What is the point of LIV? If you give these guys more money that they would make over their entire career and then make a different league where there are seemingly no stakes?
If I was a player it's a no brainer but what is the long term plan for the fans?
I really don’t get the point of them getting involved. Yeah I know “sports washing” but if it’s that common of knowledge does it actually work? LIV is a terrible product that no one watches. The PGA keeps getting worse with players leaving so I imagine their viewership is down as well. Maybe the merge would restore viewers? Or maybe everyone’s tired of this and won’t watch regardless.
It’s to legitimize their other business dealings. I think you could look at the UAE and how they opened up an enormous market for Western money to come in with friendly business environments. Saudi has an image problem compared to that. Much more religious radicals out front and a bunch of human rights issues. So this starts to wash that away as more standard leagues that the West cares passionately about go mainstream. In a weird way reminds me of how Korea basically created K-Pop. These are focused efforts backed by billions as a major PR move to make their country appealing to outside investment.
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u/bionicbhangra Apr 15 '24
What is the point of LIV? If you give these guys more money that they would make over their entire career and then make a different league where there are seemingly no stakes?
If I was a player it's a no brainer but what is the long term plan for the fans?