Club World Cup USA: The "Popcorn" Soccer that Nobody Cares About - Economic Scenarios

I saw the future of world football, and I didn’t like it: Reflections of the Club World Cup

FOOTBALL is the hands of the wrong people. For many years, perhaps decades, FIFA has seemingly tarnished its image and reputation by befriending the wrong folk, putting self-interest before the greater good of the industry and by placing commercial growth ahead of the welfare of those who play and support the world’s most popular sport. For so long, thankfully, the influence of football’s spiritual homes held back the global governing body from …

Club World Cup USA: The "popcorn" soccer that nobody cares about - Economic Scenarios

The recent Club World Cup in the United States proved to be a resounding failure , an event that dramatically exposed the fragility of a football increasingly oriented towards pure profit, which has lost the meaning of sport, even of fan support itself. The desolately empty stadiums in the US were not simply an unexpected event, but a clear demonstration that money, even unconditional Saudi Arabian money, cannot buy the passion, heart, and authe…