It’s safe to say that Chad Johnson is a little bit excited about today’s mouthwatering lineup at Euro 2024.
The former NFL wide receiver and thousands of other US fans are set to tune into Friday’s first pair of quarterfinal fixtures in the European soccer competition, with two colossal matchups on the cards.
Spain are first set to take on the hosts, Germany, in Stuttgart, before Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal lock horns with Kylian Mbappe and France.
A gripping day of soccer is in store across the pond, and Johnson believes Friday’s two heavyweight clashes is ‘more exciting than sex’.
The ex-Cincinnati Bengals star wrote on X Thursday night: ‘There are few things in life more exciting than sex & tomorrow’s Euro games between Germany-Spain + Portugal-France are two of them, you don’t agree let’s argue please!!!!’
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Soccer fever continues to sweep across America after Fox Sports recently announced record viewership for the Euro 2024 and Copa America group stages.
The European tournament averaged 1.04 million American viewers per game, narrowly edging the previous record of 1.02 million per game.
The network is also seeing higher figures for the Copa America, with matches involving CONMEBOL and CONCACAF nations averaging 1.1 million viewers per game this summer.
USA’s recent fixture against Uruguay, which resulted in the hosts being dumped out at the group stage, is said to have brought in 3.77 million fans – making it the most watched non-World Cup match in the history of FS1.
After Friday’s blockbuster start to the quarterfinals, England face Switzerland and the Netherlands takes on Turkey for a place in the last four on Saturday.
In Copa America, Lionel Messi and Argentina made it through to the semifinals by the skin of their teeth after prevailing in a dramatic penalty shootout against Ecuador.
Messi suffered a huge scare before his country’s win in the shootout after missing a ‘Panenka’ attempt from the spot, only for goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez to prove the hero.
Venezuela comes up against Jesse Marsch’s Canada on Friday night, with Colombia vs Panama and Uruguay vs Brazil to come on Saturday.