Saudi money is changing the landscape for many sports. First soccer, then golf, now tennis.

[the elastic]

They need to get into gaming, too

Competition is good

 

[Copy Ninja]

I said sports washing is a made-up concept that Westerners use to get upset that oppressive regimes are sponsoring sports. When you step back, "sports washing is no different than FTX or other evil multinational corporations have done with sponsoring sports

As in the sponsorships, not that FTX's crimes is the same as the fukking Saudis. All I said was atrocities are atrocities and that it is all sports washing. You ran with something else because you didn't slow down and take time to read but instead let your blood boil over for some weird reason. Slow down, read and comprehend what is written instead of sending replies. It would make this forum--and life in general--so much better if people think before they hit submit and then admit they made an error.

One thing I will say, if the US defense industry is sponsoring something---the Military All American High School All American game for example---then I have no issues comparing them to the Saudis, lol.

Who's angry lol. I simply don't agree with you.

The objective of major corporate sponsorships in the sports landscape has more to do with advertising/marketing. Increase brand recognition, increase profit margins.

What the Saudis are doing, improve their reputation tainted by human rights violations through sports, is something completely different, more nefarious. They continue to be a hard line state.

 

[NYC Rebel]

What's stopping the Saudis from creating another basketball league in America and paying everyone 100 million a year?
They clearly have the money to burn

Just because they can pay zillions for players wont make the fans watch

 

[mastermind]

Who's angry lol. I simply don't agree with you.

The objective of major corporate sponsorships in the sports landscape has more to do with advertising/marketing. Increase brand recognition, increase profit margins.

What the Saudis are doing, improve their reputation tainted by human rights violations through sports, is something completely different, more nefarious. They continue to be a hard line state.

And my point is those same companies as many bad things as well, just like the Saudis, and sponsor sporting events for the same reasons—reputation, credibility, prestige and on top of that to profit.

 

[Scientific Playa]

All praise is due to the most high.

 

[GnauzBookOfRhymes]

There's a lot of false equivalency in this post but i'm gonna let you rock with that idea.

I'm not arrogant enough to think I have all the answers. By all means share your opinion.

 

[hood b. goode]

 

[Joe Sixpack]

The PGA has been getting away with murder for years with the way they treat golfers

I don’t give a shyt about white people suffering but what’s right is right

LIV forced them to change their bullshyt

 

[Ed MOTHERFUCKING G]

The PGA has been getting away with murder for years with the way they treat golfers

I don’t give a shyt about white people suffering but what’s right is right

LIV forced them to change their bullshyt

...like what

 

[Rekkapryde]

If you can't pay em more, I mean beat em, then join em

 

[Copy Ninja]

The PGA has been getting away with murder for years with the way they treat golfers

I don’t give a shyt about white people suffering but what’s right is right

LIV forced them to change their bullshyt

Mickelson got a lot of shyt in the beginning but he was entirely correct when he said LIV was going to be used as leverage and force the PGA Tour to open up their checkbook.

 

[Joe Sixpack]

...like what

Making golfers pay their way to these tournaments on their own and making them pay for hotel expenses

If you don’t make cuts you don’t really get paid

 

[Bboystyle]

There is no prime elite basketball or soccer player who will go play in Saudi Arabia. OP is retarded

 

[Ed MOTHERFUCKING G]

Making golfers pay their way to these tournaments on their own and making them pay for hotel expenses

If you don’t make cuts you don’t really get paid

Fair enough.

 

[GnauzBookOfRhymes]

SpORtsWaSHiNg!!!!!