Soccer becomes a business today?

Oh my God! Not here! I didn't expect to find a discussion about footbal here, in myLot. Not after all I can hear is Becali, Banel, Lacatus, Piturca, Falcosu' and so on. I am not a footbal fan but the Sport News from our TV posts made me hate footbal. You can't see any sport news except those about footbal. And it was good if they would talk about footbal as a sport, but all you can hear is how much did a team pay for a player, or how much did a manager reward his team, or what is the figure in Piturca's contract with Craiova. So... yes, I think nowdays footbal is more a business than a sport. I hope you don't get me wrong. I don't have anything with this sport as a ... sport, but I don't like everything that goes around it. By the way, did Bianca break her relationship with Cristea?

I absolutely agree in soccer = business. In my current country it's not like that, but I see that in many countries, and now I think that it has lost all of its meaning as a sport. I don't really like soccer, as I find it very boring. I can't sympathize with the fans even if I gave an opportunity to it, as it's boring enough to make me sleep in the middle of the match. However, as it´s popular, it's treated by the media as the hen of golden eggs, and that's a sad thing for people who want to enjoy soccer just as a sport.

Hi thebest1, Soccer or for that matter any saleable sport has become a big business now. For business community the sports like soccer or cricket has become a big money spinner they are ready to invest any amount of money because their investments earn them big returns. In India if new product is to be launched they wait for one day cricket match and launch their product with a bang and invariably they find the success. Our National sports Hokey which has earned number of Olympic gold medals for the country is neglected no business community wants to invest in such sport which is not saleable.

May be you're rigth its a big business for a lot of people.From one side for the players and menagers when they operate with millions,from other side is sportbetting in which the people from all over the world pawn their money.I dont know which one is with bigger revenue.Anyway the soccer is a big game and always delight millions of fans.

Soccer (footie) is one of the most lucrative businesses you can get into. Ask the majority of kids what they want to be and the answer is either a footballer or a WAG (footballers wife or girlfriend) Sad really because in 1966 when the good old UK won the world cup (yes folks we did actually win things back in the day), players played for the sport and not for money, and my best friend was an original WAG married to a West Bromwich albion player back in the 1970s and she lives in a modest 2 bedroom house in Shenstone. And I still say after the englands dire performance in south africa, they should donate their wages to charity, and that would solve a few problems.