1. La Avaricia de los Propietarios y la Desigualdad Financiera.
Los propietarios de equipos son vistos como la principal fuente de problemas, priorizando las ganancias sobre el rendimiento deportivo y negándose a invertir en sus equipos, a pesar de generar ingresos masivos. La percepción es que el deporte se ha convertido en un "trofeo" para los multimillonarios, no en una competencia justa.
- No one, absolutely no one is stopping the other team owners from spending more money. The fact that theyve decided to stuff it in their own pockets rather than build a winning team is their choice.
- Billionaires dont buy sports teams to make money they buy sports teams because they have money. Its a trophy acquisition.
- The league is full of unfair expectations from owners and fans because of the silly money involved.
- The owners sold out the integrity of their sports to make even more money than they make. The rich are greedy. Their only purpose in life is to make even more money.
2. La Infiltración y Corrupción de las Apuestas Deportivas.
La legalización y promoción agresiva de las apuestas deportivas se percibe como una amenaza directa a la integridad de los juegos, llevando a escándalos, acoso a jugadores y una saturación de publicidad. Se critica a las ligas por priorizar los ingresos del juego sobre la ética y el bienestar de los atletas.
- Sports betting in general is not good for people. But hey, all the leagues can pretend they care about their athletes betting while getting all that sports betting money.
- If the major professional sports leagues had any integrity, theyd end their business relationships with the gambling industry. It was a bad look from the get-go.
- Wherever this kind of money exists, corruption is rampant. Pro-sports was crooked when it started, nothing has changed.
- I hope all the national sports organizations clamoring for a cut of gambling money in canada are too. Reason 75422357 to not fund the sport system with gambling money.
3. El Debate sobre los Salarios de los Atletas y los Contratos Exorbitantes.
Existe una tensión constante entre el apoyo a los jugadores para que maximicen sus ganancias en carreras cortas y la crítica a las sumas "ridículas" pagadas. En el deporte universitario, el dinero NIL ha profesionalizado el ambiente, mientras que en las ligas profesionales, los jugadores son criticados por buscar más dinero a pesar de ya ser ricos.
- Oh gosh, if thats the metric, i have some bad news for them. Theyre all, every last one of the players, in it for the money. Some have some convictions as well, but its primarily money.
- I dont get the pro athletes and coaches with all the gambling. Like, these idiots dont make enough money already? are they living beyond their means?
- If anyone believes any sports player is actually worth that kind of money, they should make an appt with a shrink to get their head checked out. I dont care how good a player you are, no ones worth that kind of money.
- The players split is less than 10 of revenue, with players knowing their mens league counterparts get like 30-40.
4. El Impacto Moral y la Reacción de los Aficionados.
Los aficionados expresan frustración por el "sportswashing" (lavado de imagen a través del deporte) y la sensación de que el dinero ha arruinado la pureza del juego. Muchos consideran boicotear o dejar de gastar dinero como la única forma de protesta que los propietarios entienden.
- Stop supporting professional sports years ago, mainly only olympic or minor league. The money has gotten crazy.
- I want to be entertained by my sportsball on the teevee, and all the money gets in the way of that.
- I absolutely hate all this sportswashing going on from the middle east. Like who is going to grow a fucking spine and say no to their blood money?
- Nothing will change if fans keep showing up. Only thing these clowns understand is money.