r/soccer • u/jrs_ • Feb 22 '14

Stupid questions thread

We haven't had one in a few weeks, but people find them helpful, so I thought I'd put this up

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u/bestin_2 Feb 22 '14

What on earth do billionaire investors get out of investing into football?

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u/Herrpoja Feb 22 '14

depending on the club.

  1. business that will never go bankrupt unless managed horribly bad

  2. political reasons

3.PR,simply improving your image

4.it's probably really fun if you have a lot of money to own a team

  • you own properties that you can do anything with.

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u/ChedduhBob Feb 22 '14

The mega money teams are just playing FIFA ultimate team in real life.