The FIFA Club World Cup features many American-owned teams such as Chelsea - Photo: REUTERS
Is it a risky decision? Probably not, because Americans are more interested in soccer than the world knows.
Americans are willing to spend
At the 2018 World Cup, except for host Russia, do you know which country's fans bought the most tickets for the tournament? The answer is the US with 88,825 tickets, more than football powerhouses like Brazil (72,512 tickets), Germany (62,541 tickets), England (32,362 tickets)...
And what's even more remarkable is that it's the tournament where the US team... is absent from the World Cup.
Four years later, the Americans continue to dominate the ticket count (still not counting the hosts) with 146,616 tickets, a number that has increased significantly thanks to the US team's participation in the 2022 World Cup.
Despite the high cost, Americans are still enthusiastic about traveling to Qatar in greater numbers than Qatar's neighbor Saudi Arabia (123,228 tickets), along with football powerhouses such as England (91,632 tickets), Argentina (61,083 tickets), France (42,287 tickets)...
If the US team goes further (stopping at the round of 16), the number of tickets they buy could surpass 200,000.
The above figures clearly show the position of the richest country in the world. Even when the US team is absent from the World Cup, American fans still overwhelm other teams in terms of spending money.
Other statistics on hotel and alcohol spending also show American audiences taking the lead.
Is that reason enough to bring the FIFA Club World Cup to the United States? Let's look at some other examples.
In early 2024, an American fan spent up to 790,000 USD to watch Messi play. This number is obviously inflated due to the heat of the Inter Miami - LA Galaxy match and is not common.
But before that, the highest ticket price for any match with Messi in the US was around 20,000 USD. The organizers of matches in MLS earned tens of millions of USD every time Messi played.
Messi is important, but more important is the American willingness to spend.
Football boss
Exactly 2 years since Messi arrived at Inter Miami, the football world has become accustomed to turning its eyes to America - where there is currently Messi, Suarez, Busquets, Giroud, Lloris... It may not be comparable to the glitz of Saudi Arabia, but Messi is really making Americans love football more.
That’s from the fans’ perspective. If you look at it from a business perspective, fans might be surprised to learn how much America dominates European football. Typically, in the Premier League (England), 11/20 teams next season are owned by American corporations.
This figure is even higher if you include teams with large American stakes. For example, Man City, although owned by the UAE's Abu Dhabi Group, also owns 18% of the team's shares, which belong to Silver Lake, a US technology group.
In addition to the Premier League, there are a number of top clubs owned by Americans. These include AC Milan, Inter Milan, Atalanta in Serie A (Italy). There is Lyon in France, or even traditional South American teams like Botafogo.
Overall, the Americans have yet to penetrate the two tightly-knit traditional models of La Liga (Spain) and Bundesliga (Germany).
There are seven American-owned teams in the FIFA Club World Cup - a number that shows why FIFA decided to bring the special edition tournament to the United States in its first year.
After the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup will be the 2026 World Cup. Two consecutive events have made the football world focus on the Americans. It turns out, the king of sports has long been in their hands.
Source: https://tuoitre.vn/nguoc-nhin-nguoi-my-lam-bong-da-202506062150108.htm
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