English football—or “soccer” as some Americans still call it—is bigger than ever. And ever since kicking off its Premier League coverage in August 2013, NBC Sports has had fans of what Pelé called “the beautiful game” coming back for more. In its eight years of live English Premier League (EPL) coverage, NBC Sports has presented 28 of the 30 most-watched live EPL matches ever in the U.S. across all platforms. NBC’s Premier League Mornings Live host Rebecca Lowe says soccer’s popularity in the states was inevitable