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It feels like every few months, some massive organization tries to rewrite the rules of the game just to secure a bigger slice of the pie. I’ve been following sports for decades, and there’s this growing sense that the soul of competition is being traded for guaranteed revenue streams. It used to be about the drama of the underdog or the merit of the season, but now it feels like the giants are constantly trying to build a gated community where they can't lose their footing.
I was talking to a buddy of mine who’s a huge fanatic, and he was venting about how much the "big names" seem to think they are bigger than the actual sport itself. It’s a weird power struggle. On one hand, you want the best talent playing against each other, but on the other, if you remove the risk of failure, you basically kill the magic that makes us watch in the first place.
Do you think these massive clubs are actually protecting the tradition of the game, or are they just scared of losing their status if they have to play by the same rules as everyone else?
I was talking to a buddy of mine who’s a huge fanatic, and he was venting about how much the "big names" seem to think they are bigger than the actual sport itself. It’s a weird power struggle. On one hand, you want the best talent playing against each other, but on the other, if you remove the risk of failure, you basically kill the magic that makes us watch in the first place.
Do you think these massive clubs are actually protecting the tradition of the game, or are they just scared of losing their status if they have to play by the same rules as everyone else?