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The last World Cup winners are: - 2018: France - 2014: Germany - 2010: Spain - 2006: Italy
by allendoerfer 5y ago
The last World Cup winners are:
- 2018: France
- 2014: Germany
- 2010: Spain
- 2006: Italy
- fullshark 5y agoI don't think OP was talking about Soccer ability
- kzrdude 5y agoWorld cup is entertainment, not a power allocation
- aliswe 5y agoisnt there soft power of some sort in this though?
- blocked_again 5y agoNow go and look at where does the sponsorship money of the top clubs of these countries come from.
- allendoerfer 5y agoMostly from Adidas and Nike. But I get your point. Still you cannot fully buy the industry. It is tied to passports.
- blocked_again 5y agoYou think Nike and Adidas spent more money on European football in last 5 - 10 years than Qatar sports investments group and City Football Group?
- harha 5y agoThe national teams usually from the tax payer. At the very least they manage the rights to the local tournaments, which has value in itself. The issue is that they often also have the same corrupt officials who gain legitimacy through this tournament, they wouldn’t risk losing their status. Imagine they decide to have an alternative tournament, then FIFA owning many rights puts pressure on them, one draws back and the operation fails. Explain that to the fans.