The same happens in Liverpool, purchased by Americans Tom Hicks, who has financed campaigns for George W. Bush, and George Gillet. They have already agreed the next collapse of the mythical Anfield Road stadium to build a new one which will bear the name of a trademark. The Premier League is the most-watched European League worldwide and which explodes over the foreign market. Almost all computers made millionaire tours of Asia during the preseason, and Cristiano Ronaldo, Gerrard, Fabregas and Drogba have ousted the Raul, Beckham, Figo and Zidane of yesteryear.
But what is this sudden expansion due? The reason why people like Thaksin Shinawatra, former Prime Minister of Thailand and exiled in the United Kingdom for crimes of corruption, invest in this soccer, is explained in two words: television rights. After the signing of the contract with operators that broadcast the Premier League, its teams perceive a total of 5.5 billion euros in its three years of duration. The team that finishes in last place of the League table of the League receives almost 40 million euros for that season, much more than they receive the majority of Spanish teams. The winner pockets 91 million, comparable only to the 120 that will receive Real Madrid each season by its contract with the Catalan production company Mediapro. Black money-laundering or the use of computers as a speculative tool can be other reasons to invest. In fact, Liverpool owners with a capital of Dubai Fund negotiated the sale of the club, just a year after buying it. To the detriment of national teams, leagues more Millionaire imported worldwide to his players, even when they are minors, situation which has denounced the current President of UEFA, Michel Platini. Now that football has generated so much money that you can buy at any computer, can you purchase feelings?