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Long, long time ago, sports was about the game. Now it appears to be all about sponsors.
by aliasEli 5y ago
Long, long time ago, sports was about the game. Now it appears to be all about sponsors.
- forgotmysn 5y agoTV changed everything. There were some clubs in England that protested TV broadcasts of games entirely because they were afraid it would devalue the game-day and club experience. Perhaps they were right.
- MisterBastahrd 5y agoLong, long time ago, athletes played for a season and then earned a living at their actual careers. It is all about sponsors if athletes want to make the money they've grown accustomed to.
- alexfrydl 5y agoYou're acting like the athletes got together and demanded enormous contracts so UEFA was begrudgingly forced to make deals with Coca-Cola to appease their entitlement.
- MisterBastahrd 5y agoIncorrect. I'm acting like the athletes know what the UEFA is about when they sign contracts to UEFA clubs, and thus pretending that this is some kind of free speech issue is ridiculous. The players sign plenty enough endorsement contracts on their own to know how this works.