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Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501
That’s bullshit. Women’s tennis is arguably just as popular as men’s despite way less marketing, or at least it was when Serena was around.
Women’s soccer, last years debacle aside, is extremely popular. It was underinvested for decades and I’m guessing when Nike started raking in billions they realized how damn stupid they were for not promoting it sooner.
And women’s pro volleyball is only just now getting started.
There was money to be made but no one with the proactive foresight to realize it. It’s chicken or the egg because you are assuming that without world class facilities, marketing, mega media deals some of these sports wouldn’t take off.
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I'm only referring to sports in the USA, but tennis is a 5th or 6th rate sport at best, whether you're talking about men or women.
As far as soccer, what does Nike raking in billions have to do with viewership? Selling soccer gear to kids doesn't equal adult viewership. Not in the USA, anyway.
No major sports in the US started out with world class anything, yet here they are.