Real Madrid has to play four days a week to keep their contracts and compromises that is impossible. Ok those players are professionals but are humans too

In last 20 years tv sport has been more analysis and so on, not just 80s commentary

Yes but they play football in Moldovan 3th division and so on. Sport is equal to Hollywood movies,

Yes, it is the biggest entertainment market, bigger than Hollywood and larger than music concerts. Today, sports is the main business where everyone wants a piece of it."

Anything else is just weird romanticization.

for entertainment and merch. Same as anywhere in the world.

People may tell themselves that. But sports is big business nonetheless. We're not engaged in tribal warfare over here. Sports leagues generate billions in revenue, athletes are well-paid professionals and fans pay