Have you ever been to a Superbowl, watched it on tv or even been to a party to celebrate it? That is because we Americans are very proud of our brand of football, but how does it stack up next to soccer with the amount of money invested in the sport, the amount of money being made from the sport and the total viewership of them. As you know it is not cheap to host a superbowl due to the fact that you have to purchase almost an endless list of things. Some items include food and drinks for vendors which on average will cost at least a million dollars. But that's not all just the salary of the players can add up to roughly 1.2 billion. And the stadiums at which the Super Bowls are played average at 250 million dollars. In the end a Superbowl will cost around 14.1 billion. But what about the World Cup well they need all the same things with a couple minor differences. Like they don't need as much gear as football players. Also they spend more on their players and coaching staff. They total out at about 15 billion obviously a lot more than the Superbowl. …show more content…
And trust me they do. Last season the NFL’s revenue totaled out at 14 billion. And World Cup Brazil will generate $4 billion in total revenue for FIFA, obviously a lot less than the NFL. In fact the NFL made 10 billion dollars more than FIFA. But they earn their money in similar ways. The vast majority of the money came from the sale of television and marketing rights. Such as advertisements and big companies wanting to be televise the event like fox sports. The only difference is the amount of money they make because they make their money the same way it’s just how many people watch and what they charge for certain