Soccer
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8 statements about Soccer, every show
Rosenthal: Cricket is the world's second-biggest sport with 2.5 billion fans
“Cricket is actually the second biggest sport in the world with two and a half billion fans behind soccer.”
Manus: There Are More Concussions in Soccer Than Football
“There are more concussions in soccer than there are in football.”
Margain: Sports must not be politicized so fans can escape daily stress
“Going back to soccer, Like, that's why when they've tried to start, try to make it political in a way, or use it as a platform, it's like, I don't know, please, like, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, bring it back, leave it alone, because this is what gives people …”
Lavingia: Robot soccer will replace human soccer in 10 to 15 years
“My guess is 1015 years from now, we'll start, you know, we'll, we'll be watching robots play soccer instead of humans”
Basketball is the second most popular global sport and closing on soccer
“Their group of consumers, and vice versa, they bring their side to the basketball side, which is becoming a global sport, and I think it's number two in the world, and it's moving up closer on on soccer globally.”
Global soccer broadcasting piracy matches pre-iTunes music industry levels
“Piracy in soccer is, I would say, at, like, the levels pre-iTunes, if you remember, in the music industry, right? Like, there are, like, there is an equivalent of Kazaz. There are many of them. And no one's doing anything to solve it.”
Soccer clubs gain more value investing in bench depth over superstars
“Soccer, like American football, is very much a team sport, meaning you're much better off spending incremental money on the 1514, 13th And obviously, 12th, 11th player, the people coming off the bench and the less good players than paying a ton of dough for a …”
Esports will supplant some traditional sports, though basketball and soccer will survive
“And I think that that demographic is going to supplant some traditional sports. And I think some are going to survive. I think, for instance, basketball and soccer are two very healthy international sports that are going to do very well.”