Why Football Is Not As Big As You Think

Welcome to Athletic Interest. In this video we will put the size of football into perspective.

⏱ Timestamps
00:00 How Big Is Football?
00:37 Football vs Other Sports
01:58 Football vs Entertainment
04:18 Why is it like this?
06:13 Vertical Integration
08:08 So...how big is football?

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[joaovitorvieira]

I dont know about other countries, but here in Brazil a lot of smaller teams have their own brands and stores in order to maximize profit. In my city both of the teams follow this example and they gained a lot of money because of it, the stores also sell the tickets for the match with a discount so that they can gain even more

[Wobblintings]

'Even retired footballers like Beckham, Ronaldinho, GARETH BALE' 😑
I see what you guys did there 😀
Great video as always 👍

[joeaob]

As much as I love your stuff, I don’t think it’s fair to compare football to things like Disney and apple, just because they’re entirely for-profit. As much as football is being commercialised, it isn’t entirely profit motivated and the fans have far more of a say in what clubs do than Disney or apple customers, just look at the turn around in the Super League and how much more money could be made if football was 100% profit motivated.

[jasondeb]

Football has always been a sport for the working class. It was never meant to be a source of revenue, its true purpose was to bring a sense of joy to the the general mass so that they could simply forget all their worries and enjoy the life for what it is even i it is for a moment. Technically, you can simply play the game just by buying a football. Most of the people in Asia and Africa still play with barefoot because these people can't afford to buy boots. That's the beauty of this sport. This is exactly why the street football of Brazil is so so revered around the globe.
Football for all its purpose was to bring happiness and in that sense it has done more than one could ever explain period

[vinaytm]

1:00 to 1:07 is funny. Even retired players like David Beckham, Ronaldinho and GARETH BALE 😂😂

Clearly shows that Athletic Interest are regular watchers of the game

[betterchapter]

The editing quality just keeps getting better.

[abhignankotih]

love the fact that you guys make such relevant relatable and yet random content!

[DESIREDTRUTH]

This channel is insane, football and editing is on point

[harryc]

bale jab cracked me up. the humour, animation and narration - this is such a great channel

[thMandalorian]

Here we go with another incredible piece of content from Athletic Interest

[davidnm]

Would've loved to see how football is monetized compared to other leagues like the NFL and NBA

[manuelordonez]

This channel and Defunctland provide superb content about things I did not know I wanted to know.
The puns are insanely well placed, you guys killed it with that list!

[FyuchaFC]

I love how you guys use unrelated sectors to expound on this issue of how big Football is. Bravo

[bachvutuyetvoi]

Athletic Interest maybe a small channel economically, but you guys are entertaining and inspiring a generation of football fans. What makes the best is that they always become better, and AI is doing that surprisingly well with a bit more humor into your content. So much appreciation for the effort you put into your videos. Thank u so much 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[_orodrigofernandes]

The comedy-relief on this video was spot on! Great job, guys!

[imatifktk]

Loved your wit, from that initial ending scare to comparing yourself with the Football revenue, we just love you guys, keep doing it plz

[navin]

Top 5 most followed teams are Ronaldo or Messi's former or present clubs

[seemymobot]

Been sitting here waiting patiently for the latest video, thank you AI! 💪🏾

[otto]

I think football is much bigger than described here when you look at the other side. It's not that fair comparing big things like Disney or Apple which are 100% motivated to make money. In football it isn't like that. It's not all about the money

[hifive]

Man, you always come up with these ingenious topics to cover, I have no doubt that in some months time you will have multiple times bigger audience than now!

Keep up the amazing work! The video editing is simply superb