el Hombre de Acero
Not...not the Yankees...not the Cowboys.
That distinction goes to Real Madrid...
Real Madrid becomes highest earning sports team ever - Dirty Tackle - World Soccer - Yahoo! Sports
Barcelona, Manchester United, and Bayern Munich...are also above any American sports teams...
Soccer is KING...
Punkin's Chew Toy
I watch soccer when I need a nap, at least Hockey has the fun of playing basically the same game with weapons.
el Hombre de Acero
Not a hockey guy.
Baseball...now that's the most boring sport in the world...lol.
But I love the NFL, the NBA...and the World Cup rules...
Last edited by Hector; Feb 17, '11 at 4:26 AM.
el Hombre de Acero
Boxing and MMA kicks arse too...
Punkin's Chew Toy
with me going pay tv free, all I watch now is NFL when its not blacked out here in Tampa.
el Hombre de Acero
The one problem I have with professional soccer is no real opportunity for parity among teams. Real Madrid is basically an all star team of the best players in the world. There is no revenue sharing and no salary cap....and even no ownership so zero incentive for any kind of profit. Also, the figures are slightly inflated due to the Euro-U.S. exchange rate. With that said, I love soccer but much more from the World Cup point of view than any club professional soccer.
"The farther we go, the more the ultimate explanation recedes from us, and all we have left is faith."
~Vaclav Hlavaty
The article didn't make sense to me. I read it to mean that while they are the highest grossing revenue team they are not the highest net profit team. It went on to say that "just one of the seven English clubs on Deloitte's list turned a profit". HUH? I know that the majority of NFL teams make huge profits each year. And you really can't go by the NFL teams "reported" revenue because it doesn't include all their areas of revenue. It is the profit sharing from TV money, merchandise (may not be all merchandise-not sure), and gate receipts but it doesn't include stuff like luxury boxes, concession sales, etc. as that revenue is not shared. The NFL is the best at cooking the books!
How long has the oldest soccer team been in existence? I know the Bears have been in the NFL since the start in 1920 and are still owned by the same family. I am an NFL, NBA, and NHL fan. The rest just don't hold my attention very well with the exception of the MLB playoffs. MLB is too slow to watch (much more fun to play) and there are just way too many games per season.
"Never take a person's dignity: it is worth everything to them, and nothing to you." - Frank Barron
Amen brother! Hockey was the most fun I ever had as a kid/young adult.Originally Posted by thunderbolt
Sheffield F.C. 1857. Actually, the Cardinals are considered the oldest NFL franchise since they were in existence prior to 1920 and had the Cardinals name right from the start. The Bears also started before 1920 but started off as the Decauter Stayleys (sp?). Some Redskins fans would also argue that they have been around since the beginning...Duluth Kelleys then Duluth Eskimos, Newark Tornadoes, Newark Orange...went defunct and purchased by George Preston Marshall the following year became the Boston Braves, Boston Redskins and fnally the Washington Redskins.The article didn't make sense to me. I read it to mean that while they are the highest grossing revenue team they are not the highest net profit team. It went on to say that "just one of the seven English clubs on Deloitte's list turned a profit". HUH? I know that the majority of NFL teams make huge profits each year. And you really can't go by the NFL teams "reported" revenue because it doesn't include all their areas of revenue. It is the profit sharing from TV money, merchandise (may not be all merchandise-not sure), and gate receipts but it doesn't include stuff like luxury boxes, concession sales, etc. as that revenue is not shared. The NFL is the best at cooking the books!
How long has the oldest soccer team been in existence? I know the Bears have been in the NFL since the start in 1920 and are still owned by the same family. I am an NFL, NBA, and NHL fan. The rest just don't hold my attention very well with the exception of the MLB playoffs. MLB is too slow to watch (much more fun to play) and there are just way too many games per season.
"The farther we go, the more the ultimate explanation recedes from us, and all we have left is faith."
~Vaclav Hlavaty
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