Power Of Soccer

It can also be suggested that FIFA demonstrates a global political power because it has greatly influenced the spread of soccer. The overall goal of FIFA is "to improve the game of football constantly and promote it globally in the light of its unifying, educational, cultural and humanitarian values, particularly through youth and development programmes” (What We Stand For). FIFA has said to colonize the world because it was adopted by foreign countries, and it continues to grow. This organization has promoted the spread of soccer globally by developing and rationalizing game rules and practices, developing leagues and tournaments, and making game schedules. As a result of FIFA collaboratively setting standards and institutionally networking,

Therefore, the better or richer clubs are able to purchase the top ranked players no matter where they are from based on their talent, leaving the less talented players for the lower club teams. Consequently, the teams who are able to afford and purchase the premier global players, tend to win more frequently (Milanovic). For example, the two top ranked teams are Real Madrid and Barcelona, who are also the most valuable soccer teams. The most expensive player in the world is Cristiano Ronaldo, and he plays for Real Madrid. Whereas the second most expensive player on the market is Lionel Messi, who plays for Barcelona. As the top teams keep purchasing the talented players from Africa, Asia, or Latin America, they increase the advancement of the globalized labor market

The assimilation of soccer within a global business is portrayed by the increase of European clubs being owned by foreigners. For example, Americans owning Liverpool, Manchester united or Arsenal or a Russian citizen owning Chelsea or Thailand owning Leicester. Since these clubs are known globally, they have acquired fans from around the world that tune in via television to watch their games. This makes the merchandise possibilities endless for the teams, because millions of followers watch the games and represent the teams they love with their fan paraphernalia. Thus, with having fans from all around the world, these teams have become known as global brands. But, like stated earlier, soccer reflects a global economy, rather than affecting it. Other global brands such as Nike or Apple are truly saturated brands, and soccer cannot even be compared to them (Milanovic). Therefore, the influence of the soccer clubs on a global economy should not be