Sportico, a sports commercial media, released top50, the historical income of sports. There are 4 football players and 13 basketball players on the list. Through this list, many people are surprised why football and basketball players earn so much. Who is the first sport after all?
First of all, we need to see what sports are on this list. This list covers all sports, such as boxing, tennis, golf, etc., and among the athletes he counts, there are active athletes and retired athletes. Beckham has been retired for many years and still appears on this list. Of course, this is related to his shrewd business mind after retirement.
Secondly, the more people there are, the fewer people are on the list, such as tennis, golf, boxing and so on. I am a "team" by myself, and I can maximize my benefits in commercial packaging and participating projects. If you only look at this list, you can’t exactly define which sport is the first in the world.
Sports such as football, rugby and basketball cannot be done by one person, and the daily expenses of professional football clubs in Europe are also very high. The echelon of all ages, venue maintenance, etc., the more people, the more daily staff and coaches are needed. The financial pressure of clubs is not small, and only a few clubs can achieve profitability.
In addition, the development of commercial value, football project is not done well. Like the American NBA, teams have stars, and there is almost a strong dialogue in every round, so the level difference between teams will not be great. In addition, because the NBA level is unique in the World Cup, it has attracted the attention of all outstanding basketball players all over the world, and playing in the NBA is the dream of many players. The NBA is more beautiful than other basketball games in the world.
Football is different. There are five recognized top leagues. Every league has 18-20 teams. This is equivalent to having five NBA’s, plus for various reasons. There is a big gap between top teams and other teams, which also makes many games less beautiful. This is also the reason why some people are promoting the European Super League. It is the original intention of the European Super League to make teams and players get more income and let fans see more exciting games.
It is one-sided to judge who is the world’s number one sport only from income. Judging from the attention of sports events, the participation of the people, the income of teams and players, football is still the first sport in the world.