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Not that successful, assuming you're talking about American football. The players as a whole get a bit less than half of all revenue coming in despite being the
by cool_dude85 4y ago
Not that successful, assuming you're talking about American football. The players as a whole get a bit less than half of all revenue coming in despite being the ones to actually, you know, play the game.
- nordsieck 4y agoFrom what I can tell, that's fundamentally because of the limited number of franchises. The situation is a bit like cabs in NY city before Uber/Lyft - the medallion owners were the ones who were making the real money.
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- giantg2 4y agoWell, they (and the others) should be getting even less. States or cities subsidizing stadiums isn't as beneficial as originally thought. Those making obscene amounts of money from a public resource should probably contribute more to the infrastructure required to make that money.
- nend 4y agoThat sounds a lot more successful than most other industries. I don't think software engineers, or retail employees are getting half of the business' revenue. That sounds like a pro union example.