by worms. Sun Mar 25, 2012 8:06 pm
Rosicky wrote:I am not really sure what your point is
The point is Man Uniteds "fans" in East Asia don't support the club they support the brand,the same with Liverpool "fans" there but to a much lesser extent.They only "support" them because they are ruthlessly advertised over there and it's the in thing to do.Man United restaurants,Planes,shops,credit cards I even heard they where opening a Man United bank.Also there's no real football culture over there,it's all very fake,just a money making scheme for the likes of United.
Meanwhile in Europe people including myself support teams because of tradition,loyalty and the fact that we have football tradition and a sense of football history in Europe.The same can be said of South and Central Amercia.Outside of Europe and America football is just another tentacle of globalization,it's spread all over the world because of money not because of the love of the game