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Originally Posted by PocketsAintFull

I did read an interesting article about the runaway finances in football (soccer) earlier, which may temper enthusiasm for that model in US sports https://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/foot...cid=spartandhp

By the definition of "broken" in this article, American sports are way way worse.

The article is talking about how it's hard for smaller teams. In the US, smaller teams don't even exist.

In England, there are thousands of soccer teams in various level of league, and they can go up and down the pyramid.

In the US, there are dozens of teams in an enclosed system where nobody else are allowed in without paying a hefty fee when the league happens to feel like it.

In England, people can complain about how it's harder for a team that's 50th rich to win, and harder for the 1000th rich team to go pro.

In US, there is no 50th rich team, let along 1000th rich team.

In England, they can talk about the gap between rich and poor.

In US, only the ultra rich exists.