countries entitled to match rights? or is the problem that the USSF also agreed to selling the rights for this match to telemundo? bc there have been many matches in the past that are on both espn and telemundo/telefutura so i don’t see why it couldn’t be that way this time too?

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By SP | July 16th, 2009 at 9:52 am

nevermind, just read your blog and that cleared it up for me.

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By Alex | July 16th, 2009 at 10:33 am

I get mun2… Lucky me, lol… But if any of you guys are having trouble finding it, it’s up in the 600’s (the spanish speaking channels) on Comcast Digital Cable

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By Dylan | July 16th, 2009 at 10:42 am

Cualtemoc thinks Mexico is better than the US man for man, and essetially is not worried about their chances to win on Aug. 12th.

http://www.vefutbol.com.mx/notas/17861.html

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By Marlon | July 16th, 2009 at 10:59 am

Cualtemoc is a dumbhead.

By Pseudinho | July 16th, 2009 at 1:09 pm

I know who Cuauhtémoc is but I don’t know who Cualtemoc is. LOL!

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By Ray | July 16th, 2009 at 2:06 pm

“Hombre por hombre somos mejores que Estados Unidos..”

Had to read it for myself. Really, Chatachumaoticacho? (That’s for you, Pseudinho…I didn’t really even try.)

That’s insane. If I’m not retarded, I’m understanding that to mean that at each and every position, down to the last guy on the bench, Chatachumaoticacho, thinks Mexico is the better team. Speechless.

By Pseudinho | July 16th, 2009 at 4:01 pm

I actually prefer the name Chatachumaoticacho better.

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By alex | July 16th, 2009 at 10:04 pm

listening to harks aint that bad…understanding these spanish announcers is like pulling teeth…horrible….if u think harks is bad….harks is an angel….trust me…but anyways…everytime mexico vs usa…i watch it on espn….telemundo always shows mexico’s games…the US always plays on espn…ive watched games on both channels…so somebody fucked up

By Applesauce | July 17th, 2009 at 12:03 am

It’s Cuauhtémoc and Harkes. And neither should be opening their respective mouths.

By elle | July 17th, 2009 at 2:44 am

for my cable, mun2 is in the same package as oxygen, WE, and soapnet. what does that tell you about mun2?

oh and it’s currently playing music videos. good choice USSF!

By Pseudinho | July 17th, 2009 at 10:05 am

USSF doesn’t have a choice in this. It’s FMF calling the shots since it’s a Mexico home match. In USA home matches they call the shots. And in friendlies there usually is an agreement between both associations about television contracts.

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By Chgotchr | July 17th, 2009 at 8:57 pm

So Comcast Chicago has Mun2, but they don’t have Setanta? Ok. Whatever.

By Pseudinho | July 18th, 2009 at 11:17 am

Setanta will be going under eventually so I don’t think they find a need to add it and since Chicago has a large latin population is probably the reason why they have mun2. DirecTV and Dish Network also have mun2, but you have to have the spanish speaking packages which is ironic because we are looking for a match to be broadcasted in English.

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By Pseudinho | July 21st, 2009 at 10:59 am

All of you who have Telemundo just press the SAP button and the match will be in English.

http://www.matchfitusa.com/2009/07/usa-mexico-english-sap-available-on.html

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By soccer goals | July 24th, 2009 at 6:54 pm

mund2 is a great channel

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By Platinum House Productions | August 10th, 2009 at 1:57 am

First of all, its very disrespectful calling mun2 and telemundo what you have above. I too was complaining about the broadcast but because of the way you talk about these legitimate networks i will not sign the petition and will just watch on mun2.

By zeng | August 12th, 2009 at 8:29 am

Jaeger LeCoultre watches

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