Interesting, says he'll probably go to PSG Or Man City, but has shown interest in Inter Miami and NYCFC as well
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Can anyone really afford him without going broke?
The team has to be able to keep other stars around him also. It won’t be cheap for anyone. There is enough money in Miami a few rich people could bankroll him with pocket change.Sure.
I mean obviously not the most fiscally mismanaged sports franchise in the history of the world (and that's not hyperbole). But other places certainly could.
he team has to be able to keep other stars around him also. It won’t be cheap for anyone. There is enough money in Miami a few rich people could bankroll him with pocket change.
Wasnt Messi looking at $1 million per week wages? The only people in Miami who would pay that are the drug cartels that kept Crockett and Tubbs busy.The team has to be able to keep other stars around him also. It won’t be cheap for anyone. There is enough money in Miami a few rich people could bankroll him with pocket change.
Messi is an investment for team instant improvement, entertainment and as a marketing machine. That’s it.Wasnt Messi looking at $1 million per week wages? The only people in Miami who would pay that are the drug cartels that kept Crockett and Tubbs busy.
furthermore, this is no knock on Messi, but who is worth that kind of money? The highest paid guy in the EPL is <400K.
On my commute today, Sirius XM FC has been talking about the Barcelona situation. I found it very interesting. In the grand scheme of things, I guess I’m still wet behind the ears as a soccer fan. I looked at Barca as this uber historic club, and they really weren’t I guess until Cruyff came and elevated the club. So I think it’s cool how you organically embraced the club at the time that you did. And then of course they won their first UCL in 1992?Barca was not a poorly-managed club until Bartomeu and his cohorts took charge in 2014. However, I believe that it was only partially a case of mismanagement and largely a case of corruption. Their whole group is being investigated for financial fraud.
They made some absolutely horrible acquisitions at inflated prices: Coutinho, Dembele, Griezman the prime three. But, those don’t account for most of the debt.
As far as teams being able to afford Messi, his Jersey and other merchandise have generated between $60 Million and $100 Million in annual merchandising revenue. He is not a source of their losses. I have three Messi jerseys. I know Barca fans who have three for each year he was at the club: The home, away and third jerseys because the design changes every year. When CR7 signed with Juventus, they started selling his merchandise the same day he inked the contract. Juventus later said that sales of CR7 merchandise more than paid his wages.
Meanwhile, this is how I and other Barca fans have felt since Thursday:
Not to be 15 years behind here, but I just now got SiriusXM. What number is the xm station and is it worth the listen?On my commute today, Sirius XM FC has been talking about the Barcelona situation. I found it very interesting. In the grand scheme of things, I guess I’m still wet behind the ears as a soccer fan. I looked at Barca as this uber historic club, and they really weren’t I guess until Cruyff came and elevated the club. So I think it’s cool how you organically embraced the club at the time that you did. And then of course they won their first UCL in 1992?
as a fan, I guess you’ll spend a few years experiencing what other club fans have to experience. It will make things that much sweeter when they turn it around again.
how about this…Lionel Messi has scored 1 out of every 11 goals in the history of Barcelona. What an incredible stat.
157. I like the channel. They have a little bit of everything. United States of Soccer focuses 90% of the time on the U.S. whether national teams, MLS, lower levels or the women's league.Not to be 15 years behind here, but I just now got SiriusXM. What number is the xm station and is it worth the listen?
Honestly, I rarely listen to anything else. I essentially quit local sports radio cold turkey. The great thing about soccer is that there is never an off-season. So there’s interesting discussion every day. And even though I don’t watch the other leagues, I learn about them while listening in my car, and it helps me have a better understanding of teams during Chanpions League and a better understanding of players when they discuss transfers and international matches.Not to be 15 years behind here, but I just now got SiriusXM. What number is the xm station and is it worth the listen?
Don’t know if you listened today…they had a reporter on who is a Fulham supporter on to talk about the promotion of Brentford (and Norwich and Watford). His discussion regarding his rival club was interesting.157. I like the channel. They have a little bit of everything. United States of Soccer focuses 90% of the time on the U.S. whether national teams, MLS, lower levels or the women's league.
Grumpy Pundits are a riot when Rodney and Tommy are on. The football show is solid as well. Overall I really enjoy it.
Probably the only show I never have listened to is the coaching academy. dumb, dumb, dumb.
I didn't get a chance to tune in today. which show was it? I wont ask you to ruin it for me with what was said...Don’t know if you listened today…they had a reporter on who is a Fulham supporter on to talk about the promotion of Brentford (and Norwich and Watford). His discussion regarding his rival club was interesting.
I think it was grumpy pundits. Nothing major. He said brentford scouting is incredible with how they are able to reload. But he also said that if they don’t add in the last 3 weeks of this transfer window, they’ll be going back down to the Chanpionship next year.I didn't get a chance to tune in today. which show was it? I wont ask you to ruin it for me with what was said...
He's not lying. Brentford have some incredible scouts. I have kept an eye on their transfers and very very quiet. It would be tough to see them pull a Leeds and have a fantastic season.I think it was grumpy pundits. Nothing major. He said brentford scouting is incredible with how they are able to reload. But he also said that if they don’t add in the last 3 weeks of this transfer window, they’ll be going back down to the Chanpionship next year.
That sounds like it would have been a great discussion for sure. Pele to NY was huge for sure, may have really helped jumpstart soccer in the US. There were other huge names in European soccer who also made the move to US, beckenbauer was one big name too. I remember how strong serie a was in the 90s. Lots of great players flocked to Italy, we even had a few American players make their way to Italy in the 90s. I think Ronaldo to Italy isn’t as big of a deal as Pele to NY, and Zidane to Spain was big as it was a trend that showed many players leave Italy.Interesting discussion this AM on XM. They were discussing biggest transfers in history. They put in order
1) Pele to NY
2) zidane to Madrid
3) Ronaldo to Madrid
the show host is an Italian guy and huge Serie A guy. He discussed how Zidanes move from Italy to La Liga was a changing of the landscape because in the 90’s, Serie A was the best league in the world where all the top players played. His move to Madrid started an exodus to the Spanish League and then that League became the best league in the world for 15 years until recent years with the English Premier League taking the mantle.
the thought is that this Messi move, while being massive, won’t do anything but elevate the PSG brand and not much else.
After all of that, I came to one conclusion that I believe is irrefutable: All of you have your favorite teams, and all of those teams hopefully have some glorious memories for you. However, none of you will ever experience anything close to the pure exhilaration I had during Pep’s four years and Tito’s one year as coach there.
Well, I mean, they were always a wildly popular club....as THE "national team" of Catalonia but I suppose they didnt become a "world club" until Cruyff as you say. Perhaps the best current example of "old Barca" is Dortmund. Great club, huge fanbase, but not many outside of Germany careOn my commute today, Sirius XM FC has been talking about the Barcelona situation. I found it very interesting. In the grand scheme of things, I guess I’m still wet behind the ears as a soccer fan. I looked at Barca as this uber historic club, and they really weren’t I guess until Cruyff came and elevated the club. So I think it’s cool how you organically embraced the club at the time that you did. And then of course they won their first UCL in 1992?
as a fan, I guess you’ll spend a few years experiencing what other club fans have to experience. It will make things that much sweeter when they turn it around again.
how about this…Lionel Messi has scored 1 out of every 11 goals in the history of Barcelona. What an incredible stat.